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May 30 2013 05:45am

a note: my '91 never had a speedometer so I cant say the real mileage, but I ran an entire year driving 80 miles per day.

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May 30 2013 12:22pm

Quote (OMGNOWAYSRSLY @ May 30 2013 07:45am)

a note: my '91 never had a speedometer so I cant say the real mileage, but I ran an entire year driving 80 miles per day.

if you ran a true entire year then 365 days X 80 miles a day = 29200 miles in 1 year

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May 30 2013 02:49pm

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jeep > ram for reliability under normal driving circumstances. The suspension systems and steering systems are the same design, axles are scaled obviously. I've owned several 4.0 jeeps ranging from 91-99 and three ram trucks, one 89, one 98 and one 99. the 98 was a 1500 gasser and it was a nice truck, but the cost of keeping it going is outrageous. If you do need a vehicle to pull a trailer, the cherokee can be outfitted with stock parts from other years to get you to about a 5000# towing capacity.

My rams -
89 w250 cummins - 638k miles on original engine and 1 trans swap
98 1500 2wd 5.9 gas - 75k miles started losing reverse gear
99 3500 cummins - 199k miles - loved the truck, hated the cost of maintenance
12 1500 quad cab hemi - 15k miles - no complaints yet

My jeeps -
86 2.5l cherokee 2door - 292k miles when the body rusted beyond repair
92 4.0 cherokee 4 door - 309k miles when a combination of body damage and engine wear from offroading caused me to scrap it
93 5.2 grand cherokee - 240k miles when body rusted away beyond repair and transfer case failed
97 4.0 grand cherokee - 199k miles when body damage from offroading (pics in my profile) caused me to move on
91 4.0 cherokee - 310k miles on engine and it is only used as a toy, will be replacing engine soon.

I'vew got p7100 pump swaps for both of these trucks! Should make that old 1st gen come alive and it will save your ass over time with the vpfail44 electronic pump in the 99 Also got everything you need to swap the 99 to a nv5600 with billet shafts

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May 30 2013 07:23pm

Quote (jimmyhoud @ May 30 2013 08:49pm)

if I still had them, I'd be interested!

Quote (JDH @ May 30 2013 06:22pm)

if you ran a true entire year then 365 days X 80 miles a day = 29200 miles in 1 year

thats about right. College was a 45 minute drive one way. I got rid of the jeep before i replaced the tires!

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May 30 2013 07:38pm

Had a 94 4x4 318 dakota as first vehicle.

Would still have it if i didnt buy a car for all the highway driving i do... Was a bullet proof motor, and just entire truck ingeneral ( minus the shit dodge front ends )
Used it for everything a 18 year old kid would... drag racin, haulin scrap, muddin, camping, if you could be stupid enough to try it, i did it pretty much - IE. I guarnteeyou i was the only person is town loading my 1/4 ton truck up with 2 tons of steel, and driving 45 min down the highway to town for beer money on a regular basis..

favouite part of all, straight pipe with cherry bomb. wakin people up at 7 am going to work NEVER got old

the old girl

/ has nothing to do wit what your asking, im just reminiscing

This post was edited by IB0T on May 30 2013 07:47pm

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May 30 2013 08:07pm

jeep are a lot more customizable and very easy to wo rk on. esp the older ones.

dodges are notorious for tranny problems

used wranglers around here are expensive. damn rednecks.

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