The Bronco will have double shocks at all four corners - so I cut out the front shock towers and rear shock mounts with a sawzall, cutoff wheel, and a fair bit of grinding to remove all traces. The new mounts will ultimately get welded on, but I chose these because they also can be bolted.
The rear ones have (3) 1/2 inch bolts that go all the way through the frame - Murphy had his way with me. I measured carefully where to place these mounts, (they are forward facing rather than the stock rear facing) and marked the 3 holes. Of course one of the hole is right on top of a tab bend in the frame and it would be a bitch to drill - ok, so only 2 bolts and heavy welding.
Start drilling the first hole and get through one side of the frame rail, smaller bits of course. Working up to bigger drillbits until one of them is long enough to get through both sides of the frame rail and wouldn't you know it, there is an existing 1/4" threaded hole for the exhaust hanger and I am just slightly off of it. After contemplation, I continued with my offset hole figuring that by the time I get to a full 1/2" hole it will completely obliterate the existing hole - and yes it worked. I then drilled out the exhaust hanger to also be 1/2" and it is almost like I planned it.
Got both sides done.
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