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After hours of reading, I would like someone to review my suspension idea and make sure I am not leaving anything out. Would the following combo be acceptable and would I be able to get it within acceptable alignment:

1987 Bronco II 4x4
Explorer coils with 1.5" - 2" coil spacer
Explorer leaf springs with Belltech 6400 / Autozone 6100 shackles
New shocks

How much lift would this provide? Would I need anything other than alignment bushings?

The main use out of this suspension would be to be slightly raised, street use, and occasional old logging trail roads.
 


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The Explorer coils are going to be stiffer, I doubt they'll give you any lift.

Skyjacker makes (2) different coil springs that will provide 1-1/2 to 2 inches of lift. The SKY132 is intended for 4-cylinder short bed trucks. The SKY132X is intended for super cab V6 trucks.

Daystar KF09101BK is a spacer that goes under the your stock coils for 2-inches of lift.

The longer shackles will give you 1-1/2 to 2 inches of lift. I don't recall, does the Bronco II have a rear factory lift block? If not, a cheap option would be to salvage one from a Ford Ranger 4x4.

Just don't exceed 2-inches of lift in the front, or you'll probably never get it aligned right.
 

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Jim Oaks, thank you for the information.

Bronco IIs do not have a rear factory lift block.
 

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The Explorer coils are going to be stiffer, I doubt they'll give you any lift.

Skyjacker makes (2) different coil springs that will provide 1-1/2 to 2 inches of lift. The SKY132 is intended for 4-cylinder short bed trucks. The SKY132X is intended for super cab V6 trucks.

Daystar KF09101BK is a spacer that goes under the your stock coils for 2-inches of lift.

The longer shackles will give you 1-1/2 to 2 inches of lift. I don't recall, does the Bronco II have a rear factory lift block? If not, a cheap option would be to salvage one from a Ford Ranger 4x4.

Just don't exceed 2-inches of lift in the front, or you'll probably never get it aligned right.
I have a bronco 2 offroad use only and I am not worried about alignment . What I am asking is can I use the 1.5 lift/leveling coils and also use the 2 inch coil spacers for the front? And put blocks on the rear leaf springs? I have never messed with any ttb suspension I recently bought a b2 for offroading and have only ever ran chevy stuff so if this is a dumb question I am sorry.
 

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I have a bronco 2 offroad use only and I am not worried about alignment . What I am asking is can I use the 1.5 lift/leveling coils and also use the 2 inch coil spacers for the front? And put blocks on the rear leaf springs? I have never messed with any ttb suspension I recently bought a b2 for offroading and have only ever ran chevy stuff so if this is a dumb question I am sorry.
You can, yes, however, you'll want to get axle drop brackets. Your steering and camber, toe, etc will be way off and make it a pain to drive, off road or not.
 

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