Bobo57
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Any thoughts, leads, opinions, etc. welcome.............
Thanks in advance,
B
Thanks in advance,
B
Any pics?I have a 69 cj5 that I would love to sell.... Let me know if you can convince the wife. lol
I can get some but its my wife that you have to convinceAny pics?
Why do you want a CJ7? I owned one from 1992 til I bought my JK in 2008. Loved it at the time a spent a bunch of money making it a fairly good rock crawler; ARBs, low gears, T18 trans, 4:1 transfer case, 35 inch tires and so on. Time has moved on. Stock they ride like shit. Coils ride nice. As a minimum I would start with a TJ (1997 to 2006) with a 4.0 and automatic transmission. Good building platform and nice power for general driving. If you think you would get more serious about more hard core wheeling, I would get an LJ, which is the long wheelbase model. Get a hard top, much more pleasant to ride in and can be taken off fairly easily.
For background, my JK rides on 37s and I am a regular at the Hammers with my rockcrawler.
7's are cool. Yes the newer Jeeps are capable, and ride nice, and every soccer mom from here to the east coast drives one... but they are not the Jeeps of the past.looking for something inexpensive to start the hobby. Can’t afford a big ticket item at this time. It’s also my understanding that the 7’s have more leg room.
7's are cool. Yes the newer Jeeps are capable, and ride nice, and every soccer mom from here to the east coast drives one... but they are not the Jeeps of the past.
Everytime I took my CJ 5 out I got nothing but thumbs up from random people. Those 5's and 7's have old school cool. My only suggestion would be stay 76 and up as the aftermarket options are huge. 75 and before is very limited and you will have to modify most things.
If you are interested in a CJ 7, I'd also suggest looking at the old FJ's. They are hard to find, but very similar in size.
good info. I’ll keep looking
Good info. For perspective, my stock 74 bronco, open diffs, 31" tires and an auto trans was very capable if you didn't mind a little body damage.
What gets people with these projects is the constant upgrades when you really don't need it.
We went to Moab and rented a TJ with a 2" body lift on 32's. It started life as a Rubi so it had the auto locking hubs which was nice. That little jeep went all over Moab on the highly traveled trails (we didn't try the escalator lol) and was VERY capable. They really don't need much to enjoy off-roading.
In regards to Old vs New... You can't compare the ride of a 30+ year old Jeep with a new one. Two different worlds. That is like trying to compare the first RZR to the current RZRs on the market.
Ha I did that, stretched it on leafs with 1 tons. That sucked. Then it was stolen and gone for 3 years, now 3 linked front and 4-linked rear on kings. They are great with $30k+ in themI really like my TJ but if you want a cheep Jeep and can deal with leaf springs YJ's can be had on the cheep.
Great looking JeepJust sold this.... dumped a bunch of money in her but got it all back and then some....... miss it now!!! View attachment 949728
Love the looks of the stretched JeepHa I did that, stretched it on leafs with 1 tons. That sucked. Then it was stolen and gone for 3 years, now 3 linked front and 4-linked rear on kings. They are great with $30k+ in them
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