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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 11:02 PM
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Yea about 2" of help.
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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 11:11 PM
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haha i DD mine

4.5 lift on 33's
no sway bars
10% of brakes work

scary stuff
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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 11:17 PM
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95 xj 6 in lift 33s yep shes my dd wouldnt have it any other way
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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 11:17 PM
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I DD mine. Why? I figure I can buy a lot of gas for what another car payment and insurance would cost. I'm at 4.5" and 32's with 4.56 gears.Yes, it's that important to me to have it lifted. I go places with it that I couldn't possibly go without a lift and bigger than stock tires. Honestly I'd be much more comfortable in something else as a DD, but can't justify the cost of another vehicle while the XJ would just sit.

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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 11:23 PM
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My 99 is my daily driver. It's my only driver. lol
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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 11:25 PM
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I DD mine!!! It's the only thing I wanna drive other then my bike

As of now it's a pieced together 4.5 inch lift and 33's but my RC 6.5 long arms are on brown Santas truck somewhere.

No sway bars 5speed no doors and a stinger!
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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 11:39 PM
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The Peep, 89 Laredo liftin her skirts at 3.5 on 31's, Daily Driver, 589500km on the clock, will roll 590 by wednesday. The old girls Funometer is maxed in Smiles per gallon.
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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 01:02 AM
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i used to DD my MJ. wasnt even radical, 3" lift, 31s, no sway bars. i bought a $1300 toyota Paseo and it was seriously the best thing i did. rides much nicer and is WAY more practical. 29 mpg > 13 mpg. plus the toyota has AC while my MJ doesnt. yeah i have to own and keep up two vehicles but its worth it IMO.

you dont need another car payment to have a decent DD that still beats the XJ in practicality.

dont get me wrong, i still love driving the MJ (its way more fun) but the piece of mind of a dedicated, reliable, comfortable DD is awesome

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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 02:04 AM
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I drive mine every day and every where.
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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 05:09 AM
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Mines daily drive, lifted 3" 31 mud tyres.More ground clearance and looks better than stock, and I'm 6'6" so goes without saying, stock too low.
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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 06:26 AM
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I bought mine almost new with 30k on the clock for the wife and she drove it a few years stock till she blew the headgasket around 89k then it sat in the yard for a year till i had the time to put a new head on the i took it from the wife and started the transformation its a 01 with a 4 1/2 lift 31" tires and alot of other mods and i drive it everyday to work and even use it on Saturdays to make deliverys on a 360 trip every Saturday i love this little jeep it goes where i want it to go with no problems iv put alot of money in it and lovin every minute of it
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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by jtm01xj
I bought mine almost new with 30k on the clock for the wife and she drove it a few years stock till she blew the headgasket around 89k then it sat in the yard for a year till i had the time to put a new head on the i took it from the wife and started the transformation its a 01 with a 4 1/2 lift 31" tires and alot of other mods and i drive it everyday to work and even use it on Saturdays to make deliverys on a 360 trip every Saturday i love this little jeep it goes where i want it to go with no problems iv put alot of money in it and lovin every minute of it
And a side note i would never buy a gay *** Toyota just for the sake of saving gas all i have are good old American v8 and my jeep i have a 1952 ford tudor customline with a 460 bb and still gets 22 mpg and 650 hp with a six speed trans eat that Toyota
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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 07:28 AM
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That's Really weird. I used to have the same car and the most mileage I ever got, was about 2k after a complete rebuild and that was 13mpg.
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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 08:05 AM
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Mine is a stock DD. I like the idea of routine maintenance over a car payment and higher insurance. The only time mine is off pavement is at the junkyard, fishing, or camping. All of which it has handled well.
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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by rmoore1031
Mine is a stock DD. I like the idea of routine maintenance over a car payment and higher insurance. The only time mine is off pavement is at the junkyard, fishing, or camping. All of which it has handled well.
Same here. It's honestly the only thing I have to DD. I drive 45 minutes 1 way to work, so, until I get a good amount of money saved up, it's staying bone stock. (maybe I'll put a cooler bumper on if I can find some old steel laying around the farm) I wanna take it off-roading sooo bad, but, where?
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