What do you think of my 1965 CJ6?

[Sasquach]

No to any body lift. Your steering gear is frame mounted and no hinged intermediate shaft like a later CJ as are all your pedals and you would be asking for a beating IMO. Plus they are just lame anyway in my book. If you need to get a lift out of it your springs are probably shot anyway and some fresh units with the right lift would be the way to go.
All that said just go have fun it it the way it is and see what upgrades bring themselves forward as needed.

 

[DrumDawg]

I bought these two KC DayLiters for $50 off Craigslist, repainted then black, then outlined the lettering in yellow. I hooked them up to my high beams. Now I need a 8000 lb winch to go between them. Some day I would like to find a light bar and add four more lights above the windshield.

 

[BajaEdition]

I have to agree about the no body lift
any Jeep before 1972 there are some real issues to deal with if you want a body lift, the Master cylinder is on the frame, the clutch linkage is between the frame and tranny, the gaspedal hinges on the frame.
These are real issue that need a bit of engineering to overcome. The clutch linkage is a less than 200 dollar mod buying a kit from Advanced adapters, but the brake and gas pedal kit would involve designing a baking plate, hanging the MC off the firewall and getting a set of pedals to work off the firewall instead of the frame.

 

[jay59l]

I have to agree about the no body lift
any Jeep before 1972 .

Wow I did not know that. Learn something new every day!

 

[DrumDawg]

This site is great! Who sells the springs I would need and how much would they cost? Would I have to modify anything?

 

[BrockGrimes]

Can you do a yj spring on this old a jeep, I forget.
It would be a good upgrade if you can.
I'll do some looking.

Ok seems I remembered right here you go:
http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82364
http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69915

 

[Sasquach]

This site is great! Who sells the springs I would need and how much would they cost? Would I have to modify anything?

Depends on how much lift? You will need to decide the amount you are after then go from there but don't jump in without conciderable thought and research.
I would keep to a max. of 2 1/2" and would look at old man emu springs but there realy are many choices and the call is yours. Expect to pay around 100-AMC 150 per spring.

 

[SKT]

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I cant believe how clean this '6 is!

What history do you know about it?

Did the PO that you bought it from 'restore' it?


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