Little closer comparison. The new braces are a lot nicer 

Another comparison. New one is nice stainless steel. Thanks Big Jack. 

Easy Peasy. 

comparison of the two braces. Factory is the skinny black one 

Project 2 for the day was to put in some beefier shinier upper braces ... somewhere in there is the groove we need to grind out 

As the new brace is a larger diameter the human milling machine needed to cut the groove a little wider 

For the upper shock towers we went with some factory ford units. We went with the bolt on method as they were bolted (or riveted) from the factory. Due to slop we ended up having to put a couple of welds on it. 

All done. We have to notch the fenders now so they will clear the upper towers. These turned out really nice. 

Proud owner 

Lower shock mount welded to the axle 

Not sure what chad is doing .. playing with something ... better to just let him finish 

Lower shock mount tacket into place 

First step was to build the lower shock mount bracket. This will be welded to the axle