92 Ex axle into my 87 BII :bawling:

[TexCaliBII]

Well,
You guys can laugh with, or at, me but I did up an 8.8 out of a 92 Explorer for my 87 BII a while ago and finally got around to installing it tonight only to find the perches are about a 1/2 inch to far toward the pumpkin. I put the new perches on before I cut off the factory ones and made SURE they matched and were level, even, etc.; should have known better than to fully weld them on before making sure they would fit . Especially since the welds were the best I have ever done..... However I never thought about measuring the BII perch to perch as I thought they were the same I thought about using a ratchet strap to pull the springs in a bit but it seems they would have to move a lot to make it fit. Seems there is nothing for it but to cut these off and move them, or put new ones on, outboard toward the backing plates. Any other way I might be saved the trouble ??????

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Please don't cross post in more than one section of the forums.

Best bet here is to cut them off and reweld them in the proper position.

 

[Boggin]

AlwaysFlOoReD welded a half inch plate on to his perches that were offset to that side a bit IIRC, pm him and ask him

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

However I never thought about measuring the BII perch to perch as I thought they were the same

The springs on a BII are mounted narrower than a Ranger or an Explorer.

You don't want the perches level with the pinion, now that you have your axle off match the angle that the original perches are with the pinion.

 

[4x4junkie]

The springs on a BII are mounted narrower than a Ranger or an Explorer.

You don't want the perches level with the pinion, now that you have your axle off match the angle that the original perches are with the pinion.

Wider

BII = 40.5" center-to-center
Ranger/Explorer = 38.5"

I agree, cutting them off & rewelding them is the best option here, however you might be able to "force" it into position if it's only a half inch per side, though this does put some added strain on your leaf & shackle hangers on the frame.