D60 front

SAS is all you need to know Owner For reference, stock front framerail before any mods. (Sorry for the smoky pic) Owner Welded nuts in for bumper before boxing Owner Front framerail (other side obviously) boxed, DOM tubing run for front hanger Owner Here's how the hanger will sit once bolts are run thru the DOM. Front hanger is stock from a '77ish F250 Owner Another pic of other framerail and front hanger Owner A side view of the '77 hanger. U can see I had to trim my custom front bumper a bit. Owner Here's the template for boxing (a plasma is a beautiful thing) Owner Steve Rickard's u-bolt flip on his '78/9 60 front Owner Home from Steve's shop, the swap starts in February '02 (is there a more wonderful thing than ripping out TTB?) Owner Here's a stock 19 spline D44 stub shaft next to a stock 30 spline D60 stub shaft Owner The rear hangers for the front springs are stock from any '80-97 F250 or 350. This is where they sit on the frame stock, but mine must come… Owner See, this shackle angle just ain't cutting it Owner Here's the same hanger moved forward after a few grinder mods :) Owner Here's a stock hanger vs the how I needed to mod the rear hangers for the front springs Owner Here's the body mount on the driver's side.... Owner ..... here's the same body mount after a little discussion with Mr. Grinder. This plus the mods to the hanger allow me to move it forward a… Owner I also moved the hole in the rear hanger UP and FORWARD for better clearance and improved shackle angle. If you ever look at the instructio… Owner Here's the final setup and the shackle angle gets better as it's weighted Owner A close-up of the above shot. Note the hole to the left is where the hanger originally WAS; my grinding and cutting netted me about 1" forw… Owner Here's a general shot of the leaf installed (I had a better shot somewhere...) Owner Same as above, different perspective (note this was before I improved the shackle angle) Owner Here we go, here's the finished setup weighted Owner I copied Steve and flipped my u-bolts too Owner Here it lives under the truck (no brakes or steering yet) Owner I used the stock brackets off an F250/350 for the brake hard line/soft line interface, but any piece of steel could work if bent accordingly Owner A better shot of the brake line bracket Owner On the passenger side I was able to use an old 8.8 spring plate with just a slight amount of reaming to the holes. This is how a spring pla… Owner On the driver's side I temporarily used an F250 TTB spring plate. Note this is how a spring plate should NOT be oriented (it can buckle in… Owner I later built my own spring plate for the driver's side. 1/4" plate isn't enough, it's now bending a bit. I was so proud of these welds in… Owner The lower shock mounts were stolen off my old TTB arms, trimmed, and welded to the spring plates (see above pic). Owner The upper shock mounts are stock from an '80+ F250 or 350. Simple, bolt-on. Owner Here's a loaded caliper installed with the anti-rattle clip Owner In the end it works quite nicely on the trails Owner Ditto Owner I like this one too, even tho it doesn't show incredible flex Owner Two more poser shots Owner This white 1990 Ford Bronco navigates a challenging rocky terrain on a mountain trail, its off-road capabilities. AI caption R.I.P. TTB! Owner 20 degree ramp Owner 1025 score going forward Owner Front 37" stuffs into my inner fender Owner 971 score in reverse Owner Messing around on a random crack on Seven Mile Rim Owner Stuffed spring Owner Drooped spring Owner Here's a poser shot in my front yard. Here the driver's front is stuffed. Quite a bit of negative arch on that sping Owner TTB + BFE = SOL Owner TTB "art" hung on shop wall Owner