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Dark blue full-float rear axle newly U-bolted under leaf springs…

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1985 Ford Bronco rear suspension and wheel well with shock absorber

Exhaust pipe and blue suspension parts under a vehicle

Side view of a light blue Ford Bronco parked in a garage, showing the front fender, door, and tire

Close-up of a vehicle's front axle and steering linkage, showing tie rods and ball joints

Rear view of a light blue 1985 Ford Bronco being worked on, with the rear axle removed and resting on the grou

Close-up of a rusty rear axle with a brake line running across it. A tire is visible in the background

Light blue Ford Bronco on jack stands, rear wheel visible, undergoing repairs in a garage

Rear side of a light blue Ford Bronco, jacked up with a red jack stand under the frame. A red creeper is on th

Underside view of a blue rear axle and differential with new brake lines and brass fittings beneath a fuel tan

Underbody of a Bronco showing black driveshaft marked 9249, blue rear differential, muffler, and Cooper tire o

Blue brake master cylinder on black booster in engine bay with brake lines and ducting

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Under-truck view of a heavy full-float rear axle freshly painted dark blue and mounted beneath leaf springs with new U-bolts, a chain still hanging from the housing. The tire is a Cooper Discoverer Radial STT, with a red jack at left and exhaust piping overhead in the garage.

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davesanrn · 20 years ago

Got the 14 bolt physically mounted to springs. Had to drill out the aftermarket perches with a 5/8 drill, then she went on fairly easily, used a floor jack to lift pumpkin and a bottle jack toraise pinion to proper angle. Put on new u-bolts, mostly because the old ones were such a beeyatch to get off. Need to figure out what brake hose to put on, and get shock mounts on, and figure out what shocks to use. Looks like stockers are about 2 inches too short. Lastly, driveshaft lenght looks OK, but looks like a bigger u-joint needed for the 14-bolt. Not sure if I need to modify driveshaft, or find a special u-joint, or what. But it's coming together!