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Jeep'ers will understand
- Thread starter W5LZ
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Didn't say I hated them. Just didn't like them much. I've had just about every rendition of Jeep over the years. My last new purchases were my wife's 02 TJ Sport and my 03 Rubicon.
I recently sold my XJ, which I must say was my favorite vehicle of all time. My wife still has the TJ and a 98 XJ. I kept each one stock, except adding front and rear lockers.
I've never owned a street queen either. All my 4x4's were rode hard from day one.
I don't care for the new Wrangler style at all. Side impact requirements just ruined the look as far as I'm concerned. I think the new 4 door ones are absolutely hideous.
I recently sold my XJ, which I must say was my favorite vehicle of all time. My wife still has the TJ and a 98 XJ. I kept each one stock, except adding front and rear lockers.
I've never owned a street queen either. All my 4x4's were rode hard from day one.
I don't care for the new Wrangler style at all. Side impact requirements just ruined the look as far as I'm concerned. I think the new 4 door ones are absolutely hideous.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. My first car was a 3-speed 1971 Commando & was a perfect fit for the mountainous place where I grew: it had very few paved roads. Jeeps (& a few Rovers) were used to haul sacks full of coffee beans, bananas, tobacco & sugar cane crops thru ravines & hills of red clay. It was no fun until it started to rain & 4WD was needed. There was no insta-track: we had to do a complete stop, play with reverse gear & step out to engage front hubs. Wash it on Sundays to go with girlfriend (& her family) to church. The detail from a posted action picture that I liked the most is what appears like a full sized whip (1/4 ~), and those monster tires (old military treads were my only option). I wish AMC was still alive to make Jeeps. Chrysler has managed to keep the Jeep culture alive thru its endless utilities, but modernization appears to chip away at old revered rugeddness.
I had the 4 squirrels in mine when I bought it. Only thing left original in the drive line is the front D30. Swapped in a 8.8 with disks and posi from a 97 Exploder when i blew up the spiders in the D35 with the 4 banger. Then the syncros blew up in the AX-5 so out with that and in with an AX-15 out of a 99 Cherokee. Figured while i was at it i yanked out the 4 banger and dropped in a nice 4.3L Vortec V6 from a 98 Chevy pickup. Drives like it should now with plenty of power. Still had a few things to tie up but it fits in with plenty of room to spare.
Looks like yall have some nice places to ride ! My square headlight remark was purely in jest no harm ment.
The cj 5 would flex nicely. soa with 33's.
The cj 7 was a mud rig. 450 hp 385.ci chevy. 9" hi pinion rear 44 up front. It would pretty good for 40" tires but would roll over and play dead or a real trail.
The cj 5 would flex nicely. soa with 33's.
The cj 7 was a mud rig. 450 hp 385.ci chevy. 9" hi pinion rear 44 up front. It would pretty good for 40" tires but would roll over and play dead or a real trail.