Recent content by Scsmith42

Here ya go.

I think that I found the answer to my question at the Jeep Tech page. Looks like they will interchange.

I bought a 1974 CJ5 project jeep a while back, and subsequently acquired a 1977 CJ5 parts jeep. The ‘74 was in pretty decent condition, but had a lot of hacks made to it over the years. I’ve been slowly working on it to return it to somewhat original condition. Fortunately rust is not bad at...

lol!

They are near Raleigh, NC

A friend of mine is the executor for an estate that owns several Forward Control Jeeps. He is exploring options regarding liquidating the jeeps for the estate. Most appear to be ex-military, and the estate may own spare parts for them including doors, windows, etc. Several are crew-cab...

Thanks for the link!

JP, thanks for the response. Unfortunately disk brakes were not an option in 1974, so there are not any replacement part comparisons available from the standard auto parts suppliers.

I've recently acquired a stock '74 CJ5 project jeep, and have the opportunity to pick up a stock '77 CJ5 for parts. The '74 will be kept relatively stock for farm use as well as the occasional trip to town. My main motivation regarding acquiring the '77 is that it has disk brakes on the...

Howdy all. I live on a farm with a sawmill operation outside of Raleigh NC. Recently I acquired a 1974 CJ5 project jeep that I'm planning to bring back to life to use around the farm. It's in overall solid condition; the seller had owned it for 17 years but it's been parked for the last two...