finally got everything done..almost ha. lift is on, just have to make a crossmember for the shocks to mount to. what do you guys think?
kit installed completely
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thanks guys. for the rear, i did clamp it in place a couple different times to determine where i wanted it to be. there's another posting on here from a two days ago and theres pics of how i clamped it. the place where i got them recomended 1.5" forward of stock mounts. but i think mine came out to 2 1/4? i cant remember now. it is a tad too far, bc its kind of raked forward, but maybe with the weight of the bed on it, it wont be soo bad...but, overall, im happy with it
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and could some one please tell me if my driveshaft(rear) is on backwards!!??? i say it is, my good buddy tells me it's right. itd make sense to me to have the slip comming off the xcase....
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Your drive shaft is in backwards. Think of it like this. You drive thru water, water will push into the slip joint the way it is.
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XXXXXXXX......CORRECTION on 02JAN11... according to 79FordBlake on Page 2, the driveshaft is installed correctly. I have no problem admitting when I am wrong.
Nice rig. Say, where'd you get those arms on the deck holding the light fixtures?
Nice rig. Say, where'd you get those arms on the deck holding the light fixtures?
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Your driveshaft is correct the way it is, slip yoke at the axle, double cardon joint at the T-case. It won't bolt in if you try to flip it.
Those lights are just magnetic tow lights. You can buy them at any Harbor Freight, Northrn Tool or any RV place. They just plug into a four prong trailer light connector.
Those lights are just magnetic tow lights. You can buy them at any Harbor Freight, Northrn Tool or any RV place. They just plug into a four prong trailer light connector.
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Double Cardon joints showed up before the 80's. I have one front and back on my 79 Bronco. I don't see how it would ever work without it.
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I was only referring to his "pickup" not "bronco's". You can clearly see in the pictures that he doesn't have one since it's in backwards. Besides if it did have one it couldn't be installed backwards.
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Now that I don't know for sure but I know mine has one front and back and I have seen 3 other Broncos that had one front and back. No telling after 30yrs but they work great this way.
My drive shaft is installed the same way his is and the cardone joint is at the t-case, I have seen many this way.
Unless that is different with Broncos to.
My drive shaft is installed the same way his is and the cardone joint is at the t-case, I have seen many this way.
Unless that is different with Broncos to.