3/4 Ton Bronco
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From: Edmonton, Ab. Canada
3/4 Ton Bronco
I will soon have a donor truck for my Sick bronco.
It's a 70's F250 2X4 with a 300-6
I'm thinking i'll twrow the 6 in till the 302 can be built up. (It will bolt to my C6 correct?) Also. I've noticed alot of the lift kits for fords are the same for the f-150 TTB and the f-250. if i rememebr corectly the 2wd version is similar without a drive axle? so... In theroy would the Coils and Leafs be a direct swap?
Thanks. Flame me if this a retarded idea.
It's a 70's F250 2X4 with a 300-6
I'm thinking i'll twrow the 6 in till the 302 can be built up. (It will bolt to my C6 correct?) Also. I've noticed alot of the lift kits for fords are the same for the f-150 TTB and the f-250. if i rememebr corectly the 2wd version is similar without a drive axle? so... In theroy would the Coils and Leafs be a direct swap?
Thanks. Flame me if this a retarded idea.
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no flaming allowe! haha.
i wouldnt put the i-6 in if i were you; its a hassle. you'd have to change the motor mounts and a lot of the stuff from the 302 wont bolt up to the 6 (obviously).
im not sure about this, but i know some of the f-250's with TTB had leaf sprung fronts instead of coils like the broncos have. the only thing that would be a problem is if the 250's axle is leaf sprung - because then you'd have to fabricate a way to attach the springs to the frame. you're better off going and buying a new coil for each side and calling it a day, imo. you could probably take the heavier leafs off the back, but only if theyre the same length; otherwise, you run into the same problem again.
i wouldnt put the i-6 in if i were you; its a hassle. you'd have to change the motor mounts and a lot of the stuff from the 302 wont bolt up to the 6 (obviously).
im not sure about this, but i know some of the f-250's with TTB had leaf sprung fronts instead of coils like the broncos have. the only thing that would be a problem is if the 250's axle is leaf sprung - because then you'd have to fabricate a way to attach the springs to the frame. you're better off going and buying a new coil for each side and calling it a day, imo. you could probably take the heavier leafs off the back, but only if theyre the same length; otherwise, you run into the same problem again.
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i agree with scrapping the motor idea....too much work, but then again, im not the one who is faced with it, so dont let me talk you out of it....as for the spring thing....the rears are a match from front to back, but check the width of the leafs because many bronco's had 3" while trucks had a taller stack of 2.5"....but even then all you would have to do is make up for the difference with bushings/perches. as for the front, if the 250 has leafs, forget about it....find another donor truck that has coils or something. coil springs are what sets the mighty BRONCO lightyears ahead of the chevy blazer wich is leafsprung in the front and rides like *** i might add.
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