Which Jeep for me
#1
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Which Jeep for me
Hey all,
I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since I
will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any ideas?
What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
Thanks for all the help.
Dennis
I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since I
will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any ideas?
What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
Thanks for all the help.
Dennis
#2
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Re: Which Jeep for me
cj stands for civillian jeep, built by kaiser, and more recently american
motors. amc redesigned the cj and made the great yj wrangler, a great
improvement in many ways over the old cj. when krysler stole jeep from amc,
they started cheapening amc's designs for the cherokee, wrangler, and grand
cherokee. one of the results was the tj, an uglified amc wrangler, but
which used amc's front suspension, regarded by some as an improvement over
the previous leaf spring setup. as a jeep newby, you probably should
consider an original wrangler design, '87 on up to early '90's. condition
and past use-abuse are critical with any product, especially something
abuse-prone such as a jeep. common mistakes by newbies: thinking that
gigantic tires and big lifts are essential for serious off-roading.
warning: don't be confused by labels, such as the word "jeep" stuck on
things such as krysler's tall, skinny, tip-prone funny-looking misshapen
"liberty", which is not really a jeep, but rather something else entirely.
hope this helps. good luck. you will probably come to love your jeep, and
jeeping in general.
~~
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
motors. amc redesigned the cj and made the great yj wrangler, a great
improvement in many ways over the old cj. when krysler stole jeep from amc,
they started cheapening amc's designs for the cherokee, wrangler, and grand
cherokee. one of the results was the tj, an uglified amc wrangler, but
which used amc's front suspension, regarded by some as an improvement over
the previous leaf spring setup. as a jeep newby, you probably should
consider an original wrangler design, '87 on up to early '90's. condition
and past use-abuse are critical with any product, especially something
abuse-prone such as a jeep. common mistakes by newbies: thinking that
gigantic tires and big lifts are essential for serious off-roading.
warning: don't be confused by labels, such as the word "jeep" stuck on
things such as krysler's tall, skinny, tip-prone funny-looking misshapen
"liberty", which is not really a jeep, but rather something else entirely.
hope this helps. good luck. you will probably come to love your jeep, and
jeeping in general.
~~
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
#3
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Re: Which Jeep for me
cj stands for civillian jeep, built by kaiser, and more recently american
motors. amc redesigned the cj and made the great yj wrangler, a great
improvement in many ways over the old cj. when krysler stole jeep from amc,
they started cheapening amc's designs for the cherokee, wrangler, and grand
cherokee. one of the results was the tj, an uglified amc wrangler, but
which used amc's front suspension, regarded by some as an improvement over
the previous leaf spring setup. as a jeep newby, you probably should
consider an original wrangler design, '87 on up to early '90's. condition
and past use-abuse are critical with any product, especially something
abuse-prone such as a jeep. common mistakes by newbies: thinking that
gigantic tires and big lifts are essential for serious off-roading.
warning: don't be confused by labels, such as the word "jeep" stuck on
things such as krysler's tall, skinny, tip-prone funny-looking misshapen
"liberty", which is not really a jeep, but rather something else entirely.
hope this helps. good luck. you will probably come to love your jeep, and
jeeping in general.
~~
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
motors. amc redesigned the cj and made the great yj wrangler, a great
improvement in many ways over the old cj. when krysler stole jeep from amc,
they started cheapening amc's designs for the cherokee, wrangler, and grand
cherokee. one of the results was the tj, an uglified amc wrangler, but
which used amc's front suspension, regarded by some as an improvement over
the previous leaf spring setup. as a jeep newby, you probably should
consider an original wrangler design, '87 on up to early '90's. condition
and past use-abuse are critical with any product, especially something
abuse-prone such as a jeep. common mistakes by newbies: thinking that
gigantic tires and big lifts are essential for serious off-roading.
warning: don't be confused by labels, such as the word "jeep" stuck on
things such as krysler's tall, skinny, tip-prone funny-looking misshapen
"liberty", which is not really a jeep, but rather something else entirely.
hope this helps. good luck. you will probably come to love your jeep, and
jeeping in general.
~~
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
#4
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Re: Which Jeep for me
cj stands for civillian jeep, built by kaiser, and more recently american
motors. amc redesigned the cj and made the great yj wrangler, a great
improvement in many ways over the old cj. when krysler stole jeep from amc,
they started cheapening amc's designs for the cherokee, wrangler, and grand
cherokee. one of the results was the tj, an uglified amc wrangler, but
which used amc's front suspension, regarded by some as an improvement over
the previous leaf spring setup. as a jeep newby, you probably should
consider an original wrangler design, '87 on up to early '90's. condition
and past use-abuse are critical with any product, especially something
abuse-prone such as a jeep. common mistakes by newbies: thinking that
gigantic tires and big lifts are essential for serious off-roading.
warning: don't be confused by labels, such as the word "jeep" stuck on
things such as krysler's tall, skinny, tip-prone funny-looking misshapen
"liberty", which is not really a jeep, but rather something else entirely.
hope this helps. good luck. you will probably come to love your jeep, and
jeeping in general.
~~
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
motors. amc redesigned the cj and made the great yj wrangler, a great
improvement in many ways over the old cj. when krysler stole jeep from amc,
they started cheapening amc's designs for the cherokee, wrangler, and grand
cherokee. one of the results was the tj, an uglified amc wrangler, but
which used amc's front suspension, regarded by some as an improvement over
the previous leaf spring setup. as a jeep newby, you probably should
consider an original wrangler design, '87 on up to early '90's. condition
and past use-abuse are critical with any product, especially something
abuse-prone such as a jeep. common mistakes by newbies: thinking that
gigantic tires and big lifts are essential for serious off-roading.
warning: don't be confused by labels, such as the word "jeep" stuck on
things such as krysler's tall, skinny, tip-prone funny-looking misshapen
"liberty", which is not really a jeep, but rather something else entirely.
hope this helps. good luck. you will probably come to love your jeep, and
jeeping in general.
~~
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
#5
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Which Jeep for me
cj stands for civillian jeep, built by kaiser, and more recently american
motors. amc redesigned the cj and made the great yj wrangler, a great
improvement in many ways over the old cj. when krysler stole jeep from amc,
they started cheapening amc's designs for the cherokee, wrangler, and grand
cherokee. one of the results was the tj, an uglified amc wrangler, but
which used amc's front suspension, regarded by some as an improvement over
the previous leaf spring setup. as a jeep newby, you probably should
consider an original wrangler design, '87 on up to early '90's. condition
and past use-abuse are critical with any product, especially something
abuse-prone such as a jeep. common mistakes by newbies: thinking that
gigantic tires and big lifts are essential for serious off-roading.
warning: don't be confused by labels, such as the word "jeep" stuck on
things such as krysler's tall, skinny, tip-prone funny-looking misshapen
"liberty", which is not really a jeep, but rather something else entirely.
hope this helps. good luck. you will probably come to love your jeep, and
jeeping in general.
~~
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
motors. amc redesigned the cj and made the great yj wrangler, a great
improvement in many ways over the old cj. when krysler stole jeep from amc,
they started cheapening amc's designs for the cherokee, wrangler, and grand
cherokee. one of the results was the tj, an uglified amc wrangler, but
which used amc's front suspension, regarded by some as an improvement over
the previous leaf spring setup. as a jeep newby, you probably should
consider an original wrangler design, '87 on up to early '90's. condition
and past use-abuse are critical with any product, especially something
abuse-prone such as a jeep. common mistakes by newbies: thinking that
gigantic tires and big lifts are essential for serious off-roading.
warning: don't be confused by labels, such as the word "jeep" stuck on
things such as krysler's tall, skinny, tip-prone funny-looking misshapen
"liberty", which is not really a jeep, but rather something else entirely.
hope this helps. good luck. you will probably come to love your jeep, and
jeeping in general.
~~
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
#6
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Re: Which Jeep for me
Up until 86 they were cj's 87-95 sqaure headlights are yj's 91+ fuel
injected 96 no wrangler 97+ tj no more leaf springs smoother ride when
lifted better ride than cj or yj my opinion would be get a 97+ 6 cyl!!!!
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
injected 96 no wrangler 97+ tj no more leaf springs smoother ride when
lifted better ride than cj or yj my opinion would be get a 97+ 6 cyl!!!!
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
#7
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Which Jeep for me
Up until 86 they were cj's 87-95 sqaure headlights are yj's 91+ fuel
injected 96 no wrangler 97+ tj no more leaf springs smoother ride when
lifted better ride than cj or yj my opinion would be get a 97+ 6 cyl!!!!
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
injected 96 no wrangler 97+ tj no more leaf springs smoother ride when
lifted better ride than cj or yj my opinion would be get a 97+ 6 cyl!!!!
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
#8
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Which Jeep for me
Up until 86 they were cj's 87-95 sqaure headlights are yj's 91+ fuel
injected 96 no wrangler 97+ tj no more leaf springs smoother ride when
lifted better ride than cj or yj my opinion would be get a 97+ 6 cyl!!!!
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
injected 96 no wrangler 97+ tj no more leaf springs smoother ride when
lifted better ride than cj or yj my opinion would be get a 97+ 6 cyl!!!!
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
#9
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Which Jeep for me
Up until 86 they were cj's 87-95 sqaure headlights are yj's 91+ fuel
injected 96 no wrangler 97+ tj no more leaf springs smoother ride when
lifted better ride than cj or yj my opinion would be get a 97+ 6 cyl!!!!
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
injected 96 no wrangler 97+ tj no more leaf springs smoother ride when
lifted better ride than cj or yj my opinion would be get a 97+ 6 cyl!!!!
"lovs2fly" <wiaterd@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1uOdnTBTT5FdFlvfRVn-3A@comcast.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting a jeep for the first time. I don't know much
> about them but I was thinking about the wrangler. I am looking used since
I
> will do a rebuild. I plan on doing mostly city and beach driving. Any
ideas?
> What's the difference between CJ and TJ and any other.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Dennis
>
>
#10
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Re: Which Jeep for me
Go for a '97 or newer. '91 to '95 are "ok" (aside from having square
headlights) but their leaf spring suspensions don't ride as well on the
street and they take more to build them so they wheel offroad as well as
the '97 and newer with their coil spring suspensions do. The
introduction of the '97 really got Jeeping going even more than it was,
the newer Jeeps are truly a great design.
Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
headlights) but their leaf spring suspensions don't ride as well on the
street and they take more to build them so they wheel offroad as well as
the '97 and newer with their coil spring suspensions do. The
introduction of the '97 really got Jeeping going even more than it was,
the newer Jeeps are truly a great design.
Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.***.net/jerrypb/