BDS Project KJ Final Prep – 2014 Ultimate Adventure
BDS’s Carter and Dave are back with a final update on Project KJ, the company’s 2005 Jeep Liberty CRD getting prepped for the 2014 Ultimate Adventure (UA). With less than 2 days to go the BDS R&D crew has been busy working through the prep list. The new 40×13.50×17 Nitto Trail Grapplers were mounted up on a B.A.D. Eklipse 17 beadlocks, a spare tire carrier was fabbed up, master cutoff switch installed, Fox 2.0 hydraulic bumps installed, stiffer Pac Racing Springs installed on the tuned Fox 2.5 coilovers, redesigned motor mounts, the rock sliders finished being fabbed up, the front axle trussed, the interior reinstalled, and spare parts and tools were packed for the trip. Great job to the BDS R&D crew for their hard work in prepping the rig. Stay tuned as we hit the road Friday morning in route to this year’s UA and follow along as we post daily photos and…
BDS Project KJ Update Video – Ultimate Adventure Prep
BDS’s Carter and Dave are back with an update on Project KJ, our 2005 Jeep Liberty CRD getting prepped for the 2014 Ultimate Adventure. This week we received JE Reel driveshafts, and ARB twin air compressor, 40×13.50×17 Nitto Trail Grapplers, installed the Ox diff cover, fresh graphics and started fabbing up a new set of rock sliders. Â Follow along with the UA prep and this year’s trip on BDS’s Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Blog. 2014 Ultimate Adventure runs June 28 – July 5. To see the video of this KJ in action on last year’s Ultimate Adventure, head to UA2013 Video
25 Rigs Under the Gun for the Ultimate Adventure
Right now 25 rigs are under the gun in preparation for the 2014 Ultimate Adventure (UA). With a mix of invited readers, event sponsors, event cronies and magazine staffers all in the scramble to finish up their builds, there is just 2 weeks until the group hits the road from all corners of the states and beyond to rendezvous at the secret start location for this year’s trip. The chatter online has revealed this year’s crop of rigs in various points of disarray from a PowerWagon that was just cut in half to a Blazer getting built from the ground up and numerous rigs in the test and tune stage. There are certain requirements for building a UA rig. They include a lockers, a roll cage, at least 35” tires, a full size spare, CB radio, winch and recovery points. Beyond that everyone uses their creativity to customize a rig for the trip. You’ll see…
Ultimate Adventure 2014 Prep Underway- Project KJ
BDS Suspension is the official suspension of the 2014 Ultimate Adventure (UA), a week long, 1000+ mile offroad trail ride/back road journey hosted by 4Wheel & Offroad Magazine each year. We’ve been lucky enough to sponsor the event over the years, wheeling all corners of this great country building the type of friendships one can only make after 7 days spent without showers out 4wheeling, camping, and wrenching together. With roughly 25 vehicles in attendance, one perk of sponsoring the trip is one of the coveted spots to bring a trail rig to drive. Attendees include the event sponsors, magazine reps, camera crew and a half dozen hand-picked magazine readers in everything from JKs to flattys, Scouts to Blazers, PowerWagons and Tacos. Representing BDS this year we’ll have Dave Devormer from our engineering department and myself, Carter Reed from the marketing department taking on the UA in a 2005 Jeep Liberty Diesel. In…
BDS the Official Suspension Sponsor of the 2014 Ultimate Adventure
BDS Suspension is excited to be the official suspension sponsor of the 2014 Ultimate Adventure (UA) hosted by 4-Wheel & Off-Road Magazine. This annual event held each summer brings together 25+ trail rigs for a week of hardcore no whining, follow the leader style 4wheeling, camping, and back roads as the convoy takes on the challenging terrain of a region in the US. The group averages 1000+ miles over the weeklong journey and hits 4-5 trails along the way. The kicker is always not knowing the UA start location until just weeks prior. Each day on the trip at the daily driver’s meeting the group finds out from leader Rick Pewe whether it’ll be trail day or a 300-mile road day to get to the next spot, sometimes both. One of the reasons we like to sponsor the Ultimate Adventure has to do with participate in the event as well. Building a…
Do you want to wheel with BDS on the 2014 Ultimate Adventure!?!
Is the Ultimate Adventure on your bucket list? Is it one of those events you’ve dreamed about, but never thought you’d get the chance to go? Do you want to hang out with the staff from 4Wheel & Off-Road Magazine, BDS Suspension and other corporate sponsors, along with a handful of other lucky readers for a weeklong 1000+ mile offroad adventure? Well here’s your chance, if you have a capable rig and a love 4wheeling, then you might have what it takes to go on the 2014 Ultimate Adventure. Read more about rules, requirements, and fill out the application at: http://www.fourwheeler.com/ultimate-adventure/1401-ultimate-adventure-2014-application/ To check out photos, videos, and more from last year’s adventure at: UA Videos | UA Photos | UA WriteUps