Jeep Thing? WTF?

I'd rock the hell outta a jeep...I only got a truck because I wanted the ability to haul crap in the back of it (and I work at Toyota =D).

 

Same here, I know I can jump in my Tacoma and drive to any destination I want and not worry about breaking down on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere! But I will always have a Jeep for a wheelin toy and a hunting rig, they do great for that stuff. I am into mainly older CJs though, newer Jeeps are nice but are just too plush, I like the simple, bare-bones, rugged capability of a CJ any day of the week for what I do with them!

 

I've always wanted a Jeep. Maybe the wife will let me one day!

 

you trade a rubi for a truck you then want to offroad? this path of logic is going dangerous places.

 

Well, yes and no.....
I traded the Rubicon because it was my daily driver.
It was amazing offroad, but here was the issue. I wanted to do alot mroe hardcore trails, ones that yes it could do, but you ran alot of risk of real damage. I had too much in it, it was too nice of a Jeep to just destroy on the trail.
That combined with the fact that it was just not practical as a daily driver for me. I needed something that could haul passengers comfortably, get a bit better gas mileage, do 70 mph on the highway, etc.
So, even though I hated to let it go, I traded it for the Tacoma.
Overal I dont regret it, but I do miss the offroading, so now, I am trying to decide whether to build up another Jeep (although a cheaper route) or build a Yota Truggy.
My goal is an offroader that is still street legal, very capable offroad, build to take a roll/flop and just keep going, able to haul camping supplies.

 

Your best bet would be any of the older CJs or YJs, a FJ40 if you could score one of those! Or an early model Ford Bronco, I have wheeled in most these vehicles (except YJ) and overall the FJ40 and Early Bronco is the most durable. My dad has 2 Broncos and the weakest point on them is if you find one with a Dana 30 up front (you want a 44) or if you find one with an C4 automatic transmission (weak and sloppy) or one with a 3 speed on the column (the gearing is tricky on these), best to find a T18 4 speed out of an F150 and do the swap, that is one tough transmission! If you must have an automatic in a Early Bronco look for a C6, but I have never heard of one of those in a Early Bronco before.

Here is a pic of my dad posing next to his 72, I can tell ya that thing has been through just about everything there is to be done to a 4x4!

 

I have a 76 CJ5, my advice is unless you REALLY enjoy working on your rig, you may want to just buy another TJ

 

No doubt my 2012 Rubi will kick my tacos ass off road... 2K for a lifetime bumper to bumper warranty... who gives a crap about the reliability... thats why I have a friken taco baby

 

ummm, why bump this?

Cool bro, you have a jeep, we all get it...