Any Jeep folks here?

[Cranky]

LOVE my TJ. Worlds better than my old YJ. The TJs coil spring suspension is light years better than the old leaf sprung YJ! And the hardtop makes it a real car, not a tent on wheels! Summer though...the hardtop hangs in the garage next to the doors and it lives in the garage totally open. Like a motorcycle, but without the helmet and riding gear. Well... and slow. But still a blast.

Mine ran pretty good. Not like a bike though but the 4.0 engine impressed me. Also, like you say, the coil suspension is MUCH better!! I've had some experience with this vehicle over the years since Jerry bought it new back in 98. At one point he went on a information gathering expedition to the south pole (at least that's what he said it was) and I took care of his bike and the Jeep for the time he was gone and that was a while. I think he bought the bike used and I found out that it needed trailing arm bushings really bad on my first ride as the bike was very noticeably swimming. The Jeep on the other hand still felt good when it became mine even with 250k miles.

 

[Phantomx]

Something worth mentioning I did to my 77 CJ-5 with the 258. Some years ago I took the single barrel YF off and put a weber 32/36, I don't remember why. I probably thought it was cool.
Recently I got tired of the laziness of the acceleration so I put a Carter bbd two barrel. Wow what difference everywhere. It has easier start, smoother idle and cruise plus better acceleration.
Figured I might tell you guys about it in case you have one.

Another good carb to use is a motorcraft 2 barrel from late 60s early 70s 289/302. They have small butterflies and only about a dozen moving parts. They do require an adapter to bolt on, but they work well Offroad.
Travis..