Looking at buying a Jeep

[lander2312]

So I am looking at a 77 CJ5. I love the old Jeeps. How the dash is soo simple and uncluttered. I like how the 77's have the better frame rails than the earlier 73's. Although I found a nice 86 CJ7 ( which is the last year they made the CJ). Any of you guys or gals have a jeep or have an opinion on either one?

 

[simply dave]

I wouldn't get a CJ and I've owned 2 jeeps (a CJ7 and currently a Cherokee). I also drive a Cherokee as a company vehicle. Just my .02

 

[lander2312]

you can do anything with a CJ. Leave it stock or add just about any mod you can think of. I would not want a cherokee or even a hard top...just a good ol jeep to run in the mud and drink beer and trail ride. I will still have my Dodge 4x4 for everyday driving and hauling stuff, this is just a play toy.

 

[simply dave]

Like I said, I had a CJ as well. I'd rather have an old Bronco.

 

[Hev]

Absolutely love my jeep.... I drive my jeep more than i drive my truck and i refuse to put the top on. Mudding gets expensive though your always breaking something, great place to get parts is Davysjeeps. He will ship them anywhere. Good luck

 

[simply dave]

Mudding gets expensive though your always breaking something...

And there you have it. I live not too far away from the Rubicon. I've seen far more jeeps towed out than I have Broncos.

 

[digimon7068]

this is my 1985 cj7...built it myself...tore it down to the bare frame, sand-blasted and painted the frame, then put it back together again...i have a 304 on the engine stand in my garage that i will finish building one of these days and swing it into place...it's a fun toy.

 

[kx250rider]

I'm a Toyota man myself, so of course I have to recommend 40 series or 50 series LandCruiser if you want something that will go anywhere any time, and will skyrocket in value every year you keep it. . If you can find (and afford) one with the 14B-T turbo-Diesel, it will push a house down, and still get 35mpg, and is bulletproof. Those have been known to drive across the Serengeti Desert in Africa with a hole in the radiator, and fueled by dirty motor oil from abandoned Rovers. Parts are $$$+++, but when you hardly ever NEED parts, that doesn't matter so much ;-)

Charles

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[SpyWizard]

"you don't buy jeeps, you build them"..

I had one for 7 yrs, 134,000 miles on it... traded it in during one of the snowiest days of the year, they gave me 12k for it, i bought the wife a honda accord... good trade really.. but not so much on the other hand..

conflicted, oh the memories..

4" frame lift with 33"x12" wranglers.. warn winch, highlift, computer chip upgrade... good times

 

[lander2312]

Digi...your Jeep looks awesome. Are those 33's?

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[digimon7068]

Digi...your Jeep looks awesome. Are those 33's?

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33x12.50 15"'s

i put a 2.5" black diamond suspension lift on it and the currie shackles give it at least another .5"...like i said...it's a fun toy...it will be more fun when i drop in the 304.

 

[lander2312]

Sharp ride brother

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[hanselthecaretaker]

I loved my '98 ZJ. Put a lift on it, mud tires and dual exhaust. It saw some good trails. Every model after that year outside of the Wrangler has been a yuppie wagon.

 

[lander2312]

I was hoping to find a 75-77 cj but they are hard to find without some serious rust issues. I have found a 86 cj7 (the last year they made the cj series) so going to test drive it tomorrow and see how it goes.

 

[digimon7068]

I was hoping to find a 75-77 cj but they are hard to find without some serious rust issues. I have found a 86 cj7 (the last year they made the cj series) so going to test drive it tomorrow and see how it goes.

i put a fiberglass body on mine...which comes with its own set of challenges...for instance, you have to cut/drill a bunch of holes in a several thousand dollar jeep body, everything that is self-grounding (headlights, marker lights, etc.) need to be grounded with a wire (i bundled all of the ground wires and ran them to one central location in a box that i installed on the firewall then ran a cable from the box down to the frame), etc...