Army Jeeps- Highway usage
 

All,

I'm considering buying an old army jeep, and fixing it up as a putt
around town vehicle. I'm not particularly interested in a completely
faithful restoration, at least as far as the internals go, but in
finding a good compromise between aesthetics and street functionality.

Anyway, my main concern is with highway speeds. I read that these old
jeeps have a hard time getting above 45 without blowing the engines or
causing some other kind of serious trouble. What are my options for
getting an army jeep up to 65MPH or so? The websites I've seen so far
don't seem to be of much help.

Thanks!

steven

Re: Army Jeeps- Highway usage
 

Aside from not being designed for "around town" use, being unstable at
speed, poor gas mileage, and not too safe in a crash, the MBs are wonderful
and fun vehicles.
Perhaps you should be looking for a 2 wheel drive DJ postal Jeep, or even a
car.

Just my 2 cents
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: Army Jeeps- Highway usage
 

Aside from not being designed for "around town" use, being unstable at
speed, poor gas mileage, and not too safe in a crash, the MBs are wonderful
and fun vehicles.
Perhaps you should be looking for a 2 wheel drive DJ postal Jeep, or even a
car.

Just my 2 cents
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: Army Jeeps- Highway usage
 

Aside from not being designed for "around town" use, being unstable at
speed, poor gas mileage, and not too safe in a crash, the MBs are wonderful
and fun vehicles.
Perhaps you should be looking for a 2 wheel drive DJ postal Jeep, or even a
car.

Just my 2 cents
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: Army Jeeps- Highway usage
 

Aside from not being designed for "around town" use, being unstable at
speed, poor gas mileage, and not too safe in a crash, the MBs are wonderful
and fun vehicles.
Perhaps you should be looking for a 2 wheel drive DJ postal Jeep, or even a
car.

Just my 2 cents
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: Army Jeeps- Highway usage
 

Sounds like you should be looking at a CJ instead. That is the civilian
version with the same classic face and it can hold highway speeds just
fine.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

geigertube wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I'm considering buying an old army jeep, and fixing it up as a putt
> around town vehicle. I'm not particularly interested in a completely
> faithful restoration, at least as far as the internals go, but in
> finding a good compromise between aesthetics and street functionality.
>
> Anyway, my main concern is with highway speeds. I read that these old
> jeeps have a hard time getting above 45 without blowing the engines or
> causing some other kind of serious trouble. What are my options for
> getting an army jeep up to 65MPH or so? The websites I've seen so far
> don't seem to be of much help.
>
> Thanks!
>
> steven

Re: Army Jeeps- Highway usage
 

Sounds like you should be looking at a CJ instead. That is the civilian
version with the same classic face and it can hold highway speeds just
fine.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

geigertube wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I'm considering buying an old army jeep, and fixing it up as a putt
> around town vehicle. I'm not particularly interested in a completely
> faithful restoration, at least as far as the internals go, but in
> finding a good compromise between aesthetics and street functionality.
>
> Anyway, my main concern is with highway speeds. I read that these old
> jeeps have a hard time getting above 45 without blowing the engines or
> causing some other kind of serious trouble. What are my options for
> getting an army jeep up to 65MPH or so? The websites I've seen so far
> don't seem to be of much help.
>
> Thanks!
>
> steven

Re: Army Jeeps- Highway usage
 

Sounds like you should be looking at a CJ instead. That is the civilian
version with the same classic face and it can hold highway speeds just
fine.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

geigertube wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I'm considering buying an old army jeep, and fixing it up as a putt
> around town vehicle. I'm not particularly interested in a completely
> faithful restoration, at least as far as the internals go, but in
> finding a good compromise between aesthetics and street functionality.
>
> Anyway, my main concern is with highway speeds. I read that these old
> jeeps have a hard time getting above 45 without blowing the engines or
> causing some other kind of serious trouble. What are my options for
> getting an army jeep up to 65MPH or so? The websites I've seen so far
> don't seem to be of much help.
>
> Thanks!
>
> steven

Re: Army Jeeps- Highway usage
 

Sounds like you should be looking at a CJ instead. That is the civilian
version with the same classic face and it can hold highway speeds just
fine.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

geigertube wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I'm considering buying an old army jeep, and fixing it up as a putt
> around town vehicle. I'm not particularly interested in a completely
> faithful restoration, at least as far as the internals go, but in
> finding a good compromise between aesthetics and street functionality.
>
> Anyway, my main concern is with highway speeds. I read that these old
> jeeps have a hard time getting above 45 without blowing the engines or
> causing some other kind of serious trouble. What are my options for
> getting an army jeep up to 65MPH or so? The websites I've seen so far
> don't seem to be of much help.
>
> Thanks!
>
> steven

Re: Army Jeeps- Highway usage
 

Hi Steve,
Find an Warn old overdrive pictured:
http://www.----------.com/Dana18.jpg
http://www.public.asu.edu/~grover/willys/od.html
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/convxfer/warnod.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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geigertube wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I'm considering buying an old army jeep, and fixing it up as a putt
> around town vehicle. I'm not particularly interested in a completely
> faithful restoration, at least as far as the internals go, but in
> finding a good compromise between aesthetics and street functionality.
>
> Anyway, my main concern is with highway speeds. I read that these old
> jeeps have a hard time getting above 45 without blowing the engines or
> causing some other kind of serious trouble. What are my options for
> getting an army jeep up to 65MPH or so? The websites I've seen so far
> don't seem to be of much help.
>
> Thanks!
>
> steven