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746000 You're missing what jeeps are all about. You want a pretty dash? Go buy a pretty car. Jeeps are about functionality. Those guages are there so that you can keep an eye on your engine--instead of having an idiot light come on when the problem has already passed the point of being...

881000 Check for cracks near the spring perches. I don't know your level of four-wheeling knowlege, but there are many jeeps built for four wheel driving. You might, for instance, look for a (correctly installed) suspension lift. In no particular order, here are some suggestions. Look for a...

945000 Unfortunately, you really leave too many variables open for us to be helpful. For instance: do you want an open-air wrangler/CJ type jeep, or a SUV type such as the Grand Cherokee or the Cherokee? Do you have $3,000 or $30,000 to spend? When you say that you plan to be in the...

948000 Okay. That info helps. If you're looking at late seventies/early-to-mid eighties, you're looking strictly at CJ's. The YJ's weren't produced until the '87 model year. Within the CJ's, you have a realistic choice between the CJ-5, CJ-6, CJ-7, and CJ-8. The five and seven are shorter...

953000 I think the reply regarding the YJ has a lot going for it. Yes, the CJ is more classic looking. But yes, you are looking at rust in those older jeeps. Performance-wise, the CJ is built a little more ruggedly--I'd even take the model 20 rear axle over the D-35 found in the Wranglers...

1040293 The basic dope on working on (read in) your differentials: if you have to ask whether you can do it yourself, the answer is no, you cannot. When swapping gears, the tolerences are very minute. You can easily think you got it right, only to have your gears tear themselves up after a...