Sent ya a few upstream local to me, so somewhat local to you. Some look pretty decent, some need some due diligence.
Stay away or take a trip to take a look?
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Sent ya a few upstream local to me, so somewhat local to you. Some look pretty decent, some need some due diligence.
Late to the party, but I've also seen some people simply booger weld these right onto the frame without cutting out the initial rust. Literally just smacking the caps right on top of the rot. I don't go for anything that had frame repairs, but if I did, it'd be with a fairly fine-toothed comb.
Not sensitive at all. The old saying ALWAYS holds true, you get what you pay for !!! What do you really expect for under $10,000 ??? Time is money as well. He's a better man then me, he answered your e-mail - I wouldn't have wasted my time. Keep looking for that needle in the hay stack, I do hope you find what your looking for, just remind yourself every time you dump $250 for inspections & waste hours & hours & even days & travel expenses. That money would be better used towards something newer, cleaner, lower miles, in nice condition to start with !
Still hoping for the best for you .................
If you can, I would take a serious look at the TJRU in post #108. Though I prefer manuals. I had a 2004 Ulimited Sport with the automatic, and it was a great Jeep.
Haven't given up, thanks for the encouragement. I am looking at one tomorrow that is insanely clean and correspondingly expensive, just to see what $15K could buy in the right example. If the silver one on which I had the inspection done doesn't move, I might still make that guy an offer, problems and all. At least I know what I would be getting. But I do see the wisdom in getting something much nicer to begin with.
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I really like that everyone is actually genuinely interested in my search! It makes me feel good about joining this community.
Update: I have a line on one I am seeing tonight at ~6pm when there is still light and also bringing my headlamp. Government-owned early in its life and super-low mileage, driven only a few thousand miles since by a couple of private owners. Completely stock. Absurdly low miles for a 2006. Soft-top only and spare tire is worthless, but if it checks out, I will have paid cash for it — and I will post pictures soon after!
I was planning to go see the one for ~$15K a bit further away, when I saw this one pop up, which could be that needle in a haystack I have been looking for. Let's see. Otherwise, I will make the drive this weekend to see if the super-clean modded one with 70K is worth it.
Update: I have a line on one I am seeing tonight at ~6pm when there is still light and also bringing my headlamp. Government-owned early in its life and super-low mileage, driven only a few thousand miles since by a couple of private owners. Completely stock. Absurdly low miles for a 2006. Soft-top only and spare tire is worthless, but if it checks out, I will have paid cash for it — and I will post pictures soon after!
I was planning to go see the one for ~$15K a bit further away, when I saw this one pop up, which could be that needle in a haystack I have been looking for. Let's see. Otherwise, I will make the drive this weekend to see if the super-clean modded one with 70K is worth it.
More soon but grabbed this 2006 with 41K miles and some need for more TLC. Ended up paying almost $7K for it and she is happy!
Already I need to give the thing an alignment check, as it starts to develop a shudder around 60 mph; will have to figure that out. The third brakelight needs replacing (and rewiring, I think), the spare is as bald as Larry David. The guy cleaned it up for his own use, and put a lot of time and parts into it. The frame is without any rust, the engine is strong. The tranny seems fine, but the center console (except for the aftermarket radio) does not illuminate, which also makes selecting a gear int he 4-speed at night a real issue, especially since the gear-indicator plate is loose and slides back and forth. Body shows well in pictures, but is far from pristine. It was used as an NJ Parks vehicle for 18 years, so was decently maintained mechanically, but the body has little nicks and dents near the rockers. The hood shows tons of divots in the raking light from stuff falling on the hood over time, but can always get another hood. There were two areas on the body that he repaired for rust; one underneath the floor mat on the driver's side and another along the driver's side underneath behind the rocker panel. Decent fixes both. As OHFIVETJ noted, you get what you pay for. But we're happy so far!
This — and everything else about this TJ — is why I need you guys! I didn't even notice that the wheels were not original. That's how new I am to this. I suspect that the person who bought it before the guy who sold it to me, but could this have something to do with the vibration at higher speeds?
The seller replaced the universal joint in June and had a professional replace the stabilizer shock — although did not have the thing realigned after the U-joint replacement. This is probably the very first thing, in addition to an aftermarket 3rd brake light, that I want to put my attention-to.
You can align it yourself in under 15 minutes with a tape measure. It will be as good as any shop that's ripping you off for $80 to set the toe.
p.s. My tires today, after my DIY alignment 8 years and over 35,000 miles ago. Sharp edges but starting to crack from old age (just like me).
I need to replace them by Christmas.
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Possibly,or tire balance.Take the wheels off and check the nuts hidden behind the wheel. If they are loose the whole wheel could fly off.
Better yet put some stock tj wheels on it. There is a reason some shops won’t touch wheel adapters for liability reasons.
Yup my advice would be ditch the adapters and JK wheels altogether for some stock wheels or wheels with the correct bolt pattern.
Nothing wrong with adapters or JK wheels on a TJ. I've had both with zero issues. Most "tire shops" hire kids that were fired from McDonalds (or crossed the border illegally) today. That's why they don't want the liability.
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