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Old 12-01-2015, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by BlvdKreeper
With 6 months worth of payments & insurance I can build my dream XJ
you must have low expectations lol
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Originally Posted by s346k
you must have low expectations lol
For real.
6 months of payments and insurance for me would be around $1200. Can even buy a good lift for that.
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I went back to 30" BFG AT tires and have a 3 inch lift and can cruise on the hwy easily. My old 31" duratracks were huge and a nightmare on the hwy. So my regret was going too big on tires.
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I went back to 30" BFG AT tires and have a 3 inch lift and can cruise on the hwy easily. My old 31" duratracks were huge and a nightmare on the hwy. So my regret was going too big on tires.
hmmm .. I have Goodyear Duratracs 33" 12.5 and I'm smooth as glass at HWY speeds. Are you talking gearing?
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I regret not learning more about my XJ before losing an engine to the 0331 head crack.

On the other hand, that saga got me deeper into this and taught me more than I ever expected, to the point that I ended up buying an additional Jeep and will likely have others before it's over. Silver linings.
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Not going to 33s when I bought new tires
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Originally Posted by odgreen
For real. 6 months of payments and insurance for me would be around $1200. Can even buy a good lift for that.
U must have a perfect credit score. I got no credit at all.
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Originally Posted by BlvdKreeper
U must have a perfect credit score. I got no credit at all.
Nope. Junk credit. Car payment 125. Insurance on 2 people and 2 rigs, 85
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Originally Posted by Dumajones
hmmm .. I have Goodyear Duratracs 33" 12.5 and I'm smooth as glass at HWY speeds. Are you talking gearing?
tires were too wide and drifted all over the road. Went to a skinnier tire and much better now. I have OEM gears
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Originally Posted by odgreen
Nope. Junk credit. Car payment 125. Insurance on 2 people and 2 rigs, 85
you wouldn't get a new wrangler for $200/mo unless you put a lot down on it. even at $400/mo thats only $2400....far from a dream xj build nonetheless.
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Edit: just saw I was beat bad

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Wish I would've saved and gone 4.5 long arms with 31s then next round of tires, 33s gears and cut fenders. Now I'm on 31s, no gears, crappy rc 3" short arm and I almost need new tires. But still drives like a dream as fast as I want and can pull a trailer down the highway fine.
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Originally Posted by odgreen

I'm guessing you have never seen "we're the Miller's"
Two reasons why you should.
1. It's funny.
2. Jennifer Aniston is a stripper in it...... And yea. Go watch.
Favorite post in this thread.
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Originally Posted by ohio95xj

Favorite post in this thread.
Lol
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A 1987 2 door Cherokee Chief with manual trans that I was forced to leave in the desert :-(


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