Vehicle condition ?

[SanDiegoOverland]

So far it would seem that I have a fairly rust-free rig, and that the hardware, generally, is not rust-welded into place.

I've pulled the steering box bolts and bumper bolts to install my front bumper, and I just pulled the bolts off the trans. inspection plate to torque my flywheel bolts. i squirted all of them (pb blaster) at least an hour or two before wrenching on them, and none have been an issue.

As I cycle into getting ready to replace the suspension on my truck, would you say its a good idea to go ahead and start soaking/loosing and then retightening all associated hardware with anti-sieze applied?

I figured that as I gather my parts, It'd be an easy thing to get out of the way, so I know if there are any problem area's before Invite/ask for anyone's time at a wrench party.

What says yea?

[GrimmJeeper]

leaf spring bolts front and rear always seem to sieze up for me. that and the upper shock mount bolts in the rear like to snap off. congrats on a rust free rig :D

[xcm]

spray it ahead of time, but whipe it off real good, ive never found a need for pbblaster on cali jeeps.

people back east tend to over react about the rust, but then again they gotta do what they gotta do.

[SanDiegoOverland]

leaf spring bolts front and rear always seem to sieze up for me. that and the upper shock mount bolts in the rear like to snap off. congrats on a rust free rig :D


yeah, I HATE bushing bolts/hanger bolts..lol.

I'm going to spray em and just pray, I think. (with a torch and sawsall at my side)

Those upper shock mount bolts are on my radar, too.

thanks!

[SanDiegoOverland]

Oh, and I'm thinking about getting a set of these...:
http://detoursusa.com/xjstm.php...

http://detoursusa.com/images/stm_main.jpg

-to eliminate the issue of broken bolts
-improve the field-repairabilty/swapability of the rear shocks
-and also to give a bit of droop and possibly allow me to use a more
readily available stock shock for another vehicle with my lift.

[codyyy]

On my '98 I have just about replaced, broken, or restored every problem bolt I could find. I always soak the bolts with PB Blaster for a couple days, heat them up real good and that's about it. I also grease or anti-seize every bolt that I can before it goes back in as well.
Also, looking at those BPEs, it looks good. What I did though was use the link mounts from a rear XJ swaybar. They bolt right up to the body, and it allows you to run a bolt through and use any shock you want without bar pins. Here's a write-up:
http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/Suspension_Steering_Axles_and_Brakes/Rear_BPEs.htm