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Originally Posted by IROC
Part of the answer might depend on your intended use. As a daily driver, street vehicle, the leaf spring suspension is going to be inferior to the newer coil spring Jeeps. And...if you want to offroad it, my only experience was with a buddy of mine. He had a '95 YJ and I had an '84 (straight axle) Toyota pickup. Driving the same trails, he was constantly breaking things and having mechanical issues. U-joints, driveshafts and axles seemed to be way under-designed for off-road use. At least compared to an old Toyota.
Just my experience.
So, not too good on road and not very good off road. But...free is a decent price.  |
The I6 plus trans plus transfer case plus short wheelbase makes the driveshaft lengths too short.
The stock YJ needs some beefing up to be trully capable off road but the upside is that’s it’s relatively cheap and DIY.
I also think prices are inflated for nostalgic reasons.
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