Bronco 026.jpg 1863 hits | 53.68 KB | Posted: 8/13/03 SAS is all you need to know
stockframe.jpg 1614 hits | 7.62 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 For reference, stock front framerail before any mods. (Sorry for the smoky pic)
framemod.jpg 1900 hits | 40.34 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Welded nuts in for bumper before boxing
boxed1.jpg 1939 hits | 22.77 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Front framerail (other side obviously) boxed, DOM tubing run for front hanger
boxed2.jpg 2305 hits | 29.96 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Here's how the hanger will sit once bolts are run thru the DOM. Front hanger is stock from a '77ish...
boxed3.jpg 2021 hits | 35.13 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Another pic of other framerail and front hanger
boxed4.jpg 1882 hits | 31.53 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 A side view of the '77 hanger. U can see I had to trim my custom front bumper a bit.
template.jpg 1545 hits | 20.38 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Here's the template for boxing (a plasma is a beautiful thing)
uboltflip2.jpg 1844 hits | 29.16 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Steve Rickard's u-bolt flip on his '78/9 60 front
swapstart.jpg 2069 hits | 68.65 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Home from Steve's shop, the swap starts in February '02 (is there a more wonderful thing than rippin...
DCP_0419.JPG 1650 hits | 51.35 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Here's a stock 19 spline D44 stub shaft next to a stock 30 spline D60 stub shaft
DCP_0285.JPG 1832 hits | 54.24 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 The rear hangers for the front springs are stock from any '80-97 F250 or 350. This is where they si...
DCP_0284.JPG 1758 hits | 64.57 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 See, this shackle angle just ain't cutting it
DCP_0286.JPG 1780 hits | 48.09 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Here's the same hanger moved forward after a few grinder mods
DCP_0288.JPG 1727 hits | 49.65 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Here's a stock hanger vs the how I needed to mod the rear hangers for the front springs
DCP_0287.JPG 1504 hits | 42.41 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Here's the body mount on the driver's side....
DCP_0289.JPG 1636 hits | 27.1 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 ..... here's the same body mount after a little discussion with Mr. Grinder. This plus the mods to ...
DCP_0291.JPG 1825 hits | 29.91 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 I also moved the hole in the rear hanger UP and FORWARD for better clearance and improved shackle an...
DCP_0299.JPG 2314 hits | 27.46 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Here's the final setup and the shackle angle gets better as it's weighted
DCP_0300.JPG 1758 hits | 31.18 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 A close-up of the above shot. Note the hole to the left is where the hanger originally WAS; my grin...
DCP_0281.JPG 1858 hits | 71.84 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Here's a general shot of the leaf installed (I had a better shot somewhere...)
DCP_0282.JPG 1839 hits | 63.07 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Same as above, different perspective (note this was before I improved the shackle angle)
DCP_0322.JPG 2098 hits | 70.72 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Here we go, here's the finished setup weighted
DCP_0326.JPG 1874 hits | 60.71 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 I copied Steve and flipped my u-bolts too
DCP_0331.JPG 1927 hits | 63.93 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Here it lives under the truck (no brakes or steering yet)
DCP_0353.JPG 1571 hits | 40.76 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 I used the stock brackets off an F250/350 for the brake hard line/soft line interface, but any piece...
DCP_0375.JPG 1494 hits | 39.21 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 A better shot of the brake line bracket
DCP_0373.JPG 1645 hits | 42.6 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 On the passenger side I was able to use an old 8.8 spring plate with just a slight amount of reaming...
DCP_0376.JPG 1583 hits | 35.29 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 On the driver's side I temporarily used an F250 TTB spring plate. Note this is how a spring plate s...
DCP_0425.JPG 1749 hits | 50.4 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 I later built my own spring plate for the driver's side. 1/4" plate isn't enough, it's now bending ...
DCP_0391.JPG 1609 hits | 61.01 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 The lower shock mounts were stolen off my old TTB arms, trimmed, and welded to the spring plates (se...
DCP_0392.JPG 1850 hits | 54 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 The upper shock mounts are stock from an '80+ F250 or 350. Simple, bolt-on.
DCP_0407.JPG 1769 hits | 29.19 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 Here's a loaded caliper installed with the anti-rattle clip
DCP_0726.JPG 2232 hits | 74.24 KB | Posted: 7/31/03 In the end it works quite nicely on the trails
Poseur 009.jpg 1454 hits | 71.21 KB | Posted: 8/26/03 Here's a poser shot in my front yard. Here the driver's front is stuffed. Quite a bit of negative ...
D60 front
