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07-11-2010, 04:21 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
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njjeeps.org if its still around
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07-12-2010, 12:27 AM
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thanks man. anyone have experience with the 2.5 motors first hand?
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07-12-2010, 08:46 AM
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ive never owned one but someone i work with had one and it tapped like a SOB. but hes an idiot and bought it that way. the only complaint that ive ever heard was not enough power and lower MPG than the 4.0L
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07-12-2010, 09:23 AM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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I saw 2 Wranglers broken down on the side of the road this weekend and passed another one that sounded like it was ready to blow up. If you do look into buying one, you might want to stay away from anything that has been seriously modified/lifted. Get something close to stock and do what you want to it.
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07-12-2010, 10:58 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by madness410
thanks man. anyone have experience with the 2.5 motors first hand?
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yes, what would you like to know?
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07-12-2010, 05:36 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Somerset, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JL8Jeff
I saw 2 Wranglers broken down on the side of the road this weekend and passed another one that sounded like it was ready to blow up. If you do look into buying one, you might want to stay away from anything that has been seriously modified/lifted. Get something close to stock and do what you want to it.
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yeah im definitely going to lean more toward the stock route when im seriously looking. thanks for the input.
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Originally Posted by deadtrend1
yes, what would you like to know?
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just the basics...reliability? hard to work on? hows the power? any common problems that happen with them
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07-12-2010, 06:13 PM
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11 second club / Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by madness410
just the basics...reliability? hard to work on? hows the power? any common problems that happen with them
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I've seen some of my friends put them through some serious abuse. Flat out hitting the rev limiter going through mudholes for example. Only time one went was when it injested water and shot Mr. Rod through Mr. Block
Simple motors, not hard to do maintence. Lot of room in the engine bay.
Power? More low end tq. Good for slow trail driving, and around town. Highway acceleration isn't good but they aren't made for highway, given the extreme aerodynamic shape of a wrangler. When people start putting big tires on without regearing, that becomes a big issue also.
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07-12-2010, 07:13 PM
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Co-Founder / Site Admin
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by madness410
does anyone know any good wrangler sites that are nj / east coast based?
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www.jeepforum.com has a pretty active member base in this area. There is a loose-knit group of us in the regional section that plan trail trips and stuff.
www.njjeep.org is also a decent club (different than njjeeps.org).
www.grassrootsjeepclub.com - South Jersey
www.northjerseyjeepclub.org - North Jersey
hpmudslingers.webs.com - North Jersey
- Justin
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07-12-2010, 11:35 PM
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thanks justin
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07-16-2010, 04:03 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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are there anything specifically wrong with '97s? they are hte first year of that generation sometimes the first model of the generation have problems..
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