By Brian Lackey
I have been able to get a hold of some solid polymer. This plastic is a solid 1" thick panel. It comes in black and burgundy. As the material comes available, I am offering it to the EBR members or anyone. The material is originally used as toilet partitions and is used as a vandal proof alternative to the steel that is typically used. The material is extremely durable. It is very dense, unlike the hockey puck style. This kit is originally designed for the 1966-1977 Early Bronco. I have sold kits for the fullsize Bronco. The kits for the fullsize Bronco require 10 pucks instead of the 8 on the EB. The prices for both are down below. I have no experience with the installation on the fullsize Bronco.
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Very dense, won't compress |
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Solid polymer material won't dry out or crack |
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Resists oil, battery acid, and gasoline |
The way I construct the puck is I cut pucks out in 3" diameter
with a 1/2" hole for the mounting bolts. Since each puck is 1", I
double them up for a 2" and triple for 3". The pucks are mounted together
with two #10 screws. I have a 2" installed on my Bronc, I noticed no movement
in the doubling of pucks.
The colors are, as I mensioned before, black and burgundy. I do have a few other colors but they are not very nice looking. If you would like to know the others available, email me below.
The cost of the pucks (per set) are $28 for 1",
$33 for 2", and $38 for 3". The cost is for my time and shipping.
These lifts only include the pucks. No bolts, nuts, washers, or bushings are
included. I felt that one could decide on the grade of bolt and the fact that
the weight of the hardware would exceed the cost of shipping. I do recommend
a grade 5 bolt for optimal strength. Grade 8 is a bit brittle and maybe overkill.
As the above drawing shows, you have a nut (with nylon insert to stop loosening)
at the bottom and a small washer and a large washer. I show the Large and small
washers because when I torched my old bolts off, I had no stock hardware. The
large washer was the cover the lower bushing completly, and the small washer
was to keep the nut from going inside the larger washer. The larger washer is
not a fender washer. I used a typical 1/2" washer that was about 1/8"
thick or so. The smaller washer is no thin wimpy one either.
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(1) 1/2"x size of lift |
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(2) 1/2" washers |
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Puck |
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Upper bushing (new) |
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Lower bushing (new) |
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(1) Large washer |
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(1) Nut with nylon insert |
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1" lift, 5" long for the rear four and 4" for the front four |
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2" add 1" to the above size |
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3" add 2" to the above 1" lift size |
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1"-$28 (66-77) and $32 (fullsize) |
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2"-$33 (66-77) and $37 (fullsize) |
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3"-$38 (66-77) and $42 (fullsize) |
Prices are for my time to cut them out and the cost of shipping within the U.S. is included.
Any questions can be asked here. I am on the EBR-Net. Matt Grow is a user of these pucks. Ask him as a reference.