purchasing a cj5
08-02-2004, 12:47 AM
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Re: purchasing a cj5
To look for....
A V8 and a 'stock' original suspension.
That will be the best CJ5 going. A 258 6 is the best engine for
crawling torque (she won't stall at 500 rpm on a serious hill climb,
just dig if you get too steep) and gas mileage and still is respectable
for power on the highway. A 4 is great off road with the highway still
able to hold legal speed, but it is a 4 banger after all.
I actually have been surprised by 4's, they have kept up on the highway
getting there and on the trail so well that I didn't realize they were
4's until told and I take out a lot of Jeeps on semi organized trips.
Look for stock.
If it has been modified in any way, the owner has very likely driven it
to the limits of it's modifications. This causes extreme wear on stock
parts. That is reality. If it has 35's on it, it is a toy that will
cost big to keep on the road.
'You play, you pay' is real saying in an off road vehicle, double that
for an old one.
There are narrow track and wide track ones, I don't know the cut off,
but think it is 78 or so. In a CJ5, 'I' would want the older narrow
track one. I run on deep Canadian Bush trails and my 86 CJ7 wide track
Dana 44 is wide in places, an old narrow track Jeep can follow an ATV
easy. I have to work at it for physical size with wide tire YJ's or
TJ's having to actually climb the trees to fit through some places.
My opinion for you,
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
drex wrote:
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> any suggestions on what to look for when purchasing a cj5?
A V8 and a 'stock' original suspension.
That will be the best CJ5 going. A 258 6 is the best engine for
crawling torque (she won't stall at 500 rpm on a serious hill climb,
just dig if you get too steep) and gas mileage and still is respectable
for power on the highway. A 4 is great off road with the highway still
able to hold legal speed, but it is a 4 banger after all.
I actually have been surprised by 4's, they have kept up on the highway
getting there and on the trail so well that I didn't realize they were
4's until told and I take out a lot of Jeeps on semi organized trips.
Look for stock.
If it has been modified in any way, the owner has very likely driven it
to the limits of it's modifications. This causes extreme wear on stock
parts. That is reality. If it has 35's on it, it is a toy that will
cost big to keep on the road.
'You play, you pay' is real saying in an off road vehicle, double that
for an old one.
There are narrow track and wide track ones, I don't know the cut off,
but think it is 78 or so. In a CJ5, 'I' would want the older narrow
track one. I run on deep Canadian Bush trails and my 86 CJ7 wide track
Dana 44 is wide in places, an old narrow track Jeep can follow an ATV
easy. I have to work at it for physical size with wide tire YJ's or
TJ's having to actually climb the trees to fit through some places.
My opinion for you,
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
drex wrote:
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> any suggestions on what to look for when purchasing a cj5?