76ANTHONY

just a quick question, i have an old 1990 4runner with a v6, it wont tow my boat so i wanted a jeep with a i6 in it, i got an offer to trade my 1990 4x4 auto 4runner for a 1993 4x4 grand cherokee with a v8, the paints peeling but im sure i can get it painted for about 1500 bucks, but i think this will tow my 22 foot boat that only weighs about 3600lbs, now my question would be, is this a good daily driver, it has about 160000 miles on it and my runner had 229000. i like the look of both the gc and the regular cherokee,.... is or would this make a good daily driver...????

mike

gas milage will prob go down but i have family that have these and drive them everyday.
and as far as power it will have it. should be a noticeable diff from the 4 runner

76ANTHONY

WELL IM only driving 5 miles to work and 5 miles home so gas really isnt an issue, just need the towing power and realiability... thanks for the info

the gimp

hey i have a 94 with the 5.2 and my gas isnt the best but ive have much worst.
as for the towing, it will do fine...you would beleive the things ive pulled and not all of them had wheels
the power is there its just wiating to be unleashed lol
believe me yesterday was the first time i really got into mine, it really impressed me

nick_n_ii

The Grands(ZJ) with the 5.2 have a 5500lbs towing rate you'll be fine. As for gas mileage there is things you can do to help, best thing is to make it breath better...

76ANTHONY

i see they sell headers and intakes, better cams for towing. im sure theres more too. hey its a jeep right, theres parts all over for them and cheap too

Belto

I dont know about that cheap part but yeah you can find parts farely easy...

the gimp

i think he might be talking about going ebay route which isnt the way to go

nick_n_ii

Also you can use some of the Ram 318 parts also..

whowey

gotta remember its almost the exact same motor as the Dakota used... Alot more parts are available under Dakota references.

76ANTHONY

SORRY, i meant cheap as in i own a 4runner now and jeep parts are half the price of toyota parts.....no not ebay parts, not only no but NOOOO....

the gimp

thats good i tried the ebay thing for a buget build once......it cost me more than if i went all out, dam i was stupid

76ANTHONY

thats how i learned unfortunately

the gimp

lol its one of the wost things i ever done even something as simple as a pully wasnt what it seemed to be

76ANTHONY

i bought a head gasket set for my 3.0, dooooh blew in 1 week because of poor sealing, that cost me 4 days of my time.....

well im not getting the jeep after all, it was too much work to get it where i need it to be a daily driver, i'll keep searching though