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5-lug Sterling 10.25 axle swap -OLD-

From 1996 Ford Bronco “B3”, documented by Kingfish999.

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1996 Ford Bronco - This is a 10.25" Sterling axle I got from a 97 F250 (newer body style). it is semi-floating, has 3.55 gears with open differential. it has… 1996 Ford Bronco - I never knew Ford used a 7-lug axle in a 3/4 ton truck or ever for that matter. I figured they would use 8-lug for all 3/4 ton applications… 1996 Ford Bronco - I went ahead and pulled the cover and drained the fluid. Pulled the spider gears out and then the axle shafts. I measured the axleshafts fo… 1996 Ford Bronco - I wasn't entirely sure if my leaf spring perches were the same distance apart than what my truck used. Ever time I measured it seemed close… 1996 Ford Bronco - both perches have been cut off successfully and ground down almost smooth 1996 Ford Bronco - new leaf spring perch from Ruffstuff. I had to grind them abit to make them fit good around the axletube but nothing too much. these perche… 1996 Ford Bronco - this is my weld on disc brake bracket from Ruffstuff. this one specifically is for a 9inch axle with 3.0inch tube which i accidentally orde… 1996 Ford Bronco - I cut alittle more than half of the back circle off the bracket so I could get them on. even though these are only 3.0 inch instead of the… 1996 Ford Bronco - have them ground down to now be pretty flush to the axle tube. I will weld them on once I know for sure where they need to sit. I have to w… 1996 Ford Bronco - both sides are done and ready to be welded up. just waiting on my custom axleshafts 1996 Ford Bronco - I got my custom axleshafts in today from Dutchman Motorsports. they were great to deal with and I highly recommend them. 1996 Ford Bronco - 7-lug axleshaft vs my new 5-lug axleshaft. the hub doesn't stick out very far. this doesn't bother me too much but it would have been nice… 1996 Ford Bronco - I also ordered new bearings and seals with the shafts 1996 Ford Bronco - the C-clip was alittle loose on the new axleshaft. as you might be able to see the groove was alittle wider than it probably should have be… 1996 Ford Bronco - got the shafts in and axle all buttoned up ready for gearoil. just as I thought, once assembled, the c-clip being alittle loose is no issue… 1996 Ford Bronco - welded up the disc brake mounts. I mocked up the brakes and rotors to find out exactly where to weld it. it turned out to be perfect alittl… 1996 Ford Bronco - brakes all assembled 1996 Ford Bronco - checking clearance on a 15 inch wheel. it was close in some spots but cleared. defiantly want to make sure to use a disc brake adapter for… 1996 Ford Bronco - got the axle swapped under it and made the axle so its got an equal amount of distance between the leafs and the rotors, put the wheels on,… 1996 Ford Bronco - had to make a new brake line. the brake hose is a stock Chevy brake hose for JB5 brakes to match the JB5 caliper I used. the brake hoses ar… 1996 Ford Bronco - got the driveshaft in place. length was perfect and the pinion angle is pretty much exact. 1996 Ford Bronco - brand new driveshaft thanks to a local company called Precision Shaft Technology. they did an excellent job on it and very easy to work wit… 1996 Ford Bronco - due to the axle being from a newer body style 97 F250, the shock mount was different and would work with the way our shocks are. I ordered… 1996 Ford Bronco - all done! 1996 Ford Bronco - swaybar i got from a F250 w/ 10.25 axle at the junkyard. direct swap on but i bought extended swaybar links to help with the lift. stock 8.… 1996 Ford Bronco - swaybar installed