Do you see any issues under this LJ?

JibCrane

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Found another LJ to look at and was hoping some expert eyes would take a look. I see some light overspray. The water pump, valve cover gasket and oil pan gasket were replaced under 50k and there may be a minor rear seal leak. It was in a minor accident a while back with frontal damage. Thanks in advance!

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Some of that "rust" might be red clay. The frame looks good on the outside. Put a finger in each hole and feel the bottom of the frame. A little sand isn't bad, but crusty rusty flakes is bad.

It has a transfer case skid drop. That's usually not needed on an LJ unless it's lifted several inches.
 
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That frame has been rattle canned with black paint (you can tell by the overspray). Be sure to thoroughly check it for rust.
 
That's weird. I just got a yellow Jeep and it's leaking in the same place as this one. Maybe I should have held out for a red one. :)

I'm not a Jeep expert but I live in Michigan so I have some experience with rusty stuff. FWIW, I see more dirt than rust in those pictures.
 
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My opinion- scope the frame.


- if you buy it have some money for body mount bushings (they are cracked) , control arm bushings, sway bar links, etc- it appears to he stock and nothing has been replaced- and you know it is at least 17 years old. It likely needs serviced and steering parts and some minor things like most of them do at this stage.