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#3152 of 23393 Re Jeep Decals by scomo

Jun 27, 2001 (7:12 am)

The name "Wrangler" is copyrighted in Canada so Jeep sticks to the TJ on the side. I'm in Buffalo and I see TJ'd jeeps all the time because with the exchange rate being great at the present time, it's cheaper to bring one back to the States from Canada than it is to find a good used price over here.

Here's an interesting link about the TJ decal and removing the decals in general.
http://www.jeepsunlimited.com/tj/decal/decal.htm

Holding out for my 2002 Sport...**sigh**

Scomo

#3153 of 23393 re It's my pleasure by scomo

Jun 27, 2001 (7:17 am)

KUDOS to you and everyone in the US military madman390! As an active USN reservist with 13+ yrs active & reserve I know the good, the bad & the ugly overseas and our boys (and girls) are the BEST hands down!! Keep the faith brother!!
 
Ok, ok, I know I digress a bit....)
 
Keep on Jeepin'
 
Scomo

#3154 of 23393 help the rookie by archdlux

Jun 27, 2001 (8:54 am)

After reading some posts, I think my fever is getting worse!!...I'm living in Myrtle Beach, SC, and if I'm ever going to drive one of these babies, the time is now. So here goes:
'98 Sport 4.0 33k miles, 5spd, soft top, silvery-blue, great looking rims (5 holes, name for these?), nice interior package (AC, tilt, cruise, cass only, nice seats and door interior panels, etc.),half doors, looks very clean (especially the top), good paint, new tires, $14,900
opinions please? anything important to look for or consider on a '98? thanks for the help.

#3155 of 23393 Found a '93 by potatotoo

Jun 27, 2001 (11:58 am)

A posted a little while back that I was looking for an older Wrangler and I think I may have found one.
I'm going to look at a '93 tonight with auto and 6 cly (I tried an auto with a 4 cyl, not good). It has a 4" lift and 31" tires on it. 80,000 miles, $7800.
 
Any comments at all would be welcome. Any ideas on what to look out for - especially with the lift - would be useful. I seem to remember reading that lifting can cause problems if it's not done correctly....?
 
One downer is it has no A/C. With average daily highs here well into the 100s I was wondering what my options were for adding A/C? Is it possible to retrofit 'factory' A/C or a similar aftermarket product?
 
Thanks!
 
Steve.

#3156 of 23393 Side Step Bars by notop1

Jun 27, 2001 (12:07 pm)

I'd like to put some side step bars on my new Silverstone TJ. Mopar is really expensive.. $400+, however I have found some nice stainless steel tubes from JC Whitney... these are Steel Horse, 3" stainless with a recessed antiskid pad on the step area. Have no idea what I'm facing as far as drilling into the frame if needed... is this hard? Also, has anyone had experience with these.. do they hold up well... the salesperson suggested stainless over the chrome because they would do better over the long run.

#3157 of 23393 notop1 - Tubes by scmhockey

Jun 27, 2001 (12:51 pm)

If you have a 97 and up, there is no drilling required. I bought the black powder bars from JCWhitney on my 99 last week. You just have to unscrew two bolts on each side and attach the adapters back using the same bolts. It took me about 40 mins total to do both sides.
 
Good luck

#3158 of 23393 Re:Side Step Bars by scomo

Jun 27, 2001 (1:10 pm)

Stay away from Steel Horse ANYTHING. My own experience & most of all my fellow Jeepers claim Steel Horse to be junk! For sidebars, try Smittybilt of similiar. Quadratec (http://www.quadratec.com) has lots of sidesteps. Some don't even require drillig and take about 30min- 1 hour to install. Some are for looks and some are for strength for things like rockcrawling. Look & shop around.
 
Scomo

#3159 of 23393 going to look again by sasquatch_2000

Jun 27, 2001 (1:21 pm)

at that 97 Sport with 55,000 miles, asking $13,900. I think I might offer $11,500 and meet around maybe $12,200. (sound OK?)

This is the one with half doors, choppy tires (would upsize anyhow. What do you think of 255/75R15 or 265/75R15? or how about 265/70R15?

All these sizes are listed at http://www.tirerack.com/tires/SearchTires.jsp.

The other option is 31/10.50R15, which I have read is the biggest you can put on without a lift kit. Who knows this to be true? What about the "washer trick"? I don't plan on "hardcore" offroading, but do intend to see some beach and trail activity.

It also has chrome side steps.

Can you buy a hardtop to go with half doors? Or should I get full soft doors?

My next thing is to decide whether to add a trailer hitch or for barely more, one of those nice bumpers with built in receiver.

After that, a bike/cooler/lawnchair carrier system. Probably will do the spare tire bike rack with receiver hitch shelf thingy.

Gawd, I haven't even bought the darn thing yet!!!

Decisions decisions.

#3160 of 23393 Thelma got some 31's by tsjay

Jun 27, 2001 (2:40 pm)

Hey everyone! Took Thelma today to have some 31 inch tires put on her. I got the 31 x 10.5 BF Goodrich All Terrain TA's, like old Tonkadave did.
 
I couldn't believe the deal they gave me, and I jumped all over it. It was going to be $641 for five new tires, mounted, balanced, and tax included. I was ready to forget it, but I went to the tire store to let them see what they could allow me on Thelma's 30's for trade in.
 
The spare was new, and they gave me $95 for it. The four that were on Thelma had 10,500+ miles on them, and they gave me $83 apiece on them!
 
Bottom line, I got five new 31 x 10.50 BF Goodrich All Terrain TA's mounted, balanced, and tax included for $188.63.
 
I think they will be great tires, but I haven't driven anywhere except from the tire dealer back to work.
 
I must admit that I thought they would make a little more difference in Thelma's looks than they did. They definitely look better, but it just isn't as dramatic as I though it would be.
 
I haven't had a chance to scrub them good and put the armor all on them yet, so maybe that will make a big difference.
 
tsjay
 
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
 
P.S. Sasquatch.... yes, you can put 31 x 10.5's on a Wrangler without a lift: I just had it done, and Tonkadave had it done on his Tonkajeep when he fist got him.

#3161 of 23393 TSJAY by davidb72

Jun 27, 2001 (2:50 pm)

That's a great website. I looked over it again while I sit here waiting for Saturday! Here's a site of my car, I'm keeping the car and trading in my Ford Ranger-112,000 miles and still going strong!

http://members.cardomain.com/davidb72
 
I think the car and the Jeep are going to get along just fine. I feel pretty lucky to have two very fun vehicles.

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