“The other issue is the fact that the springs are just too damn stiff, meant for a later-model Cherokee (which was A LITTLE heavier) with a winch and steel bumper. My lightweight 1992 with its stock thin sheet metal bumper and lack of winch can barely even compress those coil springs up front...”

Those San Jose weirdos are actually driving around in Priuses, Teslas, and Subarus. At least pick an accurate stereotype.

That is not a frame - that is abstract art.  The only way that Jeep is going to Moab is if you sandblast off everything that isn’t rust and carry what remains in a bucket.

Kroil > PB Blaster

David Tracy in October April 2019:

“It’s not that this offends anyone, it’s that it’s so counter-intuitive to how electric cars work that it won’t ever happen. The only thing pathetic is your insistence on illogical tech.”

I’m guessing you are a person without children? It wasn’t a consideration for me prior to being a parent but it is now. 

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Not enough rust.

David this is easy. Part out swiss cheese to the other two. The head and front axle will both be upgrades. The work should only take a weekend and will give nice productive material for an article, call it David’s garage. Furthermore if you post up a date I’m sure you will get some volunteers, you could even…

I have kids, and though I might cruise around on the weekends in a Wrangler, I would never plunk down $45k and use this as our main road tripper or do pickup/dropoff duty with it.

While I’m no fan of the Wrangler or FCA, it’s bullshit a car’s safety rating is downgraded because it doesn’t have automous systems. A vehicle is not inherently less safe due to a lack of driver aids. Why? Because people fucking ignore them. Just last night someone cut me off while I saw their mirror flashing with the…

...and then they get their asking price in under a week.

In 2019, you can buy, new:

Look good on anything.

Why would they make it look different than the Wrangler? That’d be insane.

I am glad to see you finally working on the J10 again. It is my favorite of your vehicles. I also think it is your best vehicle.

In no time, I had the transmission strapped to the transmission jack, ready to come down to earth.

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No. No it doesn’t. The Golden Eagle needs your help. The J10 needs your help. The nice XJ needs your help. You’re really not that far off from having three really cool and relatively unique Jeeps with those three.