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Offline Jeffy

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2015 Cheap Truck Challenge
« on: November 11, 2015, 04:26:58 PM »
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Re: 2015 Cheap Truck Challenge
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2015, 10:57:53 AM »
It's always good to see a flatfender Jeep out on the trail.
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Re: 2015 Cheap Truck Challenge
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2015, 03:42:25 PM »
If he ditched the light and splurged on two Lock-Rights, he'd be golden.  Those Warn lights are around $380 a pair.
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Re: 2015 Cheap Truck Challenge
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2015, 04:55:01 PM »
Would love to get to drive an old cj5 or a cj3b with the f134 some day.

Without powersteering a front locker would be rough but i agree that a rear lockright would have been the way to go in the flat fender rather than the big light.
1990 YJ 4cly, ax5, 2.5 inch BDS lift, 31 MTr\'s,  Powertrax-lockers all around, track-bars removed, boomerang shackles, warn m8000 winch, electric fan. [sold but not forgotten]

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Re: 2015 Cheap Truck Challenge
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2015, 05:45:48 PM »
Would love to get to drive an old cj5 or a cj3b with the f134 some day.

Without powersteering a front locker would be rough but i agree that a rear lockright would have been the way to go in the flat fender rather than the big light.
With stock tires, it shouldn't be that bad.  If there wasn't a budget, I'd probably do an old school, Tru-Trac/Detroit combo.

This was at the Offroad Expo a few months ago.  I think someone did an article on it but I can't remember who.

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Re: 2015 Cheap Truck Challenge
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2015, 06:27:34 PM »
I didn't think there was a locker option for the original axles other than the lockright because of the low spline count... that willys looks way too familiar for some reason...
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Re: 2015 Cheap Truck Challenge
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2015, 07:30:48 PM »
Yeah, if you want to run stock, you're limited to the Power-Lok and Lock-Right with the 10 spline shafts.  Gotta swap to 19 or 30 spline to use most aftermarket differentials.  The Lock-Right CJ2A has a D30/D44 combo swapped in.

http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/1507-flatski-proves-that-old-jeeps-never-die/

Cool looking trip they went on - http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/jeep-willys/2120754-just-some-pics-coolest-camping-trip-ever.html
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Offline neale_rs

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Re: 2015 Cheap Truck Challenge
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2015, 08:57:33 AM »
Would love to get to drive an old cj5 or a cj3b with the f134 some day.

Without powersteering a front locker would be rough but i agree that a rear lockright would have been the way to go in the flat fender rather than the big light.

A CJ3B would be fun to own.  Lot's of people don't like how they look, but I like them.
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Re: 2015 Cheap Truck Challenge
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2015, 09:01:44 AM »
Yeah, if you want to run stock, you're limited to the Power-Lok and Lock-Right with the 10 spline shafts.  Gotta swap to 19 or 30 spline to use most aftermarket differentials.  The Lock-Right CJ2A has a D30/D44 combo swapped in.

http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/1507-flatski-proves-that-old-jeeps-never-die/

Cool looking trip they went on - http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/jeep-willys/2120754-just-some-pics-coolest-camping-trip-ever.html

Cool trip.  Reminds me of my (sold) GPW.  Without a roll bar, I like like how those Jeeps are both low and high at the same time.  One time I drove under a railroad bridge that other Jeeps could not go under, fun times.
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Re: 2015 Cheap Truck Challenge
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2015, 07:49:00 PM »
A CJ3B would be fun to own.  Lot's of people don't like how they look, but I like them.

If I got a CJ3B I would look into high-lineing the front fenders to run a regular flat-fender hood (like below). Although I didn't like the look of a YJ until I got one so who knows.



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Re: 2015 Cheap Truck Challenge
« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2015, 08:56:48 AM »
It looks good with the highline fenders.
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