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Yesterday took longer than I thought.. on the 78 1-ton swap I finally got around to installing the adjustable shackle-flip. I set it too high but I also think I installed the wrong bracket on the wrong side even though I followed pictures in the instructions. edited.. Can the new bracket move the axle from it's stock location just by the rear mount? Either way, I'll probably have to deal with this when I move to the new house at the end of May. I have some new adjustable leaf spring perches I can weld on, and I have the adjustable leaf spring plates already.
I also got some stock pull off super duty wheels/tires so I can fit this thing on a trailer. Will be moving to Folsom/Sacramento area at the end of May and I'm just trying to get this thing ready. Found a guy who'll transport it for $850. If I can manage before the move I need to fix the shackle brackets, take apart my leaf-packs and remove the pinion angle shim I had installed for my truck when it was still on 1/2 ton axles. I thought it would need it with the additional lift, but apparently not. Then, if time permits I can order a driveshaft and just drive this thing up onto a trailer with just the front brakes (rear isn't hooked up and I installed a plug in the hose for now).
As for the Bronco I reached out to Holley tech support about my popping/hesitation/stumble/wtf-ever at 50-60mph. Told them how I changed out all of my ignition stuff, rebuilt the carb etc, and the guy was pretty certain moving up on the power valve would fix it. I had a 7.5 and stuck an 8.5 in there (vacuum reads at 17hg). It seemed pretty promising, but once I got up to about 55-60 it starting doing the popping again, didn't want to go past that, but it did seem less severe.
I'm pretty stumped here, asked if they had any more ideas. Might try moving up on the jets because I saw came across a Holley video that said if you have a larger intake plenum that you may need to install bigger jets. The other things I have left to try is replacing the spark plugs (that would be the last part that remains of my ignition system that hasn't been replaced since I started troubleshooting this), and rebuilding an old 4160 I have laying around from my truck (I pulled it off the truck a long time ago because it was leaking out of the front).
I also got some stock pull off super duty wheels/tires so I can fit this thing on a trailer. Will be moving to Folsom/Sacramento area at the end of May and I'm just trying to get this thing ready. Found a guy who'll transport it for $850. If I can manage before the move I need to fix the shackle brackets, take apart my leaf-packs and remove the pinion angle shim I had installed for my truck when it was still on 1/2 ton axles. I thought it would need it with the additional lift, but apparently not. Then, if time permits I can order a driveshaft and just drive this thing up onto a trailer with just the front brakes (rear isn't hooked up and I installed a plug in the hose for now).
As for the Bronco I reached out to Holley tech support about my popping/hesitation/stumble/wtf-ever at 50-60mph. Told them how I changed out all of my ignition stuff, rebuilt the carb etc, and the guy was pretty certain moving up on the power valve would fix it. I had a 7.5 and stuck an 8.5 in there (vacuum reads at 17hg). It seemed pretty promising, but once I got up to about 55-60 it starting doing the popping again, didn't want to go past that, but it did seem less severe.
I'm pretty stumped here, asked if they had any more ideas. Might try moving up on the jets because I saw came across a Holley video that said if you have a larger intake plenum that you may need to install bigger jets. The other things I have left to try is replacing the spark plugs (that would be the last part that remains of my ignition system that hasn't been replaced since I started troubleshooting this), and rebuilding an old 4160 I have laying around from my truck (I pulled it off the truck a long time ago because it was leaking out of the front).
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