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669 hits | 115.59 KB | Posted: 8/27/18
My disc axle donor is a 2006 E150. 2004-13 E150s use the same 5-on-5.5" lug pattern as all Bro...

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545 hits | 81.28 KB | Posted: 8/27/18
My disc axle donor. The axle tag is:
V750R
3 55 88 5K17

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553 hits | 171.54 KB | Posted: 8/27/18
My '06 E150 disc axle cost ~$180. I had to make another load for the 16" steel rims (with wort...

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671 hits | 110.74 KB | Posted: 8/27/18
They're very similar, but the spring perches & shock mounts are in the wrong positions for a Bronco....

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617 hits | 74.43 KB | Posted: 1/9/19
The new shock brackets are [url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IRYPDFM]Rusty's Universals[/url...

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486 hits | 69.17 KB | Posted: 1/9/19
I made the rough & 2nd cuts with a thin 5" wheel ([url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ASDTJ0]Met...

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Grinding the tube down smooth is probably the hardest step in this process.

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Including the Bronco-specific 7-degree shims, the spring angle is about 19 degrees from the pinion (...

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406 hits | 115.4 KB | Posted: 1/24/19
These squares work perfectly as a big caliper to get accurate measurements across the diff housing. ...

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506 hits | 90.4 KB | Posted: 1/24/19
I leveled the tube & pinion on my vise table (using an [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002LL0BIC]iGa...

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Setting these angles (using an [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002LL0BIC]iGaging AngleCube Digital L...

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420 hits | 70.69 KB | Posted: 1/26/19
After sandblasting & painting the rotors, I turned them at a friend's shop. They were very slightly...

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429 hits | 71.74 KB | Posted: 1/26/19
I painted the rotors (before cutting) with black (instead of the original silver) BBQ paint. The ax...

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372 hits | 80.81 KB | Posted: 4/24/19
I drilled the new shock mount for the original e-brake cable guide's bolt, and the brake line guide'...

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I drilled the new shock mount for the original e-brake cable guide\\'s bolt, and the brake line guid...

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437 hits | 90.63 KB | Posted: 4/24/19
A lot has changed, and a lot of money has been spent, but not on anything that shows...

To put this...

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484 hits | 52.43 KB | Posted: 5/29/19
These factory wheels are apparently made by AccuRide.

[url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/med...

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While the E6000 was curing on the disc axle's cover, I got the tires (Cooper AT3s) swapped to the 20...

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346 hits | 62.68 KB | Posted: 5/29/19
Not a moment too soon... Not only is this shoe disintegrating; the autoadjuster cable is caught bet...

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331 hits | 73.52 KB | Posted: 5/29/19
I expected this to take a while, but it's only been about 1.5 hrs since I drove the truck here. And...

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356 hits | 73.25 KB | Posted: 5/29/19
The U-bolts needed washing (I'm reusing them temporarily to find out what length to buy), but while ...

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362 hits | 51.99 KB | Posted: 5/29/19
The leaf spring & sway bar U-bolts were the last things to go on. The driveshaft angle looks good, ...

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350 hits | 63.4 KB | Posted: 5/29/19
I found that the E150 e-brake cables connected directly to the Bronco pedal cable. But it's about 5...

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359 hits | 78.21 KB | Posted: 5/29/19
This was pretty obvious, and elegantly simple, while still being overbuilt, and easy-to-clean. I ha...

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355 hits | 78.7 KB | Posted: 5/29/19
The van's Left cable goes straight under the frame (like the original Left cable did) through the fr...

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321 hits | 72.06 KB | Posted: 5/29/19
The e-brake cables are drooping because I haven't yet installed their original hanger springs from t...

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357 hits | 65.49 KB | Posted: 5/29/19
The van hose (F2UZ-2282-A) fit the Bronco frame & brake line.

[url=https://www.supermotors.net/regi...