D60FreshOffTruck.jpg
1681 hits | 97.26 KB | Posted: 12/24/04
Front Dana 60 fresh off the truck

D70U.jpg
1443 hits | 91.24 KB | Posted: 12/24/04
D70U waiting for its turn under the wrench

D70TestFit.jpg
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First test fit of D70 under the Bronco

35OnHummerRim.jpg
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Hummer rim waiting for its turn to be refinished. That's a 35 inch tire.

New42.jpg
1384 hits | 58.94 KB | Posted: 12/24/04
New 42" shoes!

Compare42-35.jpg
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Clearance difference between 42"s and 35"s

StockTo42.jpg
1572 hits | 61.51 KB | Posted: 12/24/04
That little bitty tire was on the Bronco when I bought it.

AxleSide.jpg
2460 hits | 74.86 KB | Posted: 1/16/05
First fitup of front axle to see where things will line up. The axle is forward about two inches fr...

AxleFront.jpg
1784 hits | 69.07 KB | Posted: 1/16/05
Front view of initial fitup. Those are stock Bronco rear springs.

AxleTire.jpg
2300 hits | 54.59 KB | Posted: 1/16/05
This is about the final position for the tire. It'll take quite a bit of trimming to make this fit w...

CutHummerRunflat.jpg
1658 hits | 59.75 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
Hummer beadlock with the runflat section cut off. A little grinding on the sharp parts and it'll be ...

HangerPieces.jpg
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The parts I cut out to build a heavy duty spring hanger.

WeldedHanger.jpg
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All the parts welded up. And yes, my welding sucks.

PairOfHangers.jpg
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Both hangers with the welding finished. The one on the left has been abrasive blasted for paint, but...

BoxedFrameAndShackle.jpg
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Boxed in front frame horn with installed shackle bushing.

FrontShackleUnfinished.jpg
1560 hits | 46.36 KB | Posted: 2/9/05
These will get nice rounded ends and paint when everything is finished. Length is 6" center-to-cente...

RearHangerFinalMockup.jpg
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Final mockup of rear hanger. Definitely could have been done better, but OK for a first attempt.

WholeSpringFinalMockup.jpg
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The whole spring assembly in place. The front shackle angle is about 45 degrees at ride height.

FirstInstall.jpg
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First installation with entire suspension. Now I have to pull it all again for final touch up and pa...

AxleSupportingTruck.jpg
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Here the axle is supporting the truck. The shackle angles look good and the pinion angle looks good....

AxlePositionAtRideHeight.jpg
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The axle postion at ride height is about 1 inch ahead of where my SAS axle lined up. I should have a...

RightSideCloseup.jpg
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Close up from the right side.

LeftSideCloseup.jpg
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Closeup from the left side.

PaintedAxle1.jpg
1468 hits | 65.07 KB | Posted: 2/19/05
Rebuilt and in the truck. Tie rod won't fit above knuckles, have to work on that.

PaintedAxle2.jpg
2355 hits | 64.86 KB | Posted: 2/19/05
Too bad they don't look like this very long.

RebuiltAxle1.jpg
1647 hits | 61.98 KB | Posted: 2/23/05
The finished axle and springs. It still needs shocks, brakes, and steering to finish the front end.

RebuiltAxle2.jpg
1494 hits | 60.24 KB | Posted: 2/23/05
Another angle

OnTheNewAxles.jpg
2324 hits | 46.96 KB | Posted: 3/12/05
First time on the new axles. This should be real close to the final ride height. The axle centers ar...

TireFullSide.jpg
1713 hits | 64.51 KB | Posted: 4/23/05
42" tire on Hummer rim. The inner fender is installed in this picture. The inner and outer fenders h...

RearTire2InnerFender.jpg
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This is the clearance between the tire and rear of the inner fender witht tire turned to full lock. ...

RearTire2Spring.jpg
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At full lock the rear of the tire hits the spring. Have to adjust the steering stops.

FrontTire2RadiatorSupport2.jpg
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This is the clearance between the front of the tire and the inner fender with the tire straight ahea...

FrontTire2RadiatorSupport.jpg
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At full lock, the tire hitts the front inner fender and radiator support hard.

FrontTire2Spring.jpg
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At full lock, the front of the tire is also hard into the spring. Have to adjust the steering stops.

HubStickout.jpg
1338 hits | 36.72 KB | Posted: 4/23/05
This is part of why I chose drive flanges instead of hubs. Hubs would stick out another two inches.

Steering2Spring.jpg
1856 hits | 62.6 KB | Posted: 4/23/05
My homemade Zero Rate lift for the front spring. The steering rod will hit the spring when the sprin...

ClearanceAfterCutting.jpg
1332 hits | 73.09 KB | Posted: 5/8/05
Loads more clearance after a bunch more cutting and relocating the rad support mount.

RadSupportCut.jpg
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Removed a bunch of the radiator support. Hopefully the relocated mount will survive.

RelocatedBodyMount.jpg
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The new body mount sits on top of the frame. There is less beef in the radiator support now, time wi...

FenderCutFromInside.jpg
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With the inner fender reinstalled.

ClearanceFromFront.jpg
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From the front, the fender is opened way up. I can keep the turn signal, but just barely.

FinalFenderCut.jpg
1527 hits | 67.74 KB | Posted: 5/8/05
If you compare this to previous pictures, you can see how much inner fender is actually removed.

OnTheRoadAgain.jpg
2553 hits | 65.56 KB | Posted: 5/9/05
First test drive with new driveline!

OnTheRoadAgain2.jpg
1650 hits | 38.1 KB | Posted: 5/9/05
I kinda like this one better

FlexSide.jpg
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651 on a 30 degree ramp. Equates to 952 on a 20 degree ramp. The coil / radius arm suspension would ...

FlexFront.jpg
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Keep in mind that's a 42" tire falling out of that fender.

FlexLFSpring.jpg
1441 hits | 61.34 KB | Posted: 5/15/05
The spring goes into slightly negative arch at full stuff. Bump stops will be added to limit travel ...

FlexRFSpring.jpg
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There just isn't any more droop in this spring. The tire is barely touching the ground here.

FlexRRSpring.jpg
1416 hits | 76.4 KB | Posted: 5/15/05
It's amazing these springs have lasted. This is a 6" lift spring. The tire is fully stuffed though, ...

fender1.jpg
1261 hits | 57.8 KB | Posted: 7/2/05
Keep trimming 'til it fits

fender2.jpg
1324 hits | 65.92 KB | Posted: 7/2/05
Not much left