McWillies
Member
- Joined
- Aug 30, 2017
- Messages
- 65
- Reaction score
- 16
- Points
- 8
- Age
- 25
- Location
- Louisiana
- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Vehicle
- Ford Bronco II
- Engine Size
- 2.9l
- Suspension Style
- 4wd
Hey y'all. I have an 89 BII 4WD that I'm doing some front end work on, following a mild wreck.
While I'm under there I've decided to throw in new sway bar bushings (endlinks and main supports), axle pivot bushings, and radius arm bushings. Have a couple questions about regarding the axle pivot and radius arm bushings:
1. What size is the hardware holding the axles in the pivot brackets? 11/16" is ever so slightly too small and 3/4" is ever so slightly too big (if it's a 23/32" I'm selling it and buying a chevy). Don't have anything 18mm, but I'll pick it up if someone can confirm that's what they are. Info on hardware to replace them would be appreciated as well. From what I've seen on the forums, a 3-1/2" long * 9/16" diameter bolt should work (I think, it's all jumbled up in my head right now), sound about right? How long should the shank be?
I was pissed that nothing was working so for the driver side axle (pivot bracket on passenger side), I hammered a 12-point 11/16" socket on it. Got the bolt loose, but now it's taken my socket hostage and is demanding ransom. Moving on.
2. I'm planning on grinding and punching the rivets holding the RA crossmember to the frame so I don't have to deal with the coils and such. What hardware can replace the rivets when I get there? I know some nut and bolt combo can work, but I need to know what dimensions the bolt should be. Diameter, length, shank? I'd like to avoid stacking a handful of washers to make it fit.
While I'm under there I've decided to throw in new sway bar bushings (endlinks and main supports), axle pivot bushings, and radius arm bushings. Have a couple questions about regarding the axle pivot and radius arm bushings:
1. What size is the hardware holding the axles in the pivot brackets? 11/16" is ever so slightly too small and 3/4" is ever so slightly too big (if it's a 23/32" I'm selling it and buying a chevy). Don't have anything 18mm, but I'll pick it up if someone can confirm that's what they are. Info on hardware to replace them would be appreciated as well. From what I've seen on the forums, a 3-1/2" long * 9/16" diameter bolt should work (I think, it's all jumbled up in my head right now), sound about right? How long should the shank be?
I was pissed that nothing was working so for the driver side axle (pivot bracket on passenger side), I hammered a 12-point 11/16" socket on it. Got the bolt loose, but now it's taken my socket hostage and is demanding ransom. Moving on.
2. I'm planning on grinding and punching the rivets holding the RA crossmember to the frame so I don't have to deal with the coils and such. What hardware can replace the rivets when I get there? I know some nut and bolt combo can work, but I need to know what dimensions the bolt should be. Diameter, length, shank? I'd like to avoid stacking a handful of washers to make it fit.