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I just recently did mine. I had ProComp ones and
the driver's side broke on me on the trail. Went to
stronger SUperlift ones. Anyways....<br> The best place to
get a new stock radius arm is from a wrecker. They
are really common since every 1/2 ton ford light duty
truck from 1980-96 used the exact same part. <br>Jack
up the truck and put a jackstand under the frame
(either behind the rear radius arm mount or up front by
the bumper). Put a floor jack under the I-beam on the
side you are working on. Take of the tire, remove the
shocks. Now lower the I-beam so the spring un compresses.
Once there is no load on the coil spring, un bolt the
coil retaining clip at the top of the spring (1/2"
bolt) and then un bolt the lower retaining nut that
secures the coil at the bottom. You will need a 1 1/8"
wrench and I'd get a socket of that size, too. After you
get the coil spring off, you'll see how to remove the
top and bottom bolts that secure the radius arm to
the I-beam. After you get those off, remove the nut
and bushings at the rear radius arm mount. The
absolute hardest part of this install is getting the new
radius arm mounted and into the rear bracket. You have a
disadvantage because your rear bracket is held on by rivets.
You very well may need to drill out these rivets and
replace them with bolts just for ease of install. If you
are doing this for the first time, I'd set aside a
day to do it and pay $50 or less to get the radius
arm from a wrecker. Oh yeah, don't forget the
WD-40... those 1 1/8" bolts are tough../...
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Radius arm replace on a 1996 bronco
Jan 2 2002, 03:57 PM
