Hoe-J, The Sleepy Bronco

[bajabugmobbin]

Ooops, totally messed up the images. I forget this forum is dumb and doesnt do URL links (unless im retarded and dont know how to do them right)

 

[bajabugmobbin]

got the front suspension off for paint



Stripped the front for inner fenders and fiberglass



rattle can painted the frame (im doing it in sections as I get done with them)



Got the rear suspension hung! Ready for cycling, setting bump stops, setting pinion angle, and measuring for driveshafts.











Dropped the tank to get to the shackle bolts, its ready for a new fuel tank skid from desolate now

 

[Giant Geoff]

So nice! It's going to be sick!

 

[bullnerd]

Soo cool!

Is that one of the available rear cages or did you whip it out?

 

[FasterNU]

^^ think he said it was ohhCho 3/4cage

 

[bullnerd]

^^ think he said it was ohhCho 3/4cage

Nice, I missed it.

 

[bajabugmobbin]

Got some good stuff done this weekend.

Bumps mounted (people were real mad about bumping off the leaf spring on instagram)









bump reinforce cross member installed. gussets line up with the bottom of the bump supports. Lands right on my frame reinforcement plate too.



Fuel cell skid installed

 

[85Yota]

Are you going to do a bump pad on the axle as well for bumpstop to hit onto?

 

[UR_Mawm69]

Please explain the reasoning behind the bump landing on the spring? Not hating or loving, just wondering

 

[bajabugmobbin]

Are you going to do a bump pad on the axle as well for bumpstop to hit onto?

I wasnt planning on it. in my head this is no worse for springs than normal axle wrap is.

Please explain the reasoning behind the bump landing on the spring? Not hating or loving, just wondering

Bump doesn't fit on top of the axle without cutting into the cab, which I want to avoid like the plague. it started off as building a pad off the front of the axle down low, but then I was thinking (dangerous thing, i know) how is that any different than just having it strike the spring itself? its like 3 inches thick right there, double reinforcement on the front half of the spring (so the bump wouldnt strike the main leaf itself) and its such a small lever arm from the center of the housing to the bump how could it be any worst then the forces that axle wrap puts on the leaf? I legit got 100 plus messages on instagram about it, smart people on both sides of the argument. At the end of the day its just an interesting thought exercise and I am willing to roll the dice in the name of science.

 

[85Yota]

Yeah time will tell if the bump of leaf causes an issue

 

[85Yota]

I sold a 9in to a guy at KOH last year. He had his bumps hitting on a bump pad off front of the axle and it caused so much axle twist it broke the pinion on his 8.8 Then it did same thing on his 9in. But that was directly on the axle on spring over F31 deaver ranger

 

[bajabugmobbin]

I sold a 9in to a guy at KOH last year. He had his bumps hitting on a bump pad off front of the axle and it caused so much axle twist it broke the pinion on his 8.8 Then it did same thing on his 9in. But that was directly on the axle on spring over F31 deaver ranger

On F31s I seriously doubt it had anything to do with the bump stop. I have watched buddies rangers axle wrap themselves to death just trying to make it up a sandy incline hahaha

 

[bajabugmobbin]

Bronco is movin along nicely

squirt gun action getting less and less rusty. Steering Box Brace/pitman double shear/whatever you want to call it done. Just a flimsier copy of what i did on the race truck which has been working beautifully. Shock mounts and pinion angle set. Limit strap tabs on. Im basically just procrastifabbing since i really dont look forward to spending a full two days (hopefully) sand blasting and painting the rest of the suspension parts and cage.

 

[bajabugmobbin]

Finally got off my ass and did the blasting and painting I needed done
Got the rear end mostly assembled, just need to double check drive shaft angle and weld the perches on. then I can paint the axle too.
Started putting together the front end as well, needed to button up some brake lines and a few other odds and ends before the shock towers and inner fenders go on. I deleted the ABS pump and my OCD made me redo all the brake lines.

OH and FYI the solo steering box brace does not fit with the OHcho fab beams gotta figure that out now, thats what i get for cutting mock up corners.

 

[85Yota]

Any photos of the solo box brace and interference it has with the Cho beams?

 

[bajabugmobbin]

Still hits even with my fancy lowpro retainer. in the photos the beam still has about an inch and half of uptravel. Most of the issue is the oil fill cap. I could try to go with a different flush mount cap but at this point its looking like more hassle than its worth. Im moving on for now and will have to come back and find a solution or ditch the brace.

 

[bajabugmobbin]

Bronco movin along

got the front end mostly assembled. Realized i need to do a lot of trimming on the pass stub shaft to get the droop. Tommy had some great suggestions about using a D50 shaft, im gonna just trim these and see if they last, otherwise ill upgrade to those.
Got my steering brace to clear (mostly), and working on getting the rear cycled and buttoned up. Checking driveshaft angles and setting limit straps. Spring rate looks to be about right, maybe a tad soft.

 

[85Yota]

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.

 

[UR_Mawm69]

so fucking clean