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Non Compos Mentis
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Off the grid- Almost
Posts: 10,655
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Had an '87 YJ, now have a coil-sprung TJ.
Comments above are correct. The YJ was a joy because it was ratty enough to blast through anything and not worry about another scratch ot three.
The current Jeep is an '05 Rubicon that is my wife's daily driver.
Both are very easy to lift. Mild lift for the YJ is nothing more than extended shackles, while the TJ requires at least new springs and control arms. The coil-sprung Wranglers handle much nicer for on-road duty, but for the right price, a leaf-sprung YJ is a barrel of fun.
Jeeps are about the only vehicles that are routinely more modified than Porsches. A stock Jeep is nothing more than a "starter kit".
I say buy it, let all the aftermarket catalogs start arriving, and get your tools out. You'll start swapping parts very soon. It's a Jeep thing.
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