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From 1985 Ford Bronco “Blue”, documented by Chris Bradley.

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1985 Ford Bronco - A rusty solid front axle assembly (Dana-style) with differential housing, knuckles, and brake backing plate resting on a blue plastic tarp,… 1985 Ford Bronco - A blue 1980s Ford Bronco with hood raised sits on a two-post lift bay in a garage, showing a black tubular brush guard with round IPF drivi… 1985 Ford Bronco - Inside a busy repair shop, a vehicle sits raised on a two-post lift while a solid front axle assembly with brake drum and steering linkage… 1985 Ford Bronco - A cluttered workshop scene showing a steel workbench with a large bench vise, scattered hand tools, pliers, and a can, with a metal bracket… 1985 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a vehicle chassis on a lift, showing the front frame rails, crossmember, exhaust pipe, and welded brackets consistent wit… 1985 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a vehicle frame showing a fabricated steel bracket or plate welded to the frame rail, with fresh weld beads visible aroun… 1985 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a vehicle chassis showing a freshly welded bracket or bushing sleeve with visible weld beads, surrounded by wiring looms,… 1985 Ford Bronco - Underbody view of a truck frame during a solid axle swap, showing a welded steel spring/shackle bracket bolted to the frame rail, a coil sp… 1985 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a vehicle on a lift showing a freshly welded frame crossmember or bracket with mounting holes, part of a suspension modif… 1985 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a dark-colored Ford Bronco raised on a two-post shop lift, showing frame rails, a fresh weld along a crossmember, and sus… 1985 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a vehicle on a shop lift, showing the front axle, differential, coil springs, control arms, and exhaust components covere… 1985 Ford Bronco - Side profile of a blue Ford Bronco with a removable hardtop, lifted on oversized mud-terrain tires with gray steel wheels, parked in a gara… 1985 Ford Bronco - Front three-quarter view of a dark/black-hooded Ford truck raised on a lift in a garage, showing the underside with a solid front axle, lea… 1985 Ford Bronco - A two-tone blue 1980s Ford Bronco full-size SUV sits mid-build in a shop, front-end raised on large mud-terrain tires with black steel whee… 1985 Ford Bronco - A blue two-tone Ford Bronco SUV with a black hardtop, lifted suspension on large off-road tires, and a tubular front brush guard with round… 1985 Ford Bronco - Low front-end view of a black-bumpered Ford truck/SUV showing a solid front axle with leaf springs, steering linkage, and mud-terrain tires… 1985 Ford Bronco - I replaced the bushings in the front leaf springs (rear main eye's). 1985 Ford Bronco - I knew the shoulder was worn on the one, but I was surprised to see it worn that badly. I guess I got my 5 years of abuse out of it. 1985 Ford Bronco - The donor D44 axle. 1985 Ford Bronco - It came without the brakes, spindles and shafts. 1985 Ford Bronco - Lucky for me it is leaf sprung. 1985 Ford Bronco - Tearing it apart. 1985 Ford Bronco - The BOM indicates it is out of a '78 1/2 F150 Supercab. 1985 Ford Bronco - Everything came apart easily. 1985 Ford Bronco - Not sure what Doug and Jason are doing here?!? 1985 Ford Bronco - The TTB out and the straight D44 waiting to go in. 1985 Ford Bronco - Almost at the point of no return. 1985 Ford Bronco - No wonder they call it the 'chicken wing' suspension. 1985 Ford Bronco - The new suspension. Hope it holds up! 1985 Ford Bronco - Both coil buckets will have to be removed. 1985 Ford Bronco - Close up of the coil bucket. 1985 Ford Bronco - The crossmember has to be trimmed to clear the straight axle. 1985 Ford Bronco - The factory power steering cooler will be plumbed into an aftermarket cooler. 1985 Ford Bronco - The brake line for the right caliper will have to be bent a little. 1985 Ford Bronco - The plan was to box the frame and mount Ford Super-Duty shackle eyes underneath. 1985 Ford Bronco - The plan was to box the frame and mount Ford Super-Duty shackle eyes underneath. 1985 Ford Bronco - Here is the start of the front crossmember. 1985 Ford Bronco - Here is everything tacked in place with the vehicle weight on the 4" springs. 1985 Ford Bronco - The crossmember being made. 1985 Ford Bronco - The new shackle mount tacked into place. 1985 Ford Bronco - The new shackle mount tacked into place. 1985 Ford Bronco - The drop pitman arm will have to replaced with a stock one. 1985 Ford Bronco - Here you can see the clearance between the 2" lift springs and the factory crossmember. 1985 Ford Bronco - TTB spindle on the left, solid spindle on the right. 1985 Ford Bronco - Me (left) and Doug. 1985 Ford Bronco - No binding. 1985 Ford Bronco - Rear is fine too. 1985 Ford Bronco - Again, the rear is fine. 1985 Ford Bronco - No rubbing in the front. 1985 Ford Bronco - Yes, I'm happy with the results. 1985 Ford Bronco - A lifted blue full-size Ford Bronco with a white hardtop, black steel bumper with round driving lights, and oversized mud-terrain tires par… 1985 Ford Bronco - Low 3/4 front view of a lifted blue Ford Bronco with a white top, black bug deflector, and a heavy black steel winch bumper with brush guar… 1985 Ford Bronco - Ground-level 3/4 front shot of a lifted blue Ford Bronco showing the black steel front bumper with winch, tube brush guard and two covered… 1985 Ford Bronco - Pitman arm and draglink. 1985 Ford Bronco - Draglink 1985 Ford Bronco - Right tie rod end. 1985 Ford Bronco - Left shock 1985 Ford Bronco - Left shackle. 1985 Ford Bronco - Right shock. 1985 Ford Bronco - Right shackle. 1985 Ford Bronco - I also found some old pictures that I took the last time I had the front bumper off; I've had people asking to see close ups of the front c… 1985 Ford Bronco - Left side. 1985 Ford Bronco - Right side. 1985 Ford Bronco - Right side. 1985 Ford Bronco - Steering Parts: