What older Jeep Wranglers to avoid
Hi, I am looking to pick up an older jeep wrangler to use as my toad. I understand as long as it is 4wd it can be towed 4 down both auto and manual. Looking between late 80's to 2000 due to not wa...
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You should be able to get a 1999 or 2000 for $8K though it will have a few miles on it. I wouldln't go any older than when the 4.0 6 cyl started, but I don't know what year that was. Preferably look for a year that doesn't have a steering pin lock- but you can remove it.
An old fashioned tow bar will work as long as the bumper is such that it allows you to bolt it in solid. I have a lot more miles with home built tow bars than I do factory ones.
The Wrangler I bought last year is a 2002 with 144,000 miles on it. Runs fine. Had to change the water pump, greased the front wheel bearings, changed the left front axle u-joint, changed oil in the front and rear ends, transfer case and transmission since I didn't know how long since it'd been done, flushed / changed the antifreeze and changed the oil twice so that it was nice and clean.
I didn't realize until I bought this 2002 that they quit putting front locking hubs on them. To me that's a plus and someday I'll probably put some on this jeep.
Bill
An old fashioned tow bar will work as long as the bumper is such that it allows you to bolt it in solid. I have a lot more miles with home built tow bars than I do factory ones.
The Wrangler I bought last year is a 2002 with 144,000 miles on it. Runs fine. Had to change the water pump, greased the front wheel bearings, changed the left front axle u-joint, changed oil in the front and rear ends, transfer case and transmission since I didn't know how long since it'd been done, flushed / changed the antifreeze and changed the oil twice so that it was nice and clean.
I didn't realize until I bought this 2002 that they quit putting front locking hubs on them. To me that's a plus and someday I'll probably put some on this jeep.
Bill
