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4runners are where its at man. thats what i have. they are sickas fuck. mine is sick, i have 32 mud boggin tires on there lift, and the tires do great in snow too and there is plenty of room for all your shit and friends.. cant go wrong with a 4runner
freakin dope!!!
but not too practical outside your local hill
theyve definitely got their weaknesses though
the rear axle (ford 8.8") is really strong. motor is decent. but, the tranny is shit. super weak until rebuilt stornger. prone to falling apart as well. and if your looking at doing any further 4 wheeling, the ford scissor arm in the front is sometimes worse than IFS. the rear is only limited slip, but still, strong. get a xj (cherokee), you can get em for $500. I got mine for 500 and built it up from there, right now im sitting at 4000 into it, repairs, new parts, lift, tires, bigger axle.
and there are a ton of cherokee parts available at junkyards, so if u break it, and are somewhat mechanically inclined, theyre really easy to fix.
yes, grand cherokees suck, but. do not call out jeeps. 93-95 wranglers are awesome is a rediculous thing to say since a 92 is the same vehicle. motor, axles, tranny. if you think a cj8 is dope shit, check out some cj5's man. those things go like no other. they stopped making them because they were too small and kept on rolling over. my pops had a cj5 with a 350 in it, full size trucks couldnt keep up with it.
New jeeps dont = crap. saying a jeep is shit is so broad, since they are now not mainly focused on wheelin and gettin abused, since most of the new jeeps are unibody design, for more comfort, smoother ride, they are now focusing on a new market. The new wranglers are the fuckin shit. i saw u have a yota. did toyota come out with stock electonic lockers? sway bar diconnects? no, cuz new yotas have IFS, which for technical trails is shit. why do many toyota wheelers
shit, it cut me off...
why do many toyota wheelers do SAS (solid axle swaps)? The new wranglers (JK's) can come with stock 4:11 gears, and a rear Dana 44. Mind you it does have a Dana 30 up front, but, i have that same combo in my cherokee and it takes a shat load of abuse. The new JK's are by far the most capable vehicle brand new for wheelin. Also, why 93-95 wranglers? the yj, was produced from 87 til 96. the tj's started in 96 and where made till 06. The tj's kick ass wheelin is you can afford a newer vehicle. way more lift kits, long arm kits since it is coils and not leafs like the yj, and earlier jeeps. they have taken what they know from every other single other jeep they have produced and made the new JKs kick ass.
so never, ever, diss a jeep. just dont.
