Wrangler yj or Cherokee?

[alexrex20]

Well I've wheeled tjem for years including multiple moab runs and rio puerco. Ive seen tons of tjem on the trail.

And? For every XJ on the trail, there are 20 Wranglers.

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[majormadmax]

I prefer the longoer wheelbase of the xj. I disagree with the post above. There are forums dedicated to the xj platf

There's a solution to that, called the Unlimited...

Truth is, the only "real" Jeep is the Wrangler; everything else just has a Jeep badge on it...

Cheers! M2

 

[majormadmax]

Nothing to serious, no rock crawling or anything. Light off road stuff and things of that sort. I was lurking on a jeep forum and saw this and really liked it.

That's sweet, and more than capable if you ever do want to do any serious offroading!

 

[Texan2]

YJ...10 out of 10 times.

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[hkusp1]

The green yj wasn't for sale but I could build something like it.

 

[itchin]

And? For every XJ on the trail, there are 20 Wranglers.

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Dude. I'm not going to get into a internet pissing match with you about heeps. I could give a shit what you think. I was just saying people buy xjs to turn into trail rigs all the time.

 

[itchin]

There's a solution to that, called the Unlimited...

Truth is, the only "real" Jeep is the Wrangler; everything else just has a Jeep badge on it...

Cheers! M2

Yeah if I could find one. I rarely see them, and when I do the price tag is too much. That would be my first choice (besides cj8). I had a 04 tj on 35s with 4:56 and a rear detroit. It wheeled good, but my xj's on 33s seemed to climb the steep obstacles easier. I always chalked it up to the wheelbase.

 

[alexrex20]

Dude. I'm not going to get into a internet pissing match with you about heeps.

I didn't notice.

People make trail rigs out of GMC Envoys. Doesn't make it a great idea.

 

[hkusp1]

A kid I went to school with had an envoy. Apparently if you are at a steep enough incline going sideways the computer thinks the car flipped over and it sets off the airbags.

 

[majormadmax]

Yeah if I could find one. I rarely see them, and when I do the price tag is too much. That would be my first choice (besides cj8). I had a 04 tj on 35s with 4:56 and a rear detroit. It wheeled good, but my xj's on 33s seemed to climb the steep obstacles easier. I always chalked it up to the wheelbase.

Really? I am actually surprised at how many LJs I see on the road considering that they were only made for three years (2004-06) and only 46,492 were built. When I bought mine back in 2007, I found two nearly identical ones at separate dealerships (VW on Bandera Road and Ancira Jeep). This first one was a stick shift and had a chromed grill and matching flares, the second was an auto with no chrome or painted flares. I test drove both and decided on the auto, which is much better for offroading. I still see them for sale on occasion, you just have to keep an eye out although they are getting tougher and tougher to find and you are right, the prices haven't gone down in five years. Mine will have to be destroyed or stolen for me to part with it...

Cheers! M2

 

[alexrex20]

LJ Rubicon > *

 

[M. Sage]

And? For every XJ on the trail, there are 20 Wranglers.

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So what? Truthfully, the YJ isn't going to be terribly more capable than the XJ, and the TJ is only marginally so. The XJ is still a very good off-road platform. The biggest advantage that the Wrangler has is its shorter wheel base.

 

[hkusp1]

I've been looking for a jeep online and I found 100 dollar mans website. Seriously considering a bobbed deuce now, only problem where the hell would I park that thing.

 

[LJH]

Dare I say, the only people that wheel Cherokees are people that already had a Cherokee, and then got the bug. If you have a clean slate and you want to build a trail rig, you start with a Wrangler, not a Cherokee.

Not true, I sought out Cherokees and currently have a XJ, WJ, and ZJ Some more built than others. All do what I need them to do, i.e. going places cars/pickups cannot.

But that doesn't outwigh the downside of having a UNIBODY and shit for tire clearance. You can stretch a wheelbase on a Wrangler, but you can't easily put a frame into a Cherokee. If you're into it that much, then it's not a Cherokee anymore.

This is the second time you mentioned XJs' being unibody. You must really like frames..... Most people dont care, most people who go offroad still dont care. Hard to follow this logic but most people who go offroading do very little to nothing to upgrade their ride, all it come down to is..... They want it to do what it needs to.

The lj is my favorite. Well actually the cj8 but I doubt I will ever be able to own 1

LJ Rubicon > *

Yeah, LJ rocks.... get it, my name... I rock... oh nevermind the meds have kicked in.

 

[M. Sage]

This is the second time you mentioned XJs' being unibody. You must really like frames..... Most people dont care, most people who go offroad still dont care. Hard to follow this logic but most people who go offroading do very little to nothing to upgrade their ride, all it come down to is..... They want it to do what it needs to.

Unibody = no body mounts to break.

 

[alexrex20]

So what? Truthfully, the YJ isn't going to be terribly more capable than the XJ, and the TJ is only marginally so. The XJ is still a very good off-road platform. The biggest advantage that the Wrangler has is its shorter wheel base.

And the fact that it has a frame. And you don't need a sawz-all to fit tires larger than 34in.

 

[alexrex20]

This is the second time you mentioned XJs' being unibody. You must really like frames.....

I do. Because it gives you something to weld to.

 

[M. Sage]

And the fact that it has a frame. And you don't need a sawz-all to fit tires larger than 34in.

Not everybody (or many people, when you get down to it) need 34's, let alone bigger tires.

 

[75165]

YJ