leveling kit for 85 bronco

[bronco351]

anyone here done a leveling kit for an 85 bronco???? Well i put one on my bronco the other day and my front end sits higher then the back end. Will the front eventually sag an inch or two once the suspension gets broke in????

 

[Justshootme84]

The new coilsprings may settle in after a few months. Try a search for "leveling coils" to see other posts on the subject. Some folks have trouble with frontend alignment as well. Welcome to Bronco Zone, JSM84

 

[bronco351]

thanks for the welcome. ya i have aligment troubles, i have to get the kit that lowers my radius and I beams so i can get it aligned. Ya i was wondering if i was going to have to put a 1 inch block kit in the rear to level it out but ill wait a month or so

 

[Justshootme84]

If the stance doesn't level out to your liking, using an AAL (add-a-leaf) would lift the rearend 1-2 inches. Better than a block if you have a choice. I had to use a 1" zero-rate block to level out my 84 Bronco after getting the 6" SkyJ lift. I now have a shackle flip that gave me about 4" more height to match the front SAS.

 

[Broncobill78]

thanks for the welcome. ya i have aligment troubles, i have to get the kit that lowers my radius and I beams so i can get it aligned. Ya i was wondering if i was going to have to put a 1 inch block kit in the rear to level it out but ill wait a month or so

At the end of the day you'll be a LOT happier with an Add-a-leaf than with blocks. Blocks require longer U-bolts and the longer bolts and altered geometry make for an increase in the lever effect, the fact the the U-bolts are longer & the springs not sit further from the axletube means that when you engage drive or reverse you have a lot more force being applied to the mounting points and this tends to show up over time as backed off U-bolt nuts and skewed lift blocks. Granted if a rear lift block slips out you probably won't lose all control of the truck like you would if it were a *front* block (which is why nobody smart uses front blocks) but it's STILL going to be enough to ruin your day.

Leveling kits always seem to be a hit-or-miss kinda thing because everyone's suspension is really a one-off after 15yrs or so and from what you're describing it sounds like you're going to ultimately wind up with a 1" lift in order to get your rig to sit level.

The Add-a-leaf really isn't much more work than a set of blocks, well, ok maybe just a little bit more work <grin> but in the end you'll have a much better look and everything will be level which is really your goal. On top of all that even with doing the rear leafs you'll still have less $$$ into it than if you'd replaced all of the suspension with stock pieces.

Everyone's truck wears in differently and after a decade or two they all sit a little bit different. JSM is dead on to suggest waiting a few weeks to see how it settles in. Put a few miles on it and see how it sits in a month or two before making and big decisions. A LOT of times they settle in & sink down a bit once the initial stiffness of the springs goes away.

 

[bronco351]

At the end of the day you'll be a LOT happier with an Add-a-leaf than with blocks. Blocks require longer U-bolts and the longer bolts and altered geometry make for an increase in the lever effect, the fact the the U-bolts are longer & the springs not sit further from the axletube means that when you engage drive or reverse you have a lot more force being applied to the mounting points and this tends to show up over time as backed off U-bolt nuts and skewed lift blocks. Granted if a rear lift block slips out you probably won't lose all control of the truck like you would if it were a *front* block (which is why nobody smart uses front blocks) but it's STILL going to be enough to ruin your day.
Leveling kits always seem to be a hit-or-miss kinda thing because everyone's suspension is really a one-off after 15yrs or so and from what you're describing it sounds like you're going to ultimately wind up with a 1" lift in order to get your rig to sit level.

The Add-a-leaf really isn't much more work than a set of blocks, well, ok maybe just a little bit more work <grin> but in the end you'll have a much better look and everything will be level which is really your goal. On top of all that even with doing the rear leafs you'll still have less $$$ into it than if you'd replaced all of the suspension with stock pieces.

Everyone's truck wears in differently and after a decade or two they all sit a little bit different. JSM is dead on to suggest waiting a few weeks to see how it settles in. Put a few miles on it and see how it sits in a month or two before making and big decisions. A LOT of times they settle in & sink down a bit once the initial stiffness of the springs goes away.

Thanks for the info!!! ya ill drive it a month or so to see if it levels out.