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From 1985 Ford Bronco “RED WAGON”, documented by TIM OLIVA.

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1985 Ford Bronco - 78 super cab...donor vehicle for axle. 1985 Ford Bronco - axle removed from donor. 1985 Ford Bronco - springs removed. 1985 Ford Bronco - spicer 760 x u-joints...being sent out to Dean at Performance Cryogenics. 1985 Ford Bronco - right side of axle disassembled. 1985 Ford Bronco - stock passenger axle...will replace u-joint and carry as spare. 1985 Ford Bronco - drivers side knuckle removed. 1985 Ford Bronco - look ma! no gears! 1985 Ford Bronco - all shock mounts,spring plate removed and primered...to keep it from rusting while I fit in under. 1985 Ford Bronco - second shot of primer housing. 1985 Ford Bronco - rt frame rail before boxing in. 1985 Ford Bronco - lt frame rail before boxing 1985 Ford Bronco - rt frame boxed in. 1985 Ford Bronco - lt frame rail boxed in. 1985 Ford Bronco - mock up of front cross member. (set in temporary...need to install front spring hangers) 1985 Ford Bronco - rt side ttb. 1985 Ford Bronco - rt side ttb...second shot. 1985 Ford Bronco - lt side ttb. 1985 Ford Bronco - tada!!! no more ttb on passenger side. 1985 Ford Bronco - rt side spring bucket removed. 1985 Ford Bronco - lt ttb removed...just need to grind rivets off of spring bucket. 1985 Ford Bronco - and of course...the required photo. 1985 Ford Bronco - tie rod for 78 f-150 1985 Ford Bronco - lt spring bucket removed. 1985 Ford Bronco - front cross member with spring hangers. 1985 Ford Bronco - leaf spring attached temporary. lt side. 1985 Ford Bronco - leaf spring rt side. 1985 Ford Bronco - ne spring plate for drivers side. 1985 Ford Bronco - spring plate passenger side. 1985 Ford Bronco - modified spring perch for drivers side. 1985 Ford Bronco - front axle setting on its own weight. 1985 Ford Bronco - front shot of vehicle sitting on its own weight. 1985 Ford Bronco - rr end torn apart for regearing. 1985 Ford Bronco - third member out for regearing. 1985 Ford Bronco - fabbed up brackets for the rear of the front springs. 1985 Ford Bronco - lt side bolted up. 1985 Ford Bronco - rt side bolted up. 1985 Ford Bronco - received rod ends for chevy tierods today... 1985 Ford Bronco - u-joints back from cryogenics. 1985 Ford Bronco - also got my inners in...also cyromoly (SP?) 1985 Ford Bronco - 4340. 1985 Ford Bronco - comparision of stock (lt) and new (rt). 1985 Ford Bronco - second shot of original and new. 1985 Ford Bronco - front with aussie locker reinstalled and new 4.56 gears...back in the axle. 1985 Ford Bronco - rr detroit and 4.56 gears. 1985 Ford Bronco - reinstalled nine inch 1985 Ford Bronco - drain plug installed in 9 inch. 1985 Ford Bronco - this is what is left of the u-joint that was on the rr axle...need to stop buying crap from autozone. 1985 Ford Bronco - drivers axle assy together .... inner is a custom chromoly by rock equipment outer is yukon chromoly. and u-joint is spicer but chrogenicly… 1985 Ford Bronco - passenger side...with same setup as drivers. 1985 Ford Bronco - yukon chromoly outers. 1985 Ford Bronco - driver side back together. 1985 Ford Bronco - and passenger side back together. 1985 Ford Bronco - A red lifted Ford Bronco SUV shown in side profile, parked on a residential street with large off-road tires, chrome wheels, a spare tire m… 1985 Ford Bronco - steering set up . 1985 Ford Bronco - 2nd shot steering setup. 1985 Ford Bronco - front shot. 1985 Ford Bronco - front shot of bilstein 5150 shock. 1985 Ford Bronco - reworked trans mount...had to shift trans crossmember back about 3 inches... 1985 Ford Bronco - 2nd shot trans crossmember. 1985 Ford Bronco - new 6 inch procomp rear springs. 1985 Ford Bronco - stock springs and new one.s 1985 Ford Bronco - flex shots. 1985 Ford Bronco - flex shots 1985 Ford Bronco - A red 1985 Ford Bronco SUV lifted off the ground from the rear by a yellow CAT forklift in an outdoor repair yard, showing its undercarriag… 1985 Ford Bronco - A red lifted Ford Bronco SUV on oversized mud tires and aftermarket wheels, being lifted at the front by a yellow CAT forklift in an outdoo… 1985 Ford Bronco - A red 1980s Ford Bronco full-size SUV lifted on chrome wheels with large off-road tires, shown from the front-right 3/4 angle in a paved lo… 1985 Ford Bronco - A red two-door Ford Bronco SUV with a tall suspension lift, oversized off-road tires, and a front winch bumper, being lifted at the front b… 1985 Ford Bronco - A red 1980s Ford Bronco two-door SUV shown from the rear 3/4 angle, lifted on large off-road tires with a rear-mounted spare on a chrome/po… 1985 Ford Bronco - poser shot.... 1985 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a Ford Bronco showing the front axle housing, differential, and suspension components including a leaf spring, U-bolts, a… 1985 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a suspension and steering component, showing a new zinc-plated shock or steering stabilizer mount with a fresh hex bolt a… 1985 Ford Bronco - Close-up underside view of a newly installed silver Bilstein 5150 series shock absorber (marked 'F4-BF5-A198-H1, 5150 Series, 14" 255/70')… 1985 Ford Bronco - A freshly painted red differential cover with black-taped stripes rests on newspaper atop a workbench, surrounded by tools including red-ha… 1985 Ford Bronco - Close-up underside view of a front axle, showing the differential, knuckle, U-joint, drive flange, brake rotor, and a mounted Mud Terrain t… 1985 Ford Bronco - Close-up underside view of a lifted 4x4 front suspension and steering, showing a knuckle with ball joints, a rusty tie rod/drag link, disc… 1985 Ford Bronco - Underbody view of a lifted red vehicle showing a solid rear axle with a red-painted differential cover, leaf springs, driveshaft, and overs… 1985 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a lifted vehicle showing a red-painted differential housing on a solid rear axle, driveshaft, leaf springs, and large mud… 1985 Ford Bronco - reworked bump stop 1985 Ford Bronco - shock towers extended and moved up 3 inches for more up travel. 1985 Ford Bronco - Finally got around to mounting the brake hard line down. 1985 Ford Bronco - steering stop location. 1985 Ford Bronco - old shackle drivers side 1985 Ford Bronco - A dirty cast-steel suspension bracket with three bushing bores, one still holding a rubber bushing, sitting on a grimy workbench in a dim s… 1985 Ford Bronco - A removed cast-iron suspension arm bracket coated in dried mud and flaking black paint, sitting on a dark workbench surface. Three bushing… 1985 Ford Bronco - new from Ford...replaced both sides. 1985 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a truck's front suspension showing a white-bodied gas shock with a blue label mounted between a black frame crossmember a… 1985 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a lifted truck's front end with a white-bodied gas shock and blue label bolted between a black-painted frame crossmember… 1985 Ford Bronco - Passenger-side profile of a lifted red full-size Bronco with a blue-and-teal side stripe, chrome slotted wheels, mud-terrain tires, a swing… 1985 Ford Bronco - Close-up of a freshly black-painted fabricated steel bracket bolted with two hex bolts onto a rusty metal member above a blue-painted panel… 1985 Ford Bronco - Low front view of a lifted red full-size Bronco on 35-inch mud-terrain tires, wearing a red winch bumper with pre-runner hoop, round drivin…