TFL interviews original Rubicon designers

Amazing, I bought one of the first TJs early in 1996 and it handled and drove like no other Jeep I had ever driven.

My only problem with the brand new 97 I bought was it was 4 cylinder. Totally gutless and worse when I had the AC on. AC was required when I had to drive to work in a suit and tie. Glad those days are over.
 
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Great interview. I am a bit curious what they would think if we brought up the paper thin Tie Rod. How did that make it on the hardest core factory production off-road vehicle in the world when they had the ZJ Tie Rod already in production from earlier years?
 
If it has 4 doors it’s not a Jeep.

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I was told those are the best ones. :cool:
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Wow. I left TX 3.5 yrs ago. Red McCombs had dealerships all over the place. I never would have noticed except I knew Gary Woods, who was Red’s partner. Woods at one time was part owner of the Minnesota Vikings, and later the San Antonio Spurs. He had a ranch a few miles down the road from us. I don’t think he drove a Jeep though!
 
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