This is what it would look like with a 2" lift. (new 35"s and MT wheels)
http://s1083.photobucket.com/albums/...t=image1-1.jpg

check out my other pics (i have random ones off the internet mixed among my own sry)

 

here are my bronco`s check my homepage..

 

Then you would have to jack the rear suspension up another 2" so the truck wasn't sitting goofy. The rear end of a truck should always be sitting higher than the front or else when you tow or haul anything the rear squats too much and not only makes the truck look weak but most importantly it is dangerous.

 

Come on now, I know there has to be more 78/79 Bronco owners out there with pictures of their trucks.

 

oh i have a whole alblum on my 79 but i have never being able to figure out how to post pics

 

Here is my dad's (Blue Bronco) Bronco, and my (brown) Bronco.

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Blue bronco: restored 2003, 429 Dove, .030 over 10.0:1 hybothetics, 268 comp cam, Edelbroke performer intake, 750 Eldabrock, mallory unilite, about a 6" lift, 3" body lift, leaf springs front, Ford 9", Dana 44, C6, Np 205, 4.56 gears, 38 super swampers.

Would you start a thread on rear Quarter panal replacement, that is my plan too. Thankes.

 

Interesting, they just had a episode of Gearz where he replaces the quarter panels on ted Nugent's Zebra striped Bronco. maybe it is on their website? (Can't think of the guy's name at the moment, something Stacey)

Jim

 

Here's a dirty pic of my '78.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/p...ictureid=89778

 

rear quarters are just spotwelded on. at the b pillar you will just be cutting out the spotwelds on the horizontal and vertical areas. there is just some seam sealer that fills in the seams which will break out or you can razor blade it when pulling the panel off. Make sure you re-install the tailgate to the same exact position before you start welding anything in place as you will need to align everything perfect.

 

I've seen that episode before, it's an old episode and he doesn't show how to remove the quarter panel at the b-pillar seam. His name is Stacey David by the way. He is the only guy on TV that doesn't have his head up his ***. I was watching Xtreme 4x4 back a while ago when they were going over popular axles to swap and they were talking about the Ford 9 inch. They said this axle is found in 3/4 ton trucks and vans when it's a 1/2 ton axle. In another episode they were talking about the 14-bolt axle and they had a couple in different stages of assembly and the one wasn't even a 14-bolt, it was a Sterling 10.5 that they were saying was a GM axle. Then on Horsepower, Joe Emore who claims to be a diehard Ford guy puts his buddies dentside F100 on the dyno and says that it's a 1972 Ford Ranger when the truck has the '79 grill and is not a bumpside which they still were in 1972. This leads me to believe these morons on TV are getting a lot of help from good mechanics when the cameras aren't rolling because they don't even know about the most common knowledge topics and I'm suppose to believe they are liscenced mechanics? I sure hope not! Sorry to get off topic but it seems like I am seeing way too many mistakes on TV and magazines these days. Petersons 4wheel magazine is another source of (mis)information.

 

I know the Q-panels are spot welded, I have almost all of them cut out but I'm about to the b-pillar and thats the only part I have question about. So you are saying there is only seam sealer attaching the Q-panel to the B-pillar?

 

No, seam sealer is not between where you cant see, its all superficial. there are more spotwelds if you cant pull it apart, some are fat or doubled up and you will need to look closely. The two fit together like a puzzle, just look at your new panels.

 

some of my dentsides along w/ my 78 Bronco



not sure if these will help w/ your spot weld questions

 

I have looked at my panels in the past and it was of no help to me in regards to my question. See the new Q-panel has holes for the spot welds but at the part where it butts up to the A-pillar(the horizontal part) it has no holes, therein lies my question. The piece of the Q-panel that is vertical yet curved has holes for spot welds and I see how that gets welded. With the cab off of course, it is easy to run a line of spot welds horizontally along the top and curved piece of Q-panel that connects to the A-pillar. However, you say the right-angle piece that horizontally touches the A-pillar is not seam sealed(yet I see sealer) instead it is welded on. Well, looking straight at the rear Q-panel, the horizontal right-angle piece is folded in towards the body which means the only access to weld it is from behind the Q-panel. How is that suppose to happen?

 

I have a bunch of pictures if you want to see it, but nothing that would really be of use for the Q panels... Here is a few:
Taken this weekend when we had a little snow:

Getting my new tires:

And after i cleaned my truck up: