Hoe-J, The Sleepy Bronco

[DP_Tundra]

Whose shop is it at? Some nice rides in there

 

[bajabugmobbin]

Its my Family's shared shop. they are all friends and family vehicles.

 

[DP_Tundra]

Awesome!! The square body ranger looks familiar.

 

[bajabugmobbin]

Awesome!! The square body ranger looks familiar.

Theres 2, ones mine https://forum.badlinesgoodtimes.com/threads/trixie-the-twin-turbo-race-truck.1853/#post-33539
and one is my brother in law's, i dont think he has a thread on that one though.

 

[DP_Tundra]

No not Trixie. I was referring to the silver one on KMC wheels.

 

[Turboyota]

Looks great. My f150 5.8L running 10" 300 over 16" 500 on a 2.5x12 coilover. This is what valving I'm running with 2.5x12 and a 2" travel air bump.

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This looks like a double flexy rate plate setup unless I’m reading it incorrectly

 

[85Yota]

Yeah they like the rate plate on smallest shims for some reason. Im not a shock guy so not sure what benefits that has but I run it and it works amazing.

 

[bajabugmobbin]

Took a little break from Bronco'ing and made a new patio table with lots of help from Sam. Turned out pretty sick! home depot 4x4s, some scrap 3" box tubing I had at work, and some all thread.

back to bronco-ing:

Trimmed the middle u joint so it just touches at metal to metal droop. Had to go all the way through the grease cap to clear, it removed a ton of metal. Might do the D50 stub like Tommy and Mitch Recommended still.

Axle painted and threw in there:

Stupid Spring plates warped like crazy before I could even get to the right torque. I guess I accidentally got the wrong ones from Richer. New plates made out of 1/4" are goin in.

Got some homie hookup bead locks, just gotta drill them for 5/8" studs.

 

[85Yota]

I've always had that style spring plate bent till they hit the leafs and then deflect a certain amount and never had a problem with them, on v8 silverado's and toyota pickups also.

 

[85Yota]

What lug nuts are you going to run on those wheels with 5/8" studs? Guessing desolate lug nuts.

I ran these on my tacoma and never had a problem with them and method wheels, drilled for 5/8" studs. I'm a cheap ass though and desolate didn't have their lug nuts back then and I wasn't Kibbe rich.

https://ezaccessory.com/products/lo...-through-hardened?_pos=1&_sid=fddfe81ba&_ss=r

 

[bajabugmobbin]

What lug nuts are you going to run on those wheels with 5/8" studs? Guessing desolate lug nuts.

I ran these on my tacoma and never had a problem with them and method wheels, drilled for 5/8" studs. I'm a cheap ass though and desolate didn't have their lug nuts back then and I wasn't Kibbe rich.

https://ezaccessory.com/products/lo...-through-hardened?_pos=1&_sid=fddfe81ba&_ss=r

Ya i already bought the desolate ones. wish i would have bought the longer versions but they will work. these were only 3/16" and started deforming the holes, i feel much better with the 1/4".

 

[85Yota]

Yeah when I made that style spring plate I do 1/8" weld plates over the bolt holes ontop of 3/16" and get them tight to springs.

 

[95_Bluwhale]

The D50 upgrade is on my list also I’ve already snapped a the axle at that section just trying to get out of a off camber sand hill once one wheel hit the top, it popped.