cinder blocks? Be really really carefull. I've had them colapse with just trailers sitting on them. I use 6x6 wood blocks now. Not bashing just don't want something to happen to a fellow Bronco owner :thumbup
I understand what you guys are saying. I've got them sitting with the wholes vertical. Do you think they would still possibly collapse? Once I had it sitting on the blocks (wheels still mounted) I shook it to see if it was stable.
Not trying to justify them but at the moment this is all I have.
I did notice you had them positioned so they are strongest but i just don't think i'd trust them with my life if it were me. I went to home depot and bought a couple 6x6's and then cut them in cinder block lengths. i also used a 2x6 screwed to the side of the stacked 6x6's to keep them all togeter so they can't slide apart.
They are American Eagle 589 15X10 5 on 5.5 If I measure right they are 3.75" backspacing. When I ordered them I just told them what they were going on and what wheel I wanted.
Got all the shocks, brake calipers, and some steering off. I don't have a big enough wrench to take the nut off the steering box for the pitman arm. Going to my FIL's tonight for supper so I'll get me a bigger wrench.
The brake calipers I hung them off a body mount so I don't have to fool with bleeding the brake fluid at the moment.
Couldn't get the ABS plug off the axle so I just disconnected it. I won't have ABS anyways after the SAS is completed. I rolled the pigtail up and secured it to the hub.
Drivers Side
Passenger Side
Pic of the front with the steering stabilizer and tie-rods disconnected.
In this pic you see the level sitting on the frame. This is to make sure the vehicle is level so when I mount the solid axle under it everything will be squared up.
I don't really get the whole level thing. I feel like with suspension that you are customizing, you never know quite how it's going to sit until you set it on the ground. I built the front how I wanted it, then dialed in the rear to match. (Turned out to be a pita.) I'm just saying that level on jack stands isn't necessarily level on the ground.
How does everyone like the way the bronco is sitting now. Shawn (Gub_Ni) let me borrow some heavy duty jack stands. These jack stands are sitting on 2" cap blocks. These babies are befty!!:kewl:
Thanks Shawn!
I also built a couple of these for the axles. Makes moving them around a lot easier.
Hey everyone! My name is Robert and I am a newcomer to the forum. I have a virgin '93 F-150, 2-door, short-bed, 4x2 that I am starting to build. My hopes are too strip the truck down to the frame and rebuild it from the ground up. Starting with the frame and suspension. I would love some...
Well not yet exactly. I got so many parts sitting on my dining room table, I got too excited and wanted to start my thread. So heres a few pics of what I have so far. The work will probably actually start next week and there will be plenty of updating then.
Heres how she sits now.
Heres...
Good morning. I am getting the parts for my SAS and have a question about ABS. Are you able to retain ABS when doing the swap. It sounds like the rear wont be an issue but what about the front ABS sensors?
Disclaimer: I've spent the past 3 hours searching and reading about other peoples SAS builds.
Now that that's out of the way, on to my build project. I have no idea what route I'm going at this point so I wanted to open a discussion and get some opinions since I know a lot of you have SAS'd...
I made a set of coil adapters to fit TTB springs on solid axle a few months ago and a few guys liked the way they looked. They wern't bad but they lifted the Bronco a little too high. I also thought I could make them a little better. Here's a look at the original ones.
This is where they...
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