Tonys 93 bronco
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Re: Tonys 93 bronco
Love those Bilsteins!
I am smooth bodied all the way around too, no reason for a bypass IMO.
Mike
I am smooth bodied all the way around too, no reason for a bypass IMO.
Mike
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Have you ridden in a leafed bronco with bypasses? It really helps with the progressive spring rate.
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Re: Tonys 93 bronco
I think it's more a matter of shock tuning than the bypass. Bypasses offer more adjustability but, for the most part, the majority of good shock tuning is done inside the shock.hobbyturnedobsession wrote:Have you ridden in a leafed bronco with bypasses? It really helps with the progressive spring rate.
Sho nuff,
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I have not ridden in a Bronco with bypasses, but I can say that the tuning done on this last round made a huge difference. Just got back from Barstow, and the truck ran amazing!!!
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Steve is right, tuning the valves is critical and what gives you the best performance. And a bypass is much easier to tune when you get the internal shims set right. You can fine tune the shocks with great ease out in the dirt and can set them to the terrain you are running. The other advantage is by design, the bypass tubes give you different rates based on your use. As I've seen during test and suspension tuning, small adjustments in the bypasses make dramatic difference when pushing the vehicle to it's top performance. Small adjustments in a TT or class 1 can mean 10mph differences, even more at times. Phenomenal!
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Re: Tonys 93 bronco
The setup is almost perfect and doesn't feel like bypasses would make it better. What it needs is a cage and some suspension seats 

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hell suspension seats add 6" of wheel travel....tony'd have to revalve the who the thing....lol
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Thanks for the compliments. Auggie rode in it quite a bit last week and he first thing I remember him saying was "you need a cage......".
Scott, you spot on, suspension seats would cause me to revalve again. Hahahaha
Scott, you spot on, suspension seats would cause me to revalve again. Hahahaha
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Hey Tony, is your license plate lit or have you ever been hassled by the law if it isnt? Im thinking about doing something similar so I can get "someone" off my back about my rear bumper!! haha, jk Chris! 

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LOL, I wonder who you're talking about??cwrisley wrote:Hey Tony, is your license plate lit or have you ever been hassled by the law if it isnt? Im thinking about doing something similar so I can get "someone" off my back about my rear bumper!! haha, jk Chris!
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You picking up my bumper for me?BajaBronco13 wrote:LOL, I wonder who you're talking about??cwrisley wrote:Hey Tony, is your license plate lit or have you ever been hassled by the law if it isnt? Im thinking about doing something similar so I can get "someone" off my back about my rear bumper!! haha, jk Chris!
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cwrisley wrote:Hey Tony, is your license plate lit or have you ever been hassled by the law if it isnt? Im thinking about doing something similar so I can get "someone" off my back about my rear bumper!! haha, jk Chris!
Not lit, but keep in mind, she sleeps in the garage, and is driven on sunday to the mall..... dont do a lot of daily driving in her so I have not been hassled for it yet.
Chris added a link that works great, if I ever get around to it will do that.
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No no no, MALL QUEEN!BajaBronco13 wrote:Trailer Queen!
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Your Bronco has it sweet! Mine also sleeps in the garage (Im not sure why, but it looks cool) and is driven to and from work (10 miles between my house and fire station), not much night driving. My luck Id get pulled over, so I think those LEDs are a must!
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Chris, don't fire fighters have a "Get out of a ticket" pass??cwrisley wrote:Your Bronco has it sweet! Mine also sleeps in the garage (Im not sure why, but it looks cool) and is driven to and from work (10 miles between my house and fire station), not much night driving. My luck Id get pulled over, so I think those LEDs are a must!
Chris
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CHP down here would right there own grandmother a ticket for rolling a stop sign on her way to church.
Its actually a common misconception. Guys get tickets all the time, but every once in a while a guy gets a break and EVERYONE hears about it!
Its actually a common misconception. Guys get tickets all the time, but every once in a while a guy gets a break and EVERYONE hears about it!
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Re: Tonys 93 bronco
Just spent an hour reading this great thread. Some of the best reading and and motivation to get busy with mine. Tony your Bronco is bithchen.