Re: Wrangler - What to buy?
 

Thanks Greg,
I need all the help I can get.

This jeep will really be a back woods, redneck toy. It's going to have to
work for it's feed, y'kno.

Matt

"Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 95 YJ, 6 cyl, hard top, unmodified with less then 100k would be my
> choice. Or if newer wanted, then 97 up TJ with same.
>

Re: Wrangler - What to buy?
 

Thanks Greg,
I need all the help I can get.

This jeep will really be a back woods, redneck toy. It's going to have to
work for it's feed, y'kno.

Matt

"Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:NXFhf.615450$1i.394228@pd7tw2no...
> 95 YJ, 6 cyl, hard top, unmodified with less then 100k would be my
> choice. Or if newer wanted, then 97 up TJ with same.
>

Re: Wrangler - What to buy?
 

Thanks Greg,
I need all the help I can get.

This jeep will really be a back woods, redneck toy. It's going to have to
work for it's feed, y'kno.

Matt

"Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:NXFhf.615450$1i.394228@pd7tw2no...
> 95 YJ, 6 cyl, hard top, unmodified with less then 100k would be my
> choice. Or if newer wanted, then 97 up TJ with same.
>

Re: Wrangler - What to buy?
 

You would be looking at a newer than 91-92 YJ Wrangler then. That is
when they changed from a carb to injection. The carb engine is nice,
but it takes a kit every couple years and some odd fiddling now and
then....

I always recommend an unmodified vehicle. Usually folks drive a vehicle
to the limits of the modification, so that means a lot of extra wear.

The older CJ7's are nice and have a fold down tailgate. (YJ's have a
door tailgate.) They sit a couple inches taller than the YJ for
clearance too. Sometimes you can find one of those still stock. Carb
engine again though.

I actually prefer the carb engine because you can usually make it run.
It will even take a gravity fuel feed to get out of the bush if the pump
or a line dies...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

ambrin wrote:
>
> Hey men,
>
> I'm going to be in the market for a used, not worn out, Wrangler. What I'm
> looking for is a dependable vehicle that might sometimes be required to 4WD
> around the back roads and the farm. Nothing serious, though, just muddy
> roads or across pastures. So, I don't need a "Rockclimber Godzilla" with a
> 72 inch body lift and 48 inch wheels.
>
> It will also haul about 300 lbs of feed, weekly. That means a trip to the
> feed mill. Every week. I doubt if I travel more than 100 miles each week.
>
> I don't enjoy working on cars, anymore. I have enough of that kind of fun
> just keeping my old tractor on it's feet. Me too, for that matter.
>
> ANY advice is appreciated. I need all the help I can get, except "buy a one
> ton 4WD pickup". The parking spot in my barn is big enough for a Jeep, not
> a 3500 Belchfire 12 cylinder, monster.
>
> You get the idea...
> Thanks in advance....
> Matt
>
>

Re: Wrangler - What to buy?
 

You would be looking at a newer than 91-92 YJ Wrangler then. That is
when they changed from a carb to injection. The carb engine is nice,
but it takes a kit every couple years and some odd fiddling now and
then....

I always recommend an unmodified vehicle. Usually folks drive a vehicle
to the limits of the modification, so that means a lot of extra wear.

The older CJ7's are nice and have a fold down tailgate. (YJ's have a
door tailgate.) They sit a couple inches taller than the YJ for
clearance too. Sometimes you can find one of those still stock. Carb
engine again though.

I actually prefer the carb engine because you can usually make it run.
It will even take a gravity fuel feed to get out of the bush if the pump
or a line dies...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

ambrin wrote:
>
> Hey men,
>
> I'm going to be in the market for a used, not worn out, Wrangler. What I'm
> looking for is a dependable vehicle that might sometimes be required to 4WD
> around the back roads and the farm. Nothing serious, though, just muddy
> roads or across pastures. So, I don't need a "Rockclimber Godzilla" with a
> 72 inch body lift and 48 inch wheels.
>
> It will also haul about 300 lbs of feed, weekly. That means a trip to the
> feed mill. Every week. I doubt if I travel more than 100 miles each week.
>
> I don't enjoy working on cars, anymore. I have enough of that kind of fun
> just keeping my old tractor on it's feet. Me too, for that matter.
>
> ANY advice is appreciated. I need all the help I can get, except "buy a one
> ton 4WD pickup". The parking spot in my barn is big enough for a Jeep, not
> a 3500 Belchfire 12 cylinder, monster.
>
> You get the idea...
> Thanks in advance....
> Matt
>
>

Re: Wrangler - What to buy?
 

You would be looking at a newer than 91-92 YJ Wrangler then. That is
when they changed from a carb to injection. The carb engine is nice,
but it takes a kit every couple years and some odd fiddling now and
then....

I always recommend an unmodified vehicle. Usually folks drive a vehicle
to the limits of the modification, so that means a lot of extra wear.

The older CJ7's are nice and have a fold down tailgate. (YJ's have a
door tailgate.) They sit a couple inches taller than the YJ for
clearance too. Sometimes you can find one of those still stock. Carb
engine again though.

I actually prefer the carb engine because you can usually make it run.
It will even take a gravity fuel feed to get out of the bush if the pump
or a line dies...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

ambrin wrote:
>
> Hey men,
>
> I'm going to be in the market for a used, not worn out, Wrangler. What I'm
> looking for is a dependable vehicle that might sometimes be required to 4WD
> around the back roads and the farm. Nothing serious, though, just muddy
> roads or across pastures. So, I don't need a "Rockclimber Godzilla" with a
> 72 inch body lift and 48 inch wheels.
>
> It will also haul about 300 lbs of feed, weekly. That means a trip to the
> feed mill. Every week. I doubt if I travel more than 100 miles each week.
>
> I don't enjoy working on cars, anymore. I have enough of that kind of fun
> just keeping my old tractor on it's feet. Me too, for that matter.
>
> ANY advice is appreciated. I need all the help I can get, except "buy a one
> ton 4WD pickup". The parking spot in my barn is big enough for a Jeep, not
> a 3500 Belchfire 12 cylinder, monster.
>
> You get the idea...
> Thanks in advance....
> Matt
>
>

Re: Wrangler - What to buy?
 

You may be surprised at the size comparison. I was

XJ TJ
Wheelbase 101.4 98.4
Length 165.3 154.9
Width 67.9 68.3
Track 58 58.3
Height 64 69.8
Ground Clearance 7.3 8.6

Sources
http://www.jeephorizons.com/tech/2005_tj_specs.html
http://jeephorizons.com/tech/xjstockspecs.html

Now.... this is the older 'standard' Cherokee made from 1984-2001. Specs
may vary slightly per year/equipment.

Some pix of my 2000 XJ Cherokee taken the day I brought it home. Sorry for
the poor picture quality.
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2117093135



"ambrin" <ambrin@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Bill,
>
> I think the XJ Cherokee is too big for me to get around in the woods and
> narrow places. I'm not sure how big the Cherokee is, but I'd be surprised
> if I could get one into the barn-slot.
>
> I'd buy something like a John Deere Gator, but I can't run that on the
> road,
> for as far as I have to drive. They can't be made street legal, in other
> words.
>
> I wish I could get that old Land Rover that I drove in S. Africa. Notta
> chance. That style of Land Rover can't be bought here.
>
> Ennywhey...
> Matt
>
>

Re: Wrangler - What to buy?
 

You may be surprised at the size comparison. I was

XJ TJ
Wheelbase 101.4 98.4
Length 165.3 154.9
Width 67.9 68.3
Track 58 58.3
Height 64 69.8
Ground Clearance 7.3 8.6

Sources
http://www.jeephorizons.com/tech/2005_tj_specs.html
http://jeephorizons.com/tech/xjstockspecs.html

Now.... this is the older 'standard' Cherokee made from 1984-2001. Specs
may vary slightly per year/equipment.

Some pix of my 2000 XJ Cherokee taken the day I brought it home. Sorry for
the poor picture quality.
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2117093135



"ambrin" <ambrin@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:gbKhf.23634$q%.8767@newssvr12.news.prodigy.co m...
> Bill,
>
> I think the XJ Cherokee is too big for me to get around in the woods and
> narrow places. I'm not sure how big the Cherokee is, but I'd be surprised
> if I could get one into the barn-slot.
>
> I'd buy something like a John Deere Gator, but I can't run that on the
> road,
> for as far as I have to drive. They can't be made street legal, in other
> words.
>
> I wish I could get that old Land Rover that I drove in S. Africa. Notta
> chance. That style of Land Rover can't be bought here.
>
> Ennywhey...
> Matt
>
>

Re: Wrangler - What to buy?
 

You may be surprised at the size comparison. I was

XJ TJ
Wheelbase 101.4 98.4
Length 165.3 154.9
Width 67.9 68.3
Track 58 58.3
Height 64 69.8
Ground Clearance 7.3 8.6

Sources
http://www.jeephorizons.com/tech/2005_tj_specs.html
http://jeephorizons.com/tech/xjstockspecs.html

Now.... this is the older 'standard' Cherokee made from 1984-2001. Specs
may vary slightly per year/equipment.

Some pix of my 2000 XJ Cherokee taken the day I brought it home. Sorry for
the poor picture quality.
http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2117093135



"ambrin" <ambrin@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:gbKhf.23634$q%.8767@newssvr12.news.prodigy.co m...
> Bill,
>
> I think the XJ Cherokee is too big for me to get around in the woods and
> narrow places. I'm not sure how big the Cherokee is, but I'd be surprised
> if I could get one into the barn-slot.
>
> I'd buy something like a John Deere Gator, but I can't run that on the
> road,
> for as far as I have to drive. They can't be made street legal, in other
> words.
>
> I wish I could get that old Land Rover that I drove in S. Africa. Notta
> chance. That style of Land Rover can't be bought here.
>
> Ennywhey...
> Matt
>
>

Re: Wrangler - What to buy?
 

Hi Bill,
I'm not surprised at all, and you forgot to compare their Curb
Weights: XJ=3,386 to the TJ=3,532 pounds, no wonder it's a slug.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Billy Ray wrote:
>
> You may be surprised at the size comparison. I was
>
> XJ TJ
> Wheelbase 101.4 98.4
> Length 165.3 154.9
> Width 67.9 68.3
> Track 58 58.3
> Height 64 69.8
> Ground Clearance 7.3 8.6
>
> Sources
> http://www.jeephorizons.com/tech/2005_tj_specs.html
> http://jeephorizons.com/tech/xjstockspecs.html
>
> Now.... this is the older 'standard' Cherokee made from 1984-2001. Specs
> may vary slightly per year/equipment.
>
> Some pix of my 2000 XJ Cherokee taken the day I brought it home. Sorry for
> the poor picture quality.
> http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2117093135