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Nice TJ.... wish we had terrain like that here in WI

Thanks, we had a lot of fun with that one.

Hi, I’m Chris, nice to meet you. Now you know someone personally that has owned a dozen Jeeps up to 180k and haven’t done anything besides brake pads and rotors and usually sold them sod more than I paid.

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This was my last TJ or TJU or LJ whatever you prefer... I was sad to see this one go but I needed 3 seat belts in the back with our latest addition.

Nice, I like the flat fender mod. 35's?

Thanks! They came black but I had them blasted and painted. 35’s on everything I own!

Had a really nice '65 CJ5 in high school (80's). Mildly built. Loved it.

Now I have an 08 grand Cherokee that's basically parked as a back up vehicle. 140,000 miles and was thinking of doing another mild build. I just hate that 3.7l in it. I like the mercedes tranny though.

For the suspension guys, I need new strut tower bushings and of course I need to cut the towers out. Are the towers and bushings stealership only?

I got struts, it's the towers that connect them to the lower control arm. Mine are so rusted in there a press couldn't get them out, tried that got the t-shirt. I'm sure I'm gonna lose the bushing in the lower control arm trying to get that bolt out also.

I just hate paying stealership prices.

Solution with a side of upgrade.

I had three Jeeps. 1971 CJ5 with the V6 and 4 speed OD. No brakes and open diffs. It was a pos for reliability. Ever have a car catch fire when you shut of the ignition and took the key out?

Then a 87 Wrangler with the 258 six. Best of the Jeeps I owned for reliability but not good off road due to limited wheel travel.

Then a 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee V8. Pretty good car except for the front end which periodically would start shaking so bad you had to pull off the road. Take off again and it wouldn't do it until the next time and you never knew when it would happen. It was a defect in the differential assembly method I was told after a year of being told it was mud on the wheels.

My take of Jeeps is that they are fun to drive, useful in certain environments, and you can dump a boat load of money into them and make them do anything you want except get good fuel mileage.

My Jeeps earn their keep. Rio7

Nothing beats a good death wobble. Fixable but a pain in the dick.

Well done sir.

Jeeps..had a few.

My 48 CJ2a and Dad's 68 CJ5 circa 1986


My 48 when I brought it home..


My 71 CJ5


My 2012 JKU


My 69 CJ6


current state


My dad and I have had 3 more Jeeps. He had a 46 CJ2a, 86 CJ7 and I had another 48 CJ2a
My brother had an 84 CJ7

Mine is a 86 cj7, 4.2 6 with 4.0 head molar fuel injection and arb front and rear lockers, 3” lift

They are a good toy. Bed is too small though.

They're a fun vehicle,but always turn into a never ending project.
Jeep= Just
Empty
Every
Pocket

Truth. Well played.