My Bronco2 Beater Project
#126
Hey what up guys?!? Im so happy tonite! I got the front bumper all mounted up lastnite and it turned out great. Came up with a nice,simple and strong mount that allows me to unbolt it in about 2mins if I should need to get to my winch for service.
Just need to decide which lights Im going to mount on it and then I will click some pix tomorrow.
Just need to decide which lights Im going to mount on it and then I will click some pix tomorrow.
#130
#136
Thanks guys! I gotta pull it off this weekend so I can get to the motor easier for my oil pan replacement on sunday....not lookin forward to that job.
Zach let me know if you have any blocks and I will take care of you!
Chad we need to plan that get together real soon before I go back to work.
Zach let me know if you have any blocks and I will take care of you!
Chad we need to plan that get together real soon before I go back to work.
#138
Since I can now rotate between all 5 tires I took my plate off the spare and mounted it to my antena mount.Dont know why I didnt figure that one out before,its much better .
I had to trim the rear fenders a bit and roll the lips.The rear of the truck has been very bouncy with a full size spare so I ordered a set of ProComp 2-2.5 AAL to get me some more clearance and to bring the spring rate up a bit.
And I am amazed that it feels no different as far as power goes with the bigger tires. I think I will put 4.10's in my new axles since I can get cheap used 4.10's all day long and I am sure it will work great.This 2.9 is alot stronger than I ever thought they were! I cant wait to get a 4.0 in this thing tho!
Last edited by deathbypsi; 02-04-2009 at 12:40 PM. Reason: text
#142
They do ride alot rougher and vibrate alot more than the Buckshots did tho.Im hoping that the 40psi that was in them had something to do with that. I dropped em down to 30psi to see if that helps.
#145
The tires and wheels make such an improvement. Its amazing what a set of black wheels do to a truck.
You have that spare mounted on the stock tire carrier? Any weight issues like putting too much stress on the fenders? Don't let that spare tire rack get away while driving...or else it will cause some major damage. Ask me how I know
#146
x2. Would be sweet to have my FSB and then a B2 for a trail rig.
The tires and wheels make such an improvement. Its amazing what a set of black wheels do to a truck.
You have that spare mounted on the stock tire carrier? Any weight issues like putting too much stress on the fenders? Don't let that spare tire rack get away while driving...or else it will cause some major damage. Ask me how I know
The tires and wheels make such an improvement. Its amazing what a set of black wheels do to a truck.
You have that spare mounted on the stock tire carrier? Any weight issues like putting too much stress on the fenders? Don't let that spare tire rack get away while driving...or else it will cause some major damage. Ask me how I know
#147
x2. Would be sweet to have my FSB and then a B2 for a trail rig.
The tires and wheels make such an improvement. Its amazing what a set of black wheels do to a truck.
You have that spare mounted on the stock tire carrier? Any weight issues like putting too much stress on the fenders? Don't let that spare tire rack get away while driving...or else it will cause some major damage. Ask me how I know
The tires and wheels make such an improvement. Its amazing what a set of black wheels do to a truck.
You have that spare mounted on the stock tire carrier? Any weight issues like putting too much stress on the fenders? Don't let that spare tire rack get away while driving...or else it will cause some major damage. Ask me how I know
Must have missed that one.
#148
Thanks for the comments guys!
The spare is something I have been thinking about alot.
I hate having it hang off the back like that cuz with as much as it weighs it does effect the handling of the truck. And I do worry about the latch on the glass hatch cracking,the body mounts Im not too worried about because its really solid there.
But....I seen no reason to even carry a spare if it aint the same size as the other tires or dam close.With a locker going in my 8.8 and another going up front if I ever need to put a spare on while Im out wheelin the fun is over if the sizes are too far off.
I would really love to roof mount it but its so heavy there is no way I could get it down without breakin my neck,plus it clears my garage door opening by only 2" now so if I do a roof mount there will be no more parking it inside to work on it.
............what to do...........
The spare is something I have been thinking about alot.
I hate having it hang off the back like that cuz with as much as it weighs it does effect the handling of the truck. And I do worry about the latch on the glass hatch cracking,the body mounts Im not too worried about because its really solid there.
But....I seen no reason to even carry a spare if it aint the same size as the other tires or dam close.With a locker going in my 8.8 and another going up front if I ever need to put a spare on while Im out wheelin the fun is over if the sizes are too far off.
I would really love to roof mount it but its so heavy there is no way I could get it down without breakin my neck,plus it clears my garage door opening by only 2" now so if I do a roof mount there will be no more parking it inside to work on it.
............what to do...........
#149
I don't see many solutions to your spare problem man. You pretty much have considered them all. It might fit in the back...but not sure if you wanted to do that because it takes up alot of space.
#150
Started my add-a-leaf install today......pure fail.
Passenger side had the bottom leaf broken.No biggy,I just pulled the bottom leaf off the stock spring and put the AAL in.
Went to the drivers side and found all 4 leafs below the main are broken.Now Im stuck on what to do. Thinking of taking all the stock leafs off the stock spring and adding them below my Duff main along with the new AAL and pray it matches the other side. I kinda screwed myself by selling my Merkur saturday so now the B2 is my only driveable vehicle until my Ranger gets a new trans. So waiting on a new set of springs aint my best option. Plus Duff wants 500.00 for a new set of these springs....need a better option.
Passenger side had the bottom leaf broken.No biggy,I just pulled the bottom leaf off the stock spring and put the AAL in.
Went to the drivers side and found all 4 leafs below the main are broken.Now Im stuck on what to do. Thinking of taking all the stock leafs off the stock spring and adding them below my Duff main along with the new AAL and pray it matches the other side. I kinda screwed myself by selling my Merkur saturday so now the B2 is my only driveable vehicle until my Ranger gets a new trans. So waiting on a new set of springs aint my best option. Plus Duff wants 500.00 for a new set of these springs....need a better option.