You know guys I’m driving up the parkway in Huntsville Alabama and looking at the age of vehicles and you don’t see many vehicles still on the road that are 20 years old being driven daily except the TJ And the occasional older work truck
My peeves with the TJ
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Amen! Plus, the jump to coil springs makes the ride just a little better!
Oh it was fun, just too much engine for me, having had mostly 258’s.
Half doors are a lot more versatile for me. I like being able to rest my arm on the edge. I wouldn’t want to wheel with full doors if I had them and would necessitate owning more Jeep doors which is something I care little about as it is. I’m a no top, no door preferring Jeep guy. I would most likely want hard doors if I had a hard top, which I also have little desire for.
Honestly they probably shouldn’t have even made the TJ with the 4 cylinder. It makes it a sorry excuse for a vehicle IMO.
Honestly they probably shouldn’t have even made the TJ with the 4 cylinder. It makes it a sorry excuse for a vehicle IMO.
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What’s wild to me is a 20 year old vehicle is my TJ from 2002 and not something from the late 80s/early 90s….
To be precise.... you can have fun like a monkey... ya just cant have sex with them. Cuz of monkey pox.
So check it out here is the v8 cj 7 I was just talking about- This belongs to Longhead YJ Trevor’s brother- he has a long head I think.
That station is high for here... I'll try to remember to snap a shot of the station I get gas at...
Mine are crappy, but I'm 100% skewed. I'd rather have zero doors, zero top. I actually laughed the first time I drove the 2005 TJ, the half door and soft top was no better than the full size soft doors on my 1978 CJ7, to your point, ridiculous that 27 years later and ....marginally better....maybe? Comically shitty.
Drove that 78 CJ5 for 5 years in college and in Houston, with zero top or doors at all for 2.5 years, in the rain and 100 degree heat, sitting in traffic in a downpour in Houston having people point at me, so I'm skewed and a stupid perspective because I enjoyed it.
1/2 doors only make my wife happy, the no door makes her nervous, and I'm always one to do whatever it takes to make a girl "happy".
Guy walks into a bar and sits down. Says to the bartender, "One of my pet peeves is Coors light." Bartender says, "We have Bud light." Guy says, "I know but I don't like Coors light."
Amen! Plus, the jump to coil springs makes the ride just a little better!
In 1979 we drove our '78 CJ-7 from Long Island to KCMO. I still remember every expansion joint on I-70! Also, the doors were metal on the inside and were so cold your hand would stick to them if you accidentally touched them. There was nothing more fun in the summer with the top and doors off, though!
Agree with this. Mine had the 6 speed when I got it. I had it swapped to the 42rle auto. Significantly better on the trail. Though I miss the manual when driving up a mountain. Manual was fun on the street, but more of a liability off road.
Hunted a while for half doors. Finally found a set about 5 years ago. Sold the full doors shortly after to fund other mods. Mine is a trail rig and full doors just have no place.
If you're even mentioning steps, then it must be a DD or street rig. This may explain your transmission preference and some of the other items.
Regarding the fog lights: I have been at the top of a mountain ready to drive down. The fog can roll in with little notice. It can get to the point where you have to drive 5mph and still end up on the wrong side of the road. The fog lights definitely help WHEN THERE'S FOG. Even in the rain or snow, they are still a good idea for those odd times when you want to be seen.
Bottom line, Jeeps are like giant Legos. Most of the parts are interchangeable. So luckily you can piece together what you want.
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Kinda sickening that we're within spitting distance of the prices in California...