Brian's '96

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Finally finished up the burb and got started on the Bronco again. Opened up the holes in the pitman and swinger to .6250, then turned .027 off of the misalignment bushings for a nice snug fit. Progress will be slow as usual, but the Bronco has to be back online for a June family vacation, so...motivation!

I'm not critiquing you work but why does the swinger have the angle built into it instead of just straight down. All the holes are in line so whats the reasoning behind that? I've seen it built both ways but I just started my steering build and would rather not learn the hard way.

The center link is applying force between two points of resistance, so tje extra material prevents flex and ultimately failure of the swinger. Make sense?

That make sense. Thanks.
I actually bought my swinger off you at the 2011 leduc swapmeet. Finally getting around to finishing it.

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I actually bought my swinger off you at the 2011 leduc swapmeet. Finally getting around to finishing it.

OH!!!...the pitman. Yeah, that is a beautiful piece of work. Looking forward to seeing it put to use.

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Not much to show, but got some pieces painted and mounted. Waiting on a couple of parts, but should have this completed next weekend.

[Silverslk]

Looking good Brian!! I can't wait to see it done so I bet you are real excited.

[Nick]

Nice work B!

Hey Andy, i bet you're excited as well.

[Polarcub]

Nice work Brian.....I bet you cant wait to try it out!

[Silverslk]

Nice work B!

Hey Andy, i bet you're excited as well.

haha True but I LOVE the work Brian does and love seeing people with good upgrades...... your rear axle is one too.

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...I LOVE the work Brian does...

Awwgghh geeeez Andy.


Here's a picture of the ugly. This should hold together fine with lots and lots of hot welding. Haha!

[hobbyturnedobsession]

Looking good Brian! You goin to start selling kits now Brian?

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Looking good Brian! You goin to start selling kits now Brian?

No way! Haha! I would have to get $2500 minimum to justify it and I'm sure I wouldn't sell many at that price. Just so everyone knows...this wouldn't be happening if it wasn't for Andy Blehi. Thanks Andy! He's picking up the tab and I'm going to build one for him too. I think it's going to work out as a sweet deal for both of us. A little hard work and I get free steering. Can't beat that!

[tcm glx]

Not much to show, but got some pieces painted and mounted. Waiting on a couple of parts, but should have this completed next weekend.

Ill bring mine by so you can work on it next B!! (LOVE THE WORK!!)

[Rwies]

Looking great Brian! This should make a tremendous difference with the bumpsteer! I couldnt believe the amount mine had in the last video i posted going through the whoops...This is a definate to-do on my list! Keep up the good work man

[Silverslk]

Looking good Brian! You goin to start selling kits now Brian?

No way! Haha! I would have to get $2500 minimum to justify it and I'm sure I wouldn't sell many at that price. Just so everyone knows...this wouldn't be happening if it wasn't for Andy Blehi. Thanks Andy! He's picking up the tab and I'm going to build one for him too. I think it's going to work out as a sweet deal for both of us. A little hard work and I get free steering. Can't beat that!

Keep up the progress Brian. Can't wait to see it on and being tested!!

[TrevorPiggott]

Post as many pics and as much info as possible on the steering! I may touch my Bronco again one day and can use all the info/pics I can get.
Loving the work. Wish I had the talent you do.

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Thanks Trevor! Just for you, I'll go snap a picture or two in a couple minutes. It's getting close to completion. Still have re-assembly and final checks to do, but should be done for sure this weekend. Happy father's day to me!


Who know's where I can get those urethane washers for the knuckle heims?

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Took some bigger bends than I would have liked to achieve adequate clearance in all positions. Some of that is due to the pitman and swinger design. The more I played with it, the (blinder I got. Haha!) ...the more I realized how much I wanted double swing, but I'm sure this is going to work just fine. Not much toe change at all.

[Silverslk]

DAMN Brian, looks good. What don't you like about it?

And to think, I'm happy just painting my front bumper. hahaha

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DAMN Brian, looks good. What don't you like about it?

And to think, I'm happy just painting my front bumper. hahaha

Thanks Andy! I just don't like the 22ish degree bend on the passenger link. I've seen it many times on different rigs, but goes against my way of thinking. Maybe the good side is it will absorb hard impacts and save the sector shaft. Haha!

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Example...

[SteveG]

Took some bigger bends than I would have liked to achieve adequate clearance in all positions. Some of that is due to the pitman and swinger design. The more I played with it, the (blinder I got. Haha!) ...the more I realized how much I wanted double swing, but I'm sure this is going to work just fine. Not much toe change at all.

I'm sure it'll work great! Don't over think it! My recent post in the steering thread:

I don't have a ton of experience with crossover steering systems, but what little experience I do have with it has led me to my own personal conclusion that the steering pivot points are not incredibly critical. Yes, you need to put plenty of thought into it but I think in the end (for most builds), it comes down to packaging more than "perfect" geometry. To those that argue this, I would present all the different bad ass TTB/TIB trucks that are built completely differently but still work very well. I would also present the many different theories on the pitman arm pivot... that also work well.