Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
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Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
My buddy just recently mounted the completed camper on the frame, just needs some exterior fab work to be completed. So now he's getting ready to help me fab the bumpers for my Bronc.
Anyone know how low I need to mount the rear bumper in order to clear the tailgate and maintain normal operation?
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Re: Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
Open your tailgate when you are tabbing in the highest horizontal tube.
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Re: Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
Bitchen bronco. I dig the stick shift.
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Re: Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
That plus have someone (someone heavy preferably) sit on the tailgate while you tack the tube, & even then I'd give it a 1/2" of extra clearance just in case. They always seem to rub on the tube somehow when you keep them "close".dtbback wrote:Open your tailgate when you are tabbing in the highest horizontal tube.
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Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
Thanks guys, this is pretty dang close to what I plan to make for the rear, super simple, clean, and functional
My accounting classmate/buddy Alex and I have been joking about who's gonna actually finish their bumpers first since we've both been making plans to complete them and then constantly changing those plans all semester, I think he's beating of me
I should probably remove my stock front bumper and start cleaning up the frame horns soon haha
My accounting classmate/buddy Alex and I have been joking about who's gonna actually finish their bumpers first since we've both been making plans to complete them and then constantly changing those plans all semester, I think he's beating of me
I should probably remove my stock front bumper and start cleaning up the frame horns soon haha
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Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
Got some more inspiration from this F150 parked in front of Elite Auto Service, liked his idea too but I need a hitch receiver on mine for light towing and recovery, and I've gotten tired of having my rear plate zip tied on so I'm going to tab the bumper for my plate and use LED plate bolts spliced into the stock plate light wiring
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Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
Meant, *I think he's beating me*
..that sounded weird.
curse you tapatalk
..that sounded weird.
curse you tapatalk
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Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
Woke up this morning and decided it was a good time to pull my front bumper off, probably should've been studying for my Accounting final, but oh well
Yay for cheap harbor freight electric tools! Yes I did this all in the dirt while still in my pj's, felt oddly compelled to pull the bumper ASAP so this is how I started my morning haha
Didn't get very far into the tube work yesterday because the pin on my buddy's tube bender snapped, but this is what's going to become the rear bumper, it'll have a hitch receiver below the little step I added because I'm short and will probably need it once I get around to sketching out designs for a roof rack.
Threw in the LED dome light that cwrisley gave me, thanks again man, this thing looks sweet and is super bright
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Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
Finished the rear bumper the other night, love how it turned out. A little more complicated than I had originally planned on, but I like it better for its functionality. Now to just paint it after I decide whether to match it to the wheels in satin black or contrast with dark blue similar to the interior.
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Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
By the way, anyone know which Moog adjustable alignment cams I should order? Found em cheap on Amazon but got a few results with different part numbers that say they'll fit. Plan to put them on with Rough Country leveling coils and longer shocks
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Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
Got these 4" coils off my buddy, wanna cut em down a bit for a 2" lift. Seen conflicting info about which end should be cut off, I know about the spring retainer on the top and how cutting the top end of the coils may result in rendering the retainer useless unless modified or replaced. Could I just use one limit strap on each corner to fix this? Or should I just cut off the bottom coils?
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Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
Put on the new 33x12.5 General Grabber AT2's I ordered at work last night
Took Chris' advice and ditched my front sway bar, definitely worth it.
Finally got my oem interior spare mount in, now I need a 33" spare to match my new AT2's
Then I did something crazy.. My fabricator has been backed up with orders and we already cut my frame horns so I couldn't bolt my bumper back on, I got tired of running around with no bumper and with my radiator exposed so as a temporary fix I had this welded on. You guessed it, that's a JK Jeep Wrangler Sport bumper. And it's nearly the same width as the body, I kinda like it.
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Re: Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
That Heep bumper looks WAAAAY better than I would have imagined if you just explained what you did & I had to imagine what it looked like. I like it too!
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Re: Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
Yeah can you believe I got it for $20?? I just try to think of it like an oem Raptor bumper, steel with a bit of plastic haha almost looks like a winch bumper if you squint hard enough
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Re: Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
dont cut the springs.... if you want shorter springs get shorter springs, trade those.
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Why do you say that?Garlic Bronco wrote:dont cut the springs.... if you want shorter springs get shorter springs, trade those.
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Re: Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
Cutting the springs messes with the spring rate. You can also mess up the spring if you use heat like a torch to cut them & don't do it right. Add in the fact that you are also messing with how the spring seats in the coil bucket or on the beam by cutting off the shape of the bends used to retain them and it's just better to get the right spring for what you want. There are always deals out there on used parts I've found. You may need to be a little more patient, but from what I've seen in my build if I rush & buy something thinking "I can make it work for me" I've usually run across the right part by the time i get to the install anyway.
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Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
Got my GFB decals on the 'ol girl, put one on the back of my '14 Focus daily driver too, some of you SD guys may see me driving around town in it picking up parts sometimes lol. Thanks again Ollie!
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Granny gear 5.0 Bronco build
Bought some used leveling coils from VintageIronFab, just waiting to have enough time to tear everything down and install them with my new shocks
Finished my rear bumper up with the addition of trailer safety chain loops and a few coats of paint
Installed my stock car steering wheel from Speedway Motors today too, used a Grant Hun adapter, a bit bluer than the rest of my interior but feels so much nicer and sturdier than the stock wheel
I'm running without a functioning horn, so didn't opt for a horn button or retainer, but I might retro fit this little doohickey onto there just to cover the bolts
Finished my rear bumper up with the addition of trailer safety chain loops and a few coats of paint
Installed my stock car steering wheel from Speedway Motors today too, used a Grant Hun adapter, a bit bluer than the rest of my interior but feels so much nicer and sturdier than the stock wheel
I'm running without a functioning horn, so didn't opt for a horn button or retainer, but I might retro fit this little doohickey onto there just to cover the bolts