My build thread

[Harley]

Looks good! How much lift did you put on? 4" or 6"?

thanks! the drop brackets are set at 5.5 and i have bds 6 inch coils. need some bigger tires next...still wanting those 35's but 33's are the way i SHOULD go....lol

 

[Harley]

custom long arms are easy if you know how to cut/weld.

there's a brake line extension in the tech library about using 2 pieces that are easily found at parts houses near you.

would this help with my coils having a curve to them??

 

[Harley]

here are a few pics with the wheels and tires....might have messed up on the wheel size....they are 10 inch rims and stick out more than i thought they would...any thoughts??

 

[88_Eddie]

Looks fine to me. What's the backspacing?

 

[Harley]

Looks fine to me. What's the backspacing?

lol...dont know...it was an impulse buy. got 5 so i have a matching spare..tires are down there... ill go measure in a while..

 

[Harley]

got a little more done on the bronco....put on a pro comp drop pitman arm and spent the rest of the day trying to get the caster/camber bushings out! what a pita! ordered a tool to get them out and picked it up today...just a special width pickle fork. hopefully today i can get the adjustable bushings in and get the front setup. also got a set of 33x12.50 tires off of cl and have a friend mounting them. got 3 back and i really am going to need flares!

 

[Harley]

also wanted to add that the drop pitman arm was fd500, not the 400 that i thought it would be...

 

[Harley]

today did not go well...the special fork did not remove the camber bushings and i resorted to cutting one of the lips off of the bushing and now im drilling it out! slow going as i dont want to damage anything...what a day!

 

[Harley]

got one of the bushings out and the adjustable put in and adjusted..

 

[Harley]

got some manual hubs and sway bar drop down brackets from craigslist...30 bucks...

 

[cbriz]

Are those 33's in the pic?

 

[Harley]

Yes they are....

 

[wildbill23c]

Looking good so far, however these lift kids usually end up dropping after they settle in so you'll end up sitting lower in the back end here pretty soon. I had the same problem with my 4Runner and it wasn't lifted, just put in some replacement springs after a few months it was sagging in the back again. Same thing is going on with my B2, needs new springs and I mean new, not some out of a junk yard, you just end up with the same problem as the springs lose their arch over time and flatten out and drops your back end down. Right now it looks like I just have a lift kit on the front end .

 

[Harley]

Looking good so far, however these lift kids usually end up dropping after they settle in so you'll end up sitting lower in the back end here pretty soon. I had the same problem with my 4Runner and it wasn't lifted, just put in some replacement springs after a few months it was sagging in the back again. Same thing is going on with my B2, needs new springs and I mean new, not some out of a junk yard, you just end up with the same problem as the springs lose their arch over time and flatten out and drops your back end down. Right now it looks like I just have a lift kit on the front end .

thanks for the heads up....i bought a lift shackle and ended up not using it, might have to if things settle too much...not a lot of extra room in my fenderwells right now...

 

[Harley]

well, i finally got the bushings done and the tires are sitting real good now. did both front shocks too, next is the brake lines....bought the 2 piece setup from the tech section.

 

[d.mcintyre]

If you don't want to go with fender flares and want something a little more cool looking McNeil racing inc has some cool fiberglass fender 3-6 inch wide

 

[Harley]

If you don't want to go with fender flares and want something a little more cool looking McNeil racing inc has some cool fiberglass fender 3-6 inch wide

That would be cool but a little more than I can spend right now...still have a lot to do on the rest of the truck...

 

[d.mcintyre]

Just thought I'd share some cool pieces I have found I personally can't stand flares they just cause rust lol.

 

[Harley]

Thanks for the info...went on there and checked them out...nice stuff!

 

[dirtcowboy]

http://www.pacerperformance.com/ flexy flares, 4x4 junkie has them on his rig