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.