Galvanized seems like it would last a long time .------Something that comes to mind if you were to do this , bolts holes could be tapped to clean out the galvanize out the threads , but did you find a tap for the swing arm pivot bolt threads , do you have to grind out the holes for the ball joints, do you have to clean out the oring grooves on the axle tubes and swing arm , what about the rubber bushings in the a-arms ?
Cleaning out the threads is easy enough just run a tap through them. As for the pivot pins for swing arm I have some spares that I leave in and heat the pins to remove later, if that makes sense. The rest is done with a drill and sanded cone.
You have a tank or a friend that galvanizes or what? That's handy. There are places here that do it but it's pricey. I'd love to dip my mid 80's Jeep frames and bodies. Dang things rust if you look at them funny.
Got stuck in to it over the weekend. Just the finishing bits to do like bleed the front brakes, change the oils and filter, spark plug, new battery and recover the seat.
Looking really good ------- what about the front drive shaft or 4x2 kick out ( which ever you are going to use ) , are you going to be able to get it in with out loosening the front diff again
No I haven’t but I’d be picking it would be expensive. I would love a front disc conversion but they don’t fit with 11” OEM rims if I understand correctly :sad
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