James Duff or SkyJacker

[4x4junkie]

If they changed the design some, then that's certainly good to hear (those pics are from around two years ago). Some more recent arms I've seen still shows a pretty narrow profile in that section of the arm though, which would still bother me.

 

[railman]

i'd say a triangular gusset on that bottom side going between the angle and flat would do alot to help it....

l8r, John

 

['84 Bronco II]

Ok, so went ahead and purchased a skyjacker 4inch class II lift because I found a website that had a killer deal ($1650 with nitrogen shocks!).

First off I have to say installation was a BITCH! It turns out that 1984 bronco II's have a slightly different frame than later models and a completely different transmission crossmember design! This made installation of the long arms a lot more complicated than it should have been and was a real show stopper! It also didn't help that they sent me 2wd ranger class I instructions, but ironically the 4wd class II instructions weren't much better. Also, The original shackle bolts are too big for the skyjacker leaf spring bushings! As if that did not suck enough, I ended up two bolts short for the new radius arms!

Despite these pains, the end result definitely justified the means. 4 inches of lift, bushwacker flares and 35's look right.

I may try to post a picture later, but the only picture I have is on my phone.

For those who were wondering a 7.5 is not remotely close to being up to the task of handling 35's! I broke my rear ring gear only 9 days after the lift and tires, mind you this was with a wheezing 150,000 2.8l v6! It turns out a half-assed attempt at a low range burn out in a parking lot is enough to destroy a 7.5 with 35's! Time to go get those explorer axles.

 

[Ranger44]

Because doing burnouts in 4Low wouldn't have anything to
do with grenading a 7.5? Lol

In any case, max tire size on a 7.5 is 33's, and it's usually the spider
gears let go, then they fawk the ring and pinion.

I'd be more worried about that D28 up front.

But running 35's, swapping in any d35 or 8.8 would be more than just a "good idea".

 

['84 Bronco II]

Okay, I thought I would finally get around to posting some pictures since threads are worthless without pics!

Just after completion of the lift:

And doing a little testing:

So far the only place I am rubbing is on the radius arms, but I have yet to take it on a hard trail since the liftI did swap in an 8.8" rear from an Exploder, and a Dana 35 front is soon to follow.

By the way, those are Maxxis Bighorns on Procomp wheels if any body is wondering...

 

[4x4junkie]

Looks good, Nice clean BII you got there too.

Yeah a little rub on the radius arm isn't much to worry about, as long as your shoulder treads aren't actually hooking or catching hard on the arm (mine rub just a bit too).

 

['84 Bronco II]

Looks good, Nice clean BII you got there too.

Yeah a little rub on the radius arm isn't much to worry about, as long as your shoulder treads aren't actually hooking or catching hard on the arm (mine rub just a bit too).

Thanks! Yeah, the tread does catch pretty hard on the radius arms due to Skyjacker's new boxed steel plate arm design. Despite this I have learned to steer just shy of having my tires rub. I am hoping that the slightly wider track width of a Dana 35 will eliminate or at least alleviate the problem

 

[Will]

Hell, a B2 doesn't even need flex to wheel it. It's so short that all you need are lockers on both ends and nothing can stop it. Once you figure out why things break and then correct it, you can pretty much smash it through anything or over anything and as long as you don't care how it looks, it's the ultimate offroad vehicle. It's like a Jeep with an extra 1,000# of traction. Whenever I get something stuck in the field I first go after the B2.

 

[WoodyB2]

so if i am reading this right you are running 35's with just the 4 inch lift and fender trim?


also nice looking B2

 

[legoms013]

Can we get a pic of the radius arms? I'm curious to see this new boxed design you speak of. I have th tube style, can't say I've ever seen a box type design before from Skyjacker on their arms. Thanks

 

['84 Bronco II]

so if i am reading this right you are running 35's with just the 4 inch lift and fender trim?


also nice looking B2

You are correct Got to keep that center of gravity low!

 

['84 Bronco II]

Can we get a pic of the radius arms? I'm curious to see this new boxed design you speak of. I have th tube style, can't say I've ever seen a box type design before from Skyjacker on their arms. Thanks

Yeah, I will try to get some pics for you. It totally threw me off when I first opened the packaging because I was expecting the tube style arms

 

['84 Bronco II]

Here's some quick pictures I took this evening of Skyjackers new radius arm design, sorry about the mud, but I did not feel like washing my truck





Sorry for the humongous pictures, but I didn't feel like resizing them. Besides it helps you see the detail

 

[aspevacek]

I think I like my old style SJ arms alot better then that box. The Tubular ones seem like they would hold up better but most likely cost more to produce and cu ttoo far into profit margins.

 

[legoms013]

All I can say is wow. I wonder why they would change such an already awesome design. I definetely like the way the shock mounts better, but not sure about the square design, its boring and has no flare or cool factor compared to the old ones. Strength wise I bet they are stronger but....I like the old style better.

When did you order these?