Anyone here into jeeps?

[grnmchn]

I've been thinking about buying an old cj5 of cj7 as a toy. Anyone have any advice or anything specific I should be looking for or looking ot avoid?

[FitnessBrat]

I think njjuicer has knowledge about those - maybe he'll come around...

[grnmchn]

Cool, thanks.

[NYCmitch25]

Got the Commander '07
The old ones are nothing but problems.

[grnmchn]

Have you had them or just speculating?

[NYCmitch25]

Have you had them or just speculating?

a close friend all he did was bitch about his Jeep to the extent that he tried to talk me out of getting mine (my wifes), some other ppl i know have complained but dont let that stop you if its just a toy

[NYCmitch25]

I would find a forum on it bro...

[grnmchn]

Yeah, I looked into that. Most I've found speak in very techincal terms and I'm not there. I have a buddy who knows a lot about them, maybe I'll try and ask him. Just thought that someone here might have one. Thanks again.

[phatchopper]

I owned a 98 wrangler which is the TJ or YJ (I dont remember) and I lifted it about 6 inches and had 38s on it. Best damn car I ever owned, I never had problems with it that werent my own doing. That inline 6 is a great motor. I decided to get rid of when it was pretty beat and bought a cadillac what a dumbass, I miss that thing. I know you're talking about getting the older CJ and unfortunately I dont really have too much experience with them. Why do you want to get a CJ instead of a newer one, they can be pretty bad ass if you do them up right. Plus its so much easier to get parts for them.

[grnmchn]

The good thing about jeeps in general is that there are endless accessories and parts. This will not be my daily driver and I just like the look of the old cj's. I personally think the cj7 is better than the cj5 (a little bigger). The main reason is that I can get one that is already restored for about 6-10 grand. The newer wranglers are a little more expensive and I just dont want to spend the money for a toy.

[coffee-guy]

I've been going to jeepforums.com for a while now - it's a pretty cool site and it's laid out really well - forums are set up almost perfectly and most everyone is cool/respectful (plus people aren't nearly as discreet/secretive as they aren't discussing things like we do here so it gives it a much different feel)...

I've got an '06 TJ which is gonna get 16x10 Mickey Thompson Classics with Beadlocks, 35" MT Baja Radials and a 4.5" Skyjacker lift setup in the near future - it should be sweet ;)....