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From 1989 Ford Bronco “the magic carpet” — documented by Andrew Knox.

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1989 Ford Bronco - not a great angle, but the lip is half way gone 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up of a vehicle's rear axle assembly, showing the brake drum and brake line. 1989 Ford Bronco - rough comparison with an 8.8 cover 1989 Ford Bronco - shaving is done 1989 Ford Bronco - my 14 bolt no longer has a fat lip :-D 1989 Ford Bronco - 15x10 8 lug rims, 2.5" backspacing 1989 Ford Bronco - goodies 1989 Ford Bronco - A Detroit Locker differential part is shown with its branded sticker. The registry claims it is from a 1989 Ford Bronco. 1989 Ford Bronco - welndmn helping with the install 1989 Ford Bronco - 2 in the goo, one in the poo 1989 Ford Bronco - A mechanic works on the rear axle and driveshaft of a vehicle lifted on jack stands. 1989 Ford Bronco - i found the beef :-D 1989 Ford Bronco - rear shock mount #1 1989 Ford Bronco - rear shock mount #2. you can also see the leaf perch without a block on it anymore :-D 1989 Ford Bronco - bottom of diff is about 9 1/2" from the ground. not great, but i'd rather have 9" under a 14 bolt than 20" under an 8.8 1989 Ford Bronco - shot from the rear, its a tad bit wider... 1989 Ford Bronco - i think i gained almost 2" of width on both sides 1989 Ford Bronco - another shot of the shock mounts. i still need to figure out a more secure method of attaching the hard lines for the brakes. 1989 Ford Bronco - of course, taking out the wedge blocks made my rear end sit about 1-2" lower. so now its off to the junkyard to get some more leafs. 1989 Ford Bronco - glad i'm not putting these things back in 1989 Ford Bronco - think this would work? 1989 Ford Bronco - 1/2" hole for ebrake cable 1989 Ford Bronco - poke the cable thru and you're good to go