What 4X4s have you had
MJ>XJ
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From: Griffin, G.A.
Year: 1990
Model: Comanche
Engine: 4.0 I6
97 Jeep grand cherokee TSI 5.5" lift, 33x12.50's,
79 Dodge Power Wagon reg cab long bed on 39's
87 Dodge ram charger on 33's (drove home from a mexican for $550) had too get it...
89 Jeep cherokee 2 door 5 speed with 96 motor
03 Dodge Cummins... will bark 2nd gear with automatic and on 37's... still gotta get a programmer... he he he...
79 Dodge Power Wagon reg cab long bed on 39's
87 Dodge ram charger on 33's (drove home from a mexican for $550) had too get it...
89 Jeep cherokee 2 door 5 speed with 96 motor
03 Dodge Cummins... will bark 2nd gear with automatic and on 37's... still gotta get a programmer... he he he...
79 f-250 pros 4 inch lift 33s 351 crate motor pros it was fun to beat the hell out of plenty of power.
cons wrecked when bought it (fram bent like taco front end shifted around corners)
90 f-150 pros ran great plenty of power with no load 5 speed handled curvy dirt roads great in 4wheel
cons bad flex (ifs) lots of frame twist when flexy stupid auto locking hubs (plastic gears)
86 ramcharger pros ran well pulled through 3 ft of snow (v-bar chains on all four corners) swam well, fell through ice in trail where trail dipped down about 5' up to dash in water made it home with trans full of water!
jumped it on accident and it didnt break anything (wheeewww)
cons E brakes liked to frees up u joints where weak.
87 ramcharger sam as above didnt jump it or fill trans with water
75 ramcharger pros screamin motor 360 built with race cam handled mud like a champ with 35's and stock gears could beat most stock muscle carsin the 1/4 12 sec 1/4 mile approx.
cons no flex at all comparable to bulldozer
93 bronco pros well um it wheeled well when it ran 6" lift 35's
cons constant electrical problems shifting probs (machanical). weak front ttb front end twisted i beams 2 or 3 times.
89 cherokee limited pros none it was f***** when i bought it for 300
98 dakota pros plenty of power with 318 flexed well in the rear, great low rang with np231 hd,
cons 6" lift was weak and hung brakets far too low. cv chaft dont like bent a-arm brackets. ifs design was sh*** alignment probs. DONT LIFT YOUR DAKOTA OR DURANGO UNLESS YOU SOLID AXLE SWAP curently sitting
89 CHEROKEE PROS couldnt kill it forded water up to headlights with no elec mods or snorkel, flexed ok not great
cons dont like jumping (baaaaaad) and its not a tank (lost battle with tree that was a long night) curently on jack stands waiting for new axles and suspention
02 silverado2500 4x4 pros 6.0 gas rides great handles well
cons howling from drive train uder load have to investigate, horible gas milage curent dd

cons trans would come out of gear when climbing for too long
cons wrecked when bought it (fram bent like taco front end shifted around corners)
90 f-150 pros ran great plenty of power with no load 5 speed handled curvy dirt roads great in 4wheel
cons bad flex (ifs) lots of frame twist when flexy stupid auto locking hubs (plastic gears)
86 ramcharger pros ran well pulled through 3 ft of snow (v-bar chains on all four corners) swam well, fell through ice in trail where trail dipped down about 5' up to dash in water made it home with trans full of water!
jumped it on accident and it didnt break anything (wheeewww)
cons E brakes liked to frees up u joints where weak.
87 ramcharger sam as above didnt jump it or fill trans with water
75 ramcharger pros screamin motor 360 built with race cam handled mud like a champ with 35's and stock gears could beat most stock muscle carsin the 1/4 12 sec 1/4 mile approx.
cons no flex at all comparable to bulldozer
93 bronco pros well um it wheeled well when it ran 6" lift 35's
cons constant electrical problems shifting probs (machanical). weak front ttb front end twisted i beams 2 or 3 times.
89 cherokee limited pros none it was f***** when i bought it for 300
98 dakota pros plenty of power with 318 flexed well in the rear, great low rang with np231 hd,
cons 6" lift was weak and hung brakets far too low. cv chaft dont like bent a-arm brackets. ifs design was sh*** alignment probs. DONT LIFT YOUR DAKOTA OR DURANGO UNLESS YOU SOLID AXLE SWAP curently sitting
89 CHEROKEE PROS couldnt kill it forded water up to headlights with no elec mods or snorkel, flexed ok not great
cons dont like jumping (baaaaaad) and its not a tank (lost battle with tree that was a long night) curently on jack stands waiting for new axles and suspention
02 silverado2500 4x4 pros 6.0 gas rides great handles well
cons howling from drive train uder load have to investigate, horible gas milage curent dd

cons trans would come out of gear when climbing for too long
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 28,068
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From: Tenn. and Mich.
Year: 2004
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.7L V8
'89 Chevy S-10 BAJA 4x4, 4.3 V6- Rusted to Hell
'90 GMC S-15 Club-cab 4x4, 4.3 V6, small lift, 30x9.50's -rusted to Hell
'92 GMC S-15 Jimmy 4X4, 4.3 Vortech -stolen
Plus our current 2 Jeeps. Don't think the Saturn counts, but it is AWD.
'90 GMC S-15 Club-cab 4x4, 4.3 V6, small lift, 30x9.50's -rusted to Hell
'92 GMC S-15 Jimmy 4X4, 4.3 Vortech -stolen
Plus our current 2 Jeeps. Don't think the Saturn counts, but it is AWD.
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Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 3,877
Likes: 3
From: Orlando-Chickamauga
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
-1991 isuzu amigo (got it when i was 14) good enough power 2wd , still rode it on thails, blew the head gasket, sold it for more than i had in it
red, removable half top 5 speed
-1993 ford f150 my "1st'' car when i was 16 2wd took it on a few lil trails but was nearly perfect except the tailgate and one pea sized spot on the cab 302 v8 auto ext. cab blue and white 2 toned paint job
-2000 jeep xj sport, 2wd 4.0 i6 auto, stock, mudded a lot. its now for sale
-1972 chevy k5 blazer, my first 4x4, 3in or so of lift, sitting on 33's no top custom rollbar, tube bumpers, winch.
red, removable half top 5 speed-1993 ford f150 my "1st'' car when i was 16 2wd took it on a few lil trails but was nearly perfect except the tailgate and one pea sized spot on the cab 302 v8 auto ext. cab blue and white 2 toned paint job
-2000 jeep xj sport, 2wd 4.0 i6 auto, stock, mudded a lot. its now for sale
-1972 chevy k5 blazer, my first 4x4, 3in or so of lift, sitting on 33's no top custom rollbar, tube bumpers, winch.
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