1959 Cj5 Build (was Gpas Cj5)

It after first coat of por15

 

Got part of the suspension in... all leafs are on, front shocks are on. rear ubolts (suppled from BDS) dont fit with the stock shock plate and after drilling it to enlarge the whole to fit BDS Ubolt, I dont like how it sits. So im waiting for them to be unbackordered then I will finish.

 

this happens to everyone it seems with the BDS kit. happened to me. i ended up going to a local shop and buying 7/16" Ubolts.

 

It seems most lift companies just throw random u bolts in thrir kits for the CJs cuz they never seen to fit right. I just upgraded mine to 5/8" u bolts and 3/8" thick spring plates from ruff stuff. Welded on a long grade 8 bolt to the spring plate for lower shock mounts. Definitely a lot stronger than the factory 7/16 u bolts

 

Question.. Anyone have a Overdrive kit and regret it? or do you use it all the time?

 

A bit over a week ago took the f134 to get hottanked and machined and just got it back. Decided to go ahead and start the painting process to prevent any rust or corrosion. So far im liking it. Engine will be going into an all black engine bay and entire engine wont be all the same color. (other than valve cover etc everything else will be black)