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“The Bronc”1981 Ford Bronco

documented by Lars915 380 photos documented since 4 years documented ♡ Follow this build

The story

Leaf spring conversion for front suspension. Front shackle, 4" leaf packs from rear of F-150. Rear Skyjacker 6" lift springs. 1/4" gas tank skidplate strong enough to land on from impressive heights. Transfer case skidplate. Converted York A/C for on-board air. — Lars915

Day one vs. today

Drag to compare 2003 against 2007.

1981 Ford Bronco in 2007
1981 Ford Bronco in 2003
2003 2007

Photo history

380 photos across 5 years — drag the dot to travel through this vehicle’s life. Captions are the owner’s; where there isn’t one, the AI caption fills in.

2003

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White Ford Bronco on large off-road tires climbing over rocks, front end raised showing undercarriage.

18 photos added — showing 8

1981 Ford Bronco — Front Dana 60 fresh off the truck 1981 Ford Bronco — D70U waiting for its turn under the wrench First test fit of D70 under the Bronco 1981 Ford Bronco — Hummer rim waiting for its turn to be refinished. That's a 35 inch tire. 1981 Ford Bronco — New 42" shoes! 1981 Ford Bronco — Clearance difference between 42"s and 35"s That little bitty tire was on the Bronco when I bought it. 1981 Ford Bronco — Fresh off the truck :-)

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1981 Ford Bronco — I happened to have all these laying around and figured they would make a good picture. 1981 Ford Bronco — Upgrading from a Dana 60 to a Dana 70 means a lot more than a one inch bigger ring gear. 1981 Ford Bronco — The D70 cross shaft is huge compared to a D60 cross shaft. 1981 Ford Bronco — I wish I'd had these facing the same way for the comparison. To help put them in perspective, the carrier bea… 1981 Ford Bronco — First fitup of front axle to see where things will line up. The axle is forward about two inches from stock. Front view of initial fitup. Those are stock Bronco rear springs. 1981 Ford Bronco — This is about the final position for the tire. It'll take quite a bit of trimming to make this fit with a low… 1981 Ford Bronco — Hummer beadlock with the runflat section cut off. A little grinding on the sharp parts and it'll be ready for…

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1981 Ford Bronco — Black Jeep CJ-7 on an icy pine-lined trail with a lifted brown Ford following White Ford Bronco with lifted suspension driving on a rocky, icy trail 1981 Ford Bronco — Hoodless dark 4x4 with front winch flexing off a boulder on a snowy forest trail 1981 Ford Bronco modified for off-roading, front end exposed, climbing over rocks with people watching Maroon Ford Bronco with white top on a snowy rocky trail, driver at the wheel Blue 1978 Ford Bronco navigating rocky terrain, front bumper with lights, white roof 1981 Ford Bronco — White Jeep Wrangler with 'FOR SALE' sign on rocky trail 1981 Ford Bronco — Off-road trail staging area with Jeeps, a flamed stripped truck and a dirt bike rider

5 photos added

Three lifted off-road vehicles parked on dirt with four men, dark Bronco at right with big tires 1981 Ford Bronco — White lifted 4x4 SUV rock crawling over boulders with winch and large tires on a trail Maroon Bronco with stripped front end crawling over boulders on big tires 1981 Ford Bronco — Rear view of a maroon Jeep Cherokee climbing rocks on an off-road trail Blue open-top Ford Bronco driving away on a dirt forest trail
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