Hoe-J, The Sleepy Bronco

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.
 
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.
 

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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.
 
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".
 
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.
 
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.
 
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