Guess What I GOT!!!!!
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thats what I figured. Anybody know of an adapter? The sucky thing is I just bought and installed a 4" TTB lift a month ago for $830, and now all the drop brackets and coil springs are useless, once I do the SAS.
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RotGruestier44, I have a 79 Bronco, and the previous owner installed a set of 80s model F150 leveling coils(from a friend) to lift the front just a touch, and they mounted the same as the 78 79 Bronco lift coils I bought(which should mount the same as stock coils).
If you could get a pic of the 80s model coils, I could prolly tell you if they'd work, even though they should.
If you could get a pic of the 80s model coils, I could prolly tell you if they'd work, even though they should.
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Yeah, I looked at the ones for 78-79 FSB&Fseries on JBG, and they look alot like the ones I have now. I know I could easily fab something up that will work. I have been debating with myself, and have come to the conclusion that I'm going to deck this axle out from the start, that way I don't have to sweat breaking anything. Then go with chromo shafts, C-clip eleminator, and locker for the rear 8.8, and just have the driveshaft U joints be the weak link; the fuse if you will. Can't wait to get done with LTI in February so I can start making real money.
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You are going to have trouble if you keep your 4" coils. You need 6" coils to clear the motor carriage (and you still might have to trim it).
I would pull the whole lift kit off and sell it. By some SuperFlex coils or some kind 6" lift coil and get some spring buckets from a solid axle ford, and goto town. If you keep the TTB coil buckets, you'll run into trouble because they will make your leaf spring bow outward.
I would pull the whole lift kit off and sell it. By some SuperFlex coils or some kind 6" lift coil and get some spring buckets from a solid axle ford, and goto town. If you keep the TTB coil buckets, you'll run into trouble because they will make your leaf spring bow outward.
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> The cheapest I had found one previously was $400, and that was in Georgia.
Better check the prices at
www.pullapart.com
Only trouble is the only straight axles are usually in older chevy trucks. Most of the Fords are TTB.
Better check the prices at
www.pullapart.com
Only trouble is the only straight axles are usually in older chevy trucks. Most of the Fords are TTB.
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As for the springs and things... I found some 8" lift springs on JBG for around $135, and I already have 4" lift leaf springs installed. So my plan at this point (as it is developing and ever changing), is to do a shackle flip to net me an extra 3-4" out back, and then install the 8" lift coils up front, get some new shocks for both ends, and sell off the TTB lift for half of what I gave for it. I still can't decide whether I want to use CORE radius arms, or fab up a 4 link. I think I will go with 36 or 37" tires, which is why I'm beefing up the axles so much. I know I could buy a used 60 and 10.25, blah blah blah... but the idea here is to have a bad *** half ton, not a half ton frame with 1 ton axles.
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