Would be interesting to hear the thoughts of @mrblaine since he is quite knowledgeable on builds like this one.
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Everything you understand about your suspension applies here. The immediate tell about the control arms is the lack of vertical separation on both ends on both the frame sides and the axle sides.
The builder of that rig and myself have diametrically opposed build philosophies.
Many of the rigs you were with on Pritchet that were outperforming the red jeep, despite their lack of extravagance, have the underpinnings of a solid build for 35s. If what you care about is performance, then you need to understand what that was. Then use that to inform your wants and desires.
You often can buy a modded vehicle cheaper than building the same , IF the mods were built correctly , go for it . Chris brings up a good point , try to push a little on price . This Jeep is a limited market vehicle , it's not a daily driver and someone can't get a loan for the Jeep at that price . I hope you get what you're looking for !
So, I hadn’t planned on flying out here yesterday when I woke up. I happened to have space in my schedule to make it happen last minute, like I literally bought a ticket, drove to the airport and got on my plane.
I randomly reached out to a friend out here I hadn’t seen in a few years. Forgot he was in the area. He picked me up, is hosting me at his place and we got a few days of fun stuff up.
Even if the Jeep turns out to be a bust, I got a great few days with a good friend. Helps me go into viewing the Jeep as a secondary thing.
So worse case, I took a day off to rock climbing with a friend and catch up. Bonus points to him for driving me around and giving me a place to crash too!
I randomly reached out to a friend out here I hadn’t seen in a few years. Forgot he was in the area. He picked me up, is hosting me at his place and we got a few days of fun stuff up.
Even if the Jeep turns out to be a bust, I got a great few days with a good friend. Helps me go into viewing the Jeep as a secondary thing.
So worse case, I took a day off to rock climbing with a friend and catch up. Bonus points to him for driving me around and giving me a place to crash too!
Update. I bought it. I didn’t bother haggling him down anymore. I’m beyond happy with the buy. It drove great, was as clean as the photos suggest. Talked through the build for a few hours on decisions they made and why they were made that way. Also had decent road manners for being full hydro on 40’s.
Shipper didn’t show up though…
I’ll be much happier when it makes it home in one piece.
Shipper didn’t show up though…
I’ll be much happier when it makes it home in one piece.
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Hasselblad
TJ Enthusiast
It hurts my brain that a nice stock(?) TJ was undone and built like that, rather than one that was already past the point of bad mods that would have been chucked aside for the build.
I bought my TJ in California and had it shipped to where I live in Connecticut in 2019, and it was a PITA then. I've heard it has become even more of a nightmare. My friend bought a BMW E39 M5 last year in Virginia, and shipping it back became such a nightmare we just drove down and got it instead. Definitely call around, a lot of these shipping companies are just dispatches that send out bids to the cheapest guy with a car hauler. Good luck!
Hasselblad
TJ Enthusiast
The take away from this is to follow your heart.
In the milsurp world this would be a bubba job.
Edit: Do not mistake me, I am cool with mods, but stock TJs in great condition become more and more rare. At least it was not hacked into one of the lowrider wranglers I've seen.
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Also. His wife is like the premier falconry expert in Delaware. So that was pretty freaking cool.
It will cost a bit more, but with the large tires being able to drive up onto a trailer. He may consider a dedicated hot shot to transport the Jeep.
I think for that price it ought to have a V8 and a 4L80E.
But Chris,it has cruise control!
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