Kirby's Spare Time Sucker.... 1995 Full Size Bronco Solid Axle Swap

[Joe93]

Looks like it was a fun trip. a chilly one too. Glad the bronco worked out great. Looks sweet I like it.

 

[Kirby N.]

So the bronc has stood the test of time. Much wheeling, much road time. It did eat a poly tracbar bushing in moab. That has been the extent of the non body carnage! The Radius Arms are holding up well. We did switch to a different spring. The Full Size Bronco guys rant and rave about the 6" deaver springs. I don't know why. They were too tall and way too stiff. Maybe good for a road warrior. Anyway we swapped in some BC Broncos 6.5" with winch coils like I am running on my explorer. Now they are supple, travel well, and it sits 3" or so lower which is much more useable on the trail.

Here are some more recent pictures of the suspension cycling with close ups of the clearance of the trackbar etc. We are really happy with the orientation of the shocks, the trackbar clears the diff perfect and the springs stuff/ droop nicely.

IT clears 37" MTRs no problem!

 

[fordxranger]

It looks like the coil is going to pop out in this pic

 

[Kirby N.]

Agreed. It hasn't yet though Maybe we need to wheel the life out of it more!

 

[fordxranger]

Agreed. It hasn't yet though Maybe we need to wheel the life out of it more!

I thought that the lower coil buckets had a retainer for the coil? or is it in there and I am not seeing it?

 

[Kirby N.]

It does and it is keeping it in there. You can see the tab over the lower coil loop on the inside of the loop.