is there anyone on here that knows a lot about these trucks or owns one? i'm looking at gettin an old j-10 to have as a long term project but was going to see if anyone had advice on what year are better than others.

fyi, the one i'm looking at has the 4.2 258, 4 speed (i'm guessing t18a?), and the quadratrac. dual d44's and it's a 78, but i would be gettin flattop knuckles from a 74 with it.

11/27/2005 12:08:02 PM

buy it

11/27/2005 12:43:03 PM

yea, i'm plannin to, just hafta sell some stuff and save some money

11/27/2005 1:04:11 PM

I know a little about em, my brother had an 89 fullsize waggy. That 258 is about the best engine jeep ever built, you can slap a 4.0 head on it and get a fairly easy fuel injection conversion. The 44s are good, heard mixed reviews on the quadratrac (is that a pull a lever, single speed transfer case? if so, probly want to ditch that). Count on replacing the radiator.

11/27/2005 1:27:48 PM

talk about a money pit...

11/27/2005 3:59:00 PM

any car you get is a money pit, it would be a fun long term project for me, and it wouldn't be too expensive to get. whatever floats your boat man. but u know bout those rams....money pits jk ivan, haha

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11/27/2005 4:00:42 PM

I'd get rid of the quadratrac, or skip it, find one with a 360, t18, dana 20, and 44's, pre 80. just my opinion. Get a cherokee chief 2-dr, waggy, or j-10 with that setup. they're lots of fun for relatively cheap.

11/27/2005 6:43:36 PM

it is pre 80. if you swapped the quadratrac t-case could you swap on locking hubs on the front axle?

11/27/2005 11:23:07 PM

fine one that isn't quad... they're around. i know quadratec CJ's have offset rear differential, does a fullsize? it's just a huge hassle that can be easily avoided

11/28/2005 7:00:33 AM

find a j-20 with a 360/t-18/d20 and d44/d60ff.

or do the smart thing and get a yota.

11/28/2005 7:56:47 AM

quadratec sells overpriced jeep parts to yuppies
quadratrac is a crappy awd xfer case

2 letters.

11/28/2005 8:04:15 AM

x2 on the yota. I've been there and done the jeep thing... toyota is where its at

11/28/2005 8:19:42 AM

the rear diff is offset to the passenger side some. i don't really want a yota right now, so that eliminates that. and if Tuite you can find me a j20 for 350 bux i'll buy that instead.

11/28/2005 4:22:03 PM