i apoligize for saying that b2's and rangers have a sfa. they do have the dana 28 and 35 ttb (twin traction beam). but these vehicles are still very capable offroad. i have seen rangers pushing 35's to 37's with these axle. the front axle much like the xj's do not undermine their offroad capability. what he was asking was what we think the best stock 4x4 is and we all know the xj is up their. but you cant just overlook every thing else.

 

#1-xj
#2-78-79 bronco
#3-ramcharger
#4-toyota t-100s and tacomas
#5-94-01 swb rams

and out of new trucks fj,new tundra,jk,98-present f250s,armada,titan,ram 2500,concept f150 raptor!

 

1976 Ford Bronco!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

bad news about the bronco that i have above!!!! not to be off topic..but a lady yesterday morning somehow hit it on the street totaled her new 2009 chevy cobalt...only thing that happened to the old bronco...slashed the front tire and cracked the rim right in half!..not sure how she pulled that one off..but she did..thank god the bronco isnt hurt too badly jus that tire and rim!!! her car was a mess!!!...thats the third car the bronco has totaled out and...only thing replaced on the bronco is two new front bumpers and now a rim and tire....lmao...she is one strong old girl if you ask me!!!!!!!

 

the 70s broncos are sick as hell but getting too hard to fine in decent shape nd ppl want so much for them,thas y i like the 78-79 still all solid axel good stock running gear good engine choices and i love the look of them done up and can find them in good shape for a couple grand
after im done wit my xj im gettin one

and dam she must of been mad thas all that happen to ur truck lol good ol iron man my ramcharger didnt last wen a volvo wagon hit me dead on tho fixable not totalled but bent my frame and i had no money to get her straight

 

I agree this site would obviously be bias towards the XJ. All rigs have limitations and faults. Thats why there are tons of after-market parts. But all around the XJ's are amazing. Bronco's, Toyotas, Scouts.. may beat the xj in certain areas. But if there were a multi event challenge and all rigs were stock, Im confident the Jeep would come out on top.

So, now the big Q? Who's organizing this stock 4x4 challenge?

 

Well Whowey is right. I vote the XJ is the best all around 4X4 but the early IH Scouts were pretty awesome. Their V8s were powerful enough and solid axles made for a rugged vehicle that was at home on the trail or at the grocery store.

 

let me just go ahead and open a can of worms here

85 yota


I know you'all are gonna say there is no power with that little 22re. Yeah they aren't gonna pull heavy loads up a grade on the highway, but in low gear will turn them tires no matter what. I have seen these trucks take more of a beating than I thought was possible. FYI I have had the following 4x4's:
s10blazer, 78bronco, 91xj, 84yota, 85yota, 94dakota, 01tj, 86f150, 86xj

So I am not playing favorites, I like my xj's and am building up my 86 now, but would take the yota hands down. Unless I was pulling weight, then I would go with a burb or pwagon

 

The best I've had was a 2000 slt offroad pak dodge ram. Std cab and 6' box. 360, auto 4.10gears and lockers frt and rear. At the time it towed my race car, hauled all my camping gear, wheeled all day no problems, and got me around as a DD/ work truck. Should have kept it. This is mearly my opinion from what I have onwed.

 

jeep cj-7

 

i love my xj but have a love for swb pickups so im gonna have to get a swb ram soon lol

 

old blazers, broncos, and ram chargers, basically the old beasts!

 

I would have to say 1985 Toyota 4runner with the efi. Great drivetrain. Awesome aftermarket support and basically bulletproof. Lots of cargo room, removeable hardtop, its probably the best of all worlds. Cons, expensive to buy and build. However you dont have to build them much if you dont want to. It seems with jeeps, scouts, and broncos you have to upgrade everything from the axles up. I know alot of the scouts and jeeps came with dana 44s already, but like my cj5, it needs upgrades everywhere. The scout 80s where the same way. Also with the yota you can at least afford to wheel it when it comes to fuel economy

 

I would have to say that the XJ is definately the best. The all around best XJ would be a 4 door, 4.0, 5speed, 4x4. It's pretty hard to match that vehicle especially for that price range, I think it would be impossible (you can get a lot of older well built vehicles but they would be carbureted, gas hogs that won't be as reliable) to beat... XJ hands down!

 

Based on the criteria in the OP, the world-wide, hands-down winner would have to be the Range Rover/Land Rover line. Admittedly it was copied from the Jeep, but it was improved adding the aluminum rover V8, PTO's front and rear,and could be kept running with the simplest of tools. It would run on the lowest grades of fuels. I, just like most of you, prefer Jeep though.