06-23-2011, 08:54 AM
As I was looking at the rear of the Bronco, I noticed that one of the 4.5" bump stops was ripped! It looks like they slid off of the top of the round axle housing on contact. So, I removed the bump stops and am now going to fabricate a flat plate, almost like a leaf spring perch, for the bumpstops to hit. I am also going to use some 3" bump stops, as the 4.5" ones are pretty long and move around a lot. I don't like them very much for that reason. The added height of the new bump stop plates off the top of the axle housing should work out well with the smaller bump stops.
I made a few templates out of cardboard and transferred the patterns to some 3/16" steel. I will cut these out with the plasma, clean them up, and get it all welded together.
Got some new steering joints and a DOM tie rod on order (it was bent), along with some trick tabs. I am going to make an aluminum topfor over the roll cage. Pondering on window nets, but have to see who makes custom ones, and how much they cost...
I made a few templates out of cardboard and transferred the patterns to some 3/16" steel. I will cut these out with the plasma, clean them up, and get it all welded together.
Got some new steering joints and a DOM tie rod on order (it was bent), along with some trick tabs. I am going to make an aluminum topfor over the roll cage. Pondering on window nets, but have to see who makes custom ones, and how much they cost...