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Old 02-26-2013, 05:11 PM
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I have bronco spring perches and 4" lift 79 bronco springs under the front (i have a HP D44 out of a 79 bronco) and 6" lift skyjacker rear springs in mine if that helps. I can find some pics later
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Old 02-26-2013, 05:29 PM
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I have bronco spring perches and 4" lift 79 bronco springs under the front (i have a HP D44 out of a 79 bronco) and 6" lift skyjacker rear springs in mine if that helps. I can find some pics later
Yeah any pics help
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Old 02-26-2013, 07:59 PM
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James duff extended radius arms I can get them for 300 bucks should I hop on those ??

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And yeah those perches why ? Should I change them? I do have other perches I just didn't think It would be an issue
Those perches are shady as fuck.

The radius arms would be nice tho.
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Old 02-26-2013, 08:08 PM
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Those perches are shady as fuck.

The radius arms would be nice tho.
Worse case one brakes or something the u bolts will hold up for the ride home. I have like oem style ones but I didn't have them at the time I had these welded . Without the blocks I think itl be good
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Old 02-26-2013, 08:22 PM
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Can't wait to see how it turns out.
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Old 02-26-2013, 08:24 PM
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Instead of ordering all of this stuff I found a 79 bronco part out with nice buckets and shock mounts it all looks usable and I'm gonna get it cheap

It also has a pretty big shackle drop thing on the rear leafs I'm gonna grab that to
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Old 02-26-2013, 09:44 PM
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Worse case one brakes or something the u bolts will hold up for the ride home. I have like oem style ones but I didn't have them at the time I had these welded . Without the blocks I think itl be good
No they fucking wont if you smack the gas and one is brokenit will tip the pinion up and what is wonderful about that is it ruins driveshafts and transfercases.
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Old 02-27-2013, 07:17 AM
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No they fucking wont if you smack the gas and one is brokenit will tip the pinion up and what is wonderful about that is it ruins driveshafts and transfercases.
Listen man I appreciate the help you give but can you do me a favor and calm down a little with the way you speak to me? I don't go on your tread and get all hyped up about dumb stuff .

Anyways yeah idk I mean its made of steel I can't see how one would brake it's no thicker or thinner then what's on there stock
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Old 02-27-2013, 11:12 AM
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Has anyone ever swapped a full size 8.8? I'm having a hard time with my brake lines it seems they aren't long enough to go on the shoes
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Old 02-27-2013, 11:37 AM
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Has anyone ever swapped a full size 8.8? I'm having a hard time with my brake lines it seems they aren't long enough to go on the shoes
Replace the hard lines on the axle. Most part stirs stock bend it your self lines with 3/8 fittings and the correct flares.
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Old 02-27-2013, 11:49 AM
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I'm talking about the cables that goin into the drum it's like that cable with the spring on it isn't long enough. I've spent two days on trying to get these brakes together what the fuck I could have don't disk conversion by now
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Old 02-27-2013, 12:13 PM
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That's e brake cable? Swap F150 ones from an 88 they're like $35 for a set
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Old 02-27-2013, 12:21 PM
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That's e brake cable? Swap F150 ones from an 88 they're like $35 for a set
Yeah e brake cable sorry. Why an 88 ?
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Old 02-27-2013, 02:09 PM
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Does this look right? The rusty spring on the right ? Pictures say it goes in the next hole down but there ain't a chance in hell that's happening
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Old 02-27-2013, 06:46 PM
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Listen man I appreciate the help you give but can you do me a favor and calm down a little with the way you speak to me? I don't go on your tread and get all hyped up about dumb stuff .
Thing is it isn't dumb things you are making a street queen which means its not your life, but everyone else on the road when your ghetto-fab spring perch fails and you either lock the rear or loose the rear.

Make proper spring perches or buy some. The photo makes it look like you have roughly a 4-5" piece of flat steel welded to the axle with stacked blocks above it. I am hoping there is a hole for a centering pin in there. First off stacked blocks even on a street truck are stupid, plain and simple. Ditch the stacked blocks and run a shackle, run a single block or better yet proper leafs.

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Anyways yeah idk I mean its made of steel I can't see how one would brake it's no thicker or thinner then what's on there stock


$34 so not exactly breaking the bank and about a million times safer. I am not worried about the metal breaking your design of the perch sucks.
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