Todays Project - What did you do today?

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Moving onto the rear links/control arms.

I clamped the rear upper links into the mill vise and used a large end mill to cope/fishmouth the link to accept the newly machined bushing sleeve.


I then chamfered the end to allow good penetration as the upper links are solid and not tubing.


The adjustable end for the upper is threaded tube so I coped/fishmouthed it the same way to accept the Currie Johhny Joint weld-on narrow joint.


Rear upper adjustable ends TIG welded and ready for paint.


Few pictures of the lower links all welded and ready for sanding and paint.








All of the old BDS link ends cut off and the pile of remnants.


While the Jeep was on the lift I decided to scuff the frame rails down and freshen up the paint on the frame to match the newly fabricated and painted suspension links.






And lastly after taking it for a spin around the block, I pulled it back into the shop to torque the axle end down.


After tightening the axle ends and double checking all other fasteners I took it for its test drive.  Now that all the play or slop is gone in the suspension it feels like a completely different Jeep.  I hated pulling up to stop signs because I could feel the clearance and then again at take-off.  Now nothing.:rocker:  I even hit reverse and forward while power braking (well as much power as a Jeep has:bounce:) and no slop at all in the suspension.  I hope to get many trouble free miles from this setup unlike the past 40k+ miles and several bushing replacements.

Mike.