If I were to take it to a Chrysler/Jeep dealership and have an inspection done by them, do you think that would work too? I honestly don't know if they would have any experience with anything modded.
Should I be worried about this?
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I had my eyes on that one! I was looking more into it and on one site it had said it was an auto but is was a manual. Sadly, I don't know how to drive a manual yet.
A dedicated 4x4 shop would be a better choice. That tj is definitely ready for more than just light trails.
Oh yeah, it for sure is. I am totally new to all of this so that's why I'd be doing light trails a first. Eventually, I want to get into more heavy-duty off-roading but you gotta start somewhere!
It seems like a quality built jeep. If it is a 4.0 as the details say then I can easily see it being worth that much. You should go in knowing though that the lift it has on it, nth degree, while awesome and a quality system they no longer make parts for it. If one of the joints go bad you may have a difficult time finding a replacement and when you do it will likely cost a decent amount of money. @Chris recently was looking at a jeep with the same suspension but the guy had a bunch of spare parts that he was going to include in the deal.
If he bent the front axle... he must of ran a tougher trail in big bear. Anza is mainly desert.. not too many rock gardens.
That is a lot of Jeep for a beginner but it explains the price. What catches my eye is the front axel has an air locker and the rear has a e locker. That's not very common, but whatever blows their skirt up.
Fake news? The only nth degree items I see listed are skid plates. The lift appears to be all Savvy/Currie for which parts are readily available.
18/21 for mileage claimed. That seems honest for a Jeep with 35's.
All I know is this from the decription: " Currie 4" suspension lift with front and rear antirocks, savvy double adjustable aluminum control arms, front and rear currie track bars, and currie correct link heavy duty steering linkage."
I'm not intimately familiar with the nth degree stuff. More pictures will tell the true story.
With the super 30 kit in HP Dana 30 and Dana 44 in rear and both locked only major thing a rubicon would add is the 241 t-case. Not saying that isn’t a nice thing to have but could always be added later if needed.
Things like this, inspecting the welds and bracket placement on front axle, understanding why have air locker/e-locker combo, making sure the rear axle JK swap is done right ... A jeep dealership probably isn’t going to be much help. You will need someone experienced with these kind of mods. Lots of detailed pics and post them or find a reputable 4x4 shop as suggested. There is potentially a good jeep there if was done right. Or a nightmare in expensive if it hasn’t been.
And yes learn to drive a manual! TJ could be one of the easiest vehicles to learn with. I taught an ex to drive my first TJ and when we started she literally didn’t know how to start a car. Short time in parking lot with it in 4low she had hang out.
I can't remember who it was, but a very experienced Jeep builder said "I never saw a front axle that wasn't bent or a rear that was bent". That is from memory and not word for word, but you get the idea.
It is usually a lot cheaper to buy a modded Jeep than to build one. It is also a lot less work.
It is usually a lot cheaper to buy a modded Jeep than to build one. It is also a lot less work.
@Mora have you seen this rubicon listed on the forum? https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/03-rubicon-savvy-currie.36565/
With shipping it would likely be similar in price but in my mind a much better rig.
With shipping it would likely be similar in price but in my mind a much better rig.
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