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TTB 8-lug swap

From 1996 Ford Bronco “Buckin Bronco”, documented by Kingfish999.

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1996 Ford Bronco - Jack up the side of the truck. put support under it, take the tire off. take the lockout cap bolts out and tap the cap off. I have Warn Sta… 1996 Ford Bronco - Take off the small C-clip that is around the axleshaft 1996 Ford Bronco - Use a pick or 2 to remove the big clip around the inside of the hub. its usually hidden by grease and can be a pain to get out without pick… 1996 Ford Bronco - Place 2 of the cap bolts back in a good number of threads. use them to help pull it out. my lockout being slightly damaged made it very tri… 1996 Ford Bronco - Use a 4 prong spindle nut socket to get the first spindle nut off. my threads on my spindle are damaged so i used an impact wrench to zip i… 1996 Ford Bronco - with the first spindle nut out, use a pick or needlenose to take out the lock washer. once out, use the spindle nut socket to take out the… 1996 Ford Bronco - Take the caliper off. support it so it doesnt hang by the hose. since the hose is getting replaced i didnt really worry about it too much s… 1996 Ford Bronco - This is a slide hammer and 4WD Spindle Puller Adapter i use to quickly take the spindle off. Ive gotten some badly rusted spindles off no p… 1996 Ford Bronco - Take off the 5 or 6 spindle nuts. to make everything easier i used a slide hammer and spindle puller setup. 3 hits had the spindle off in l… 1996 Ford Bronco - Spindle came off like nothing thanks to the slide hammer/puller setup. 3 hits less than 10 seconds. 1996 Ford Bronco - Pull the axle shaft out. might have to undo the bands holding the slip yoke boot. 1996 Ford Bronco - Take the Tie Rod End off the knuckle. Best way is take the nut off and put it back on upside down so the nut is flush with the top of the t… 1996 Ford Bronco - take the cotter pit out of the top balljoint nut and take the nut off. the sizes may vary but mine is 1 1/8" on the top and bottom. I use a… 1996 Ford Bronco - Take the alignment bushing out. this can be tricky sometimes. I use a hammer and hit the balljoint stud down till it breaks free. this lets… 1996 Ford Bronco - Got the knuckle off. This being the 5 stud knuckle, it threw it in my shed of spare parts. If you Have the 6 stud knuckle your gonna be usi… 1996 Ford Bronco - 6 stud steering knuckle needed for the swap. Mine was only 5 stud so i had to use these which came from my 88 Bronco after converting from… 1996 Ford Bronco - the steering knuckles after cutting the caliper ears off. i cut it where i can get the most off without doing too much cutting. Ill grind d… 1996 Ford Bronco - The steering knuckle after cutting. I jsut cut where i thought i could get the most off the easiest. ill grind down whatever needs to be on… 1996 Ford Bronco - The spindle studs. Right is the old Ford studs. Left is the studs i ordered. I didnt have the actuall Chevy studs to use so i ordered these… 1996 Ford Bronco - Got the new spindle studs installed and new balljoints in. The studs have a cuttout on the head. have the cuttout facing toawd the center.… 1996 Ford Bronco - Chevy vs Ford outter axle shaft. Right is the Ford outter axleshaft still attached. Left is the Chevy that is going on. Notice the differen… 1996 Ford Bronco - The Chevy outter axle shaft on with a new u-joint. To get the shaft back into the axle you MAY need to grind down the edges of the caps. Us… 1996 Ford Bronco - hub/rotors all setup. outter wheel bearings use a 35 type bearing. For the inner, apparently u have to buy the race and cone seperate. The… 1996 Ford Bronco - Put the knuckle back on. Put the alignment bushing in. According to the Haynes manual. tighten the bottom balljoint to 35-40 lbs. then tigh… 1996 Ford Bronco - Put the axle shaft back in. Put on a new spindle seal. For the passenger side, make sure the shaft goes back into the slipyoke correctly. M… 1996 Ford Bronco - Put the spindle on. Shouldnt matter which direction but i like the notch in the threads for the spindle nut to be up. To make sure it would… 1996 Ford Bronco - Put the backing plate on. Check where it might be hitting the knuckle. Grind where nessesary 1996 Ford Bronco - I accidentally stripped and screwed up one of the studs so i used a ford one just to see if it would work The right stud is an original for… 1996 Ford Bronco - The backing plate is hitting here so i have to grind it down alittle. it would probably be fine but might as well make it good. 1996 Ford Bronco - The backing palte slightly hit the knuckle here. This had to grind this down alittle. i did alittle extra to make the area smooth 1996 Ford Bronco - Put the backing plate back on. Make sure you have the caliper position right before tightening up the spindle nuts. The spindle nuts should… 1996 Ford Bronco - Top is the original Ford brake hose and bolt. Bottom is a new Chevy brake hose and bolt. The ford bolt uses a more fine thread bolt that is… 1996 Ford Bronco - New chevy brake hose installed. i wont cover how i did this because i didnt do it the best way. it doesnt correctly mount to the frame so i… 1996 Ford Bronco - Put the hub/rotor assembly on. Put the first spindle nut on. it will have a little nub on 1 side which points away from the truck. Tighten… 1996 Ford Bronco - Put the lockout assembly in. Put the inner and outer lockrings in. Might need to pry the axleshaft outward by using a large screwdriver on… 1996 Ford Bronco - Put the lockout cap and the 6 screws in. Make sure the lockout opperates as should. easy way to tell is watch the axleshaft when spinning t… 1996 Ford Bronco - Put the Tierod back on. If the stud just spins, try putting pressure upward. If it still spins try using a jack to force it up with more fo… 1996 Ford Bronco - How it looks with the wheel on. Wheels i got from a friend who I think got them from a non-Superduty F-250. The rims were very thick so the… 1996 Ford Bronco - My truck after the 8-lug conversion and Dana 60 Semi-floating swap. Took this picture after installing my 6" lift in the front, the rear on… 1996 Ford Bronco - I got some parts from someone else (hubs, spindles, and backing plate) and i got the steering knuckles form my 88 Bronco. I didnt list Lock…