Wheeling with Crawl Mag at Rocks and Valleys
We live for the offroad lifestyle. We eat, sleep, and breath it whether at work or on our own time. Camping out, sleeping in tents, trailside wrenching, and making friends out on the trail is what it’s all about. With this past weekend was a great opportunity for us to go 4wheeling with family and friends in a couple of killer rigs. A few of us from BDS Suspension, along with reps from sister companies Zone Offroad Products and JKS Manufacturing, met up at Rocks and Valleys Offroad Park in Harrision, MI, a short 2.5 hour cruise from our home office in Coldwater, MI. On the docket for the weekend, the Crawl Magazine Midwest Reader’s Ride complete with trail riding, short course racing, a gnarly hill climb and  more all organized by Rock Solid Performance and Ron Price from Rocks and Valleys. Over 300 trail rigs, comp buggies, daily drivers…
Crawl Mag Reader’s Ride this weekend at Rocks & Valleys
Come wheel with the crew from CRAWL Magazine this Saturday at Rocks and Valleys Off-Road Park. There’ll be plenty of action all day long, bring your rig or come out to watch. BDS Suspension will be hanging out at the event with Project KJ, get a chance to see this newly built rig in action! For more details, see below: When– August 10, 2013 All day Where– Rocks and Valleys Off Road Park Park Opens @ 7AM Link to Park web site – http://www.rocksandvalleys.com/ Short Course Race “The Bump and Hustle”  Track Limit 50 Racers – Morning 10AM Sharp Bounty Hill Climb ***** $1000.00***** Payout – Afternoon $20/ Rig with driver $10/ Spectator/Rider Kids 12 and Under are FREE Food Available On Site 200 Acres Everything from Easy To Hard – Stock tire sizes have something to do all the way up to buggies. A full range of trails. Entire park will be open while the events are going…
Final Prep Before the 2013 Ultimate Adventure
The final 72 hours were a mad rush to get the KJ prepped and ready for the 2013 Ultimate Adventure. Paint, suspension, wiring, body panels and graphics went on in a hurry as the guys began to see the light at the end of the tunnel. While the long days, paint fumes and and diesel smoke may of had some bearing on them, the crew persevered to get the Jeep up and running in time for the 1200mile scramble to the startpoint of UA. Here’s a few of the videos shot during the final 72 hours. For more coverage from the 2013 Ultimate Adventure, make sure to follow us on: BDS Facebook Page:Â https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151502016226430.1073741855.238551361429&type=3 BDS YouTube:Â http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPBL9xYwsGo4kDGmgpE6pgLfcieFKrNCR BDS Blog:Â https://blog.bds-suspension.com/?cat=393
BDS Project KJ: The last 72 hours
BDS Project KJ: The last 72 hours
We’re in the home stretch for Project KJ with plenty more that needs to go on for final fitment. After a frustrating 48 hours resolving a no start issue that held up progress the team is scrambling to get this KJ Ultimate Adventure ready. Since our last update, axles have been assembled the rest of the way, bumpers have been fabbed up, the no-start issues have been resolved, body has ben prepped for paint and skid plates have been started. After another long day yesterday the Jeep went into the makeshift paint booth to be shot a color called Anvil. It’s a slate gray color that Jeep used for 2013 on the 10th Anniversary Rubicons along with red/black accents. With paint drying on the top side, the Jeep has been wheeled out into the shop to start being reassembled. It’s a mad rush to the finish (or start) of Ultimate Adventure 2013 and it’s all hands on deck. We’ll be posting photos periodically on our Facebook Page so stay tuned to watch it come together.
BDS Project KJ update… it’s crunch time in the shop
BDS Project KJ update…Â it’s crunch time in the shop
With less than a week till the start of this year’s Ultimate Adventure the shop a bit chaotic right now, not to mention the fact that the vehicle still sits in 1000 pieces strewn across the R&D shop floor. A make-shift paint booth has been set up in the back corner as the the new BDS body/paint guy preps lays down the Anvil Gray paint on the doors and hood right now, followed by the fenders and body tonight/tomorrow. Wiring is getting buttoned up and drivetrain is being prepped to be reinstalled. The axles are pulled aside and the new Nitro shafts are assembled and installed, the PSC ram is being mounted, and heavy duty steering linkage is being fabbed up, and the axles trusses are being finish welded. Â Radiator/intercoolers have been plumbed into the CRD and a custom intake was fabbed up to run from the factory turbo up into the front cowl. Check out the photos for more on the build and stay tuned as we hit the home stretch to have this KJ prepped to hit the road Friday for the 2013 Ultimate Adventure.
BDS Project KJ: Body mods and Coilovers prepped
Project KJ Update: Lots of progress for the day, the rear window chop is getting capped off as well as the tailgate. Â Pac Racing coils are installed on the Fox 2.5 remote coilovers and will be going back into the Liberty soon. Our fabbed motor mounts are being modified to allow the 4-link to fully compress. The roof has been cut to accept the sliding rag top. While up there, the remaining “ribbed” roof panels were cut off and a patch panel was installed. Body/Fender modifications continue as we mock up the fenders to accept our 40” Maxxis tires on 17” B.A.D. beadlocks at full stuff. Stay tuned fore more as we prep for the 2013 Ultimate Adventure that begins 6/29/13.