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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...

1040522 The advice previously given is good. The one thing I'll add is this regarding lockers: most real lockers involve replacing the carrier in the diff. Differentials have usually two different sized carriers depending upon the gear ratio. The place where they change is called the...

1040660 Here's a related question. Please pardon me for possible heresy, but what's the board's feeling about waving to modified 4x4's other than Jeeps--especially FJ-40's? I find a lot more comradarie with a modified FJ-40 than I do with a sorority chick driving a stock Wrangler or a soccer...