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1997 Jeep Wrangler Built Rock Crawler Offroad on 2040-cars

US $16,000.00
Year:1997 Mileage:164071
Location:

Reedsburg, Wisconsin, United States

Reedsburg, Wisconsin, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:4.0
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:

Used

VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
: 1j4fy29p2vp438154
Year: 1997
Number of Cylinders: 6
Make: Jeep
Model: Wrangler
Trim: Base Sport Utility 2-Door
Options: 4-Wheel Drive
Power Options: Air Conditioning
Drive Type: 4wd
Mileage: 164,071

1997 Jeep Wrangler TJ built crawler.

 

Has had a new frame installed, gen right 3 link front frame brackets and rear 4 link brackets.  All upper links are 2” 1/4 wall DOM and lowers are 2” square 1/4 .  Just installed 14 new 2.63” Johnny joints with 1.25” shank.

 

Rear axle was stretched approx. 5-6”, and front roughly 3”.  Genright stretch gas tank.  Relocated steering box and used Genright flat fabricated pitman arm.  Genright track bar kit and brackets.

 

Has a ’98 Cherokee 4.0 and aw4 installed, that have approx. 95,000 miles.  NP231 with a slip yoke eliminator.  Tub is nice and rust free drivers floor pan was replaced.  Genright front highline tube fenders and TNT rear corner armor with handmade rear fender flares welded and molded into the corners.  TNT rocker armor.  Swag off-road relocated reinforced frame mounts.  Custom made skid plate and engine skid.  Custom made rear frame cap/hitch/step and body mounted spare tire carrier (no rattles at all w/ 39.5 tire!).  Also has a louvered hood panel to get the heat out.

 

Front axle is a 78-79 ford high pinion Dana 60 front, 5.38 gears, Detroit locker, stock neck down inner shafts and Yukon alloy 35 spline outer shafts with drive flanges.  3/8” fabricated diff cover and huge 3/8” wall DOM tie rod (you’ll have to try hard to bend it).  Sky off-road crossover steering arm.  All steering joints use heim joints. 

 

PSC steering pump and reservoir and 1.5” ram for hydraulic assist, which can move the jeep sideways with the front wheel up against a rock.

 

Rear is a GM 14bolt (70” factory width).  Yukon 5.38 gears, Detroit locker, 3/8” fabricated diff cover, disk brake conversion, pinion guard, and truss.

 

High angle driveline 1350CV rear driveshaft.  Jeep XJ shortened front driveshaft.

 

Tires are 39.5” bias Irock’s on stock hummer H1 double beadlocks.  PVC beadlock inserts, and Trailworthy fab rock rings.  Spare is a 39.5” Irock for a 17” wheel, with no beadlock.  Have a spare Hummer wheel that is included.  Wheel spacers were used to get the front and rear track width’s identical.

 

Other bits:  Cobra CB, JeepAIR A/C kit that blows cold, herculined floors, front quadratec floor mats, 2003 wrangler front seats, all seats have rugged ridge black neoprene covers.  Warn Winch.

 

All in all there is probably a bunch more I didn’t mention.  It is a rock solid performer and has never broken down on the trail.  Did Pritchett canyon in Moab without winching or any tugs, while everyone else in the group ended up needing help. 

 

The flaws:  Oil press. Gauge doesn’t work.  Speedometer fluctuates.  I have a gauge panel to replace the factory gauges with autometers.  Drivers rear window (plastic portion) was cut and has been taped up.  Windshield is cracked. It could use a sway bar if your going to do a lot of road driving.  It’s very stable, but does have a good bit of body roll.

 

I noticed the title check shows some issues...vehicle has a clean clear Michigan title in my name.  Shows some past issues with mileage reports, which are a mute point with this Jeep, as the only original items are the tub, dash, and some of the wiring. Prior owner stated he had hit a deer with the Jeep, no serious damage, which was repaired accordingly.

Selling as I don’t use it as much as I used to, and don’t have the opportunity to do the difficult trails this was built for.

 

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Fiat Chrysler target 850k sales in China by 2018

Sun, 11 May 2014

Behind the vanguard of numerous Jeep models, two Chryslers, a smattering of Fiats and Alfa Romeos and local production through a joint venture with Guangzhou Automotive Group (GAG), Fiat Chrysler wants to increase sales in China more than six-fold by 2018. The group sold 130,000 cars in China in 2013, the aim for 2018 being 850,000 cars.
Ultimately it's expected that the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Cherokee, Wrangler, Renegade, the coming Grand Wagoneer and a sub-Renegade-sized crossover will either be built in or exported to the People's Republic. The Chrysler Town & Country and 300 will join the export list in 2016 and 2018 respectively, according to a report in Automotive News.
With a number of those vehicles not in production or perhaps even envisaged yet, and others not due on the local market until 2018, it will be interesting to see how Fiat Chrysler plans to achieve the target in the specified timeframe. The joint venture with GAG builds two products now, the Dodge Dart-based Fiat Viaggio launched two years ago - supposedly designed just for China - and the just-launched Fiat Ottimo, a hatchback version of the Viaggio. Fiat projected 300,000 Viagio sales in its first two years, that number has been adjusted downward to 94,000 and there doesn't appear to be an analyst alive that sees a good future for Fiat in China's overrun mainstream market. Still, last year's 130,000 group sales in China is a huge jump from 2012 sales of 66,000 units, but less than half the 300,000 units it projected.

FCA seeking new trial in Jeep fire case, calls $150M judgement 'grossly excessive'

Sat, May 9 2015

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is fighting back after a Decatur County, GA jury ordered the company to pay $150 million to the family of a four-year-old boy that was killed after a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee crashed and caught fire. The company is requesting the judge reduce the award, and should Walden's family not agree to the lower sum, that a new trial be held. The Detroit Free Press reports that FCA would be forced to pay $120 million over the death of young Remington Walden, with an extra $30 million being paid to the boy's family. Neither figure sits well with the automaker, though, which called the fine "grossly excessive," and claimed it was in violation of Georgia state law. The judgment stems from FCA's long-running problem with the fuel tanks of certain Jeep models built in the 1990s and 2000s. According to the newspaper, FCA argues that the jury was biased after the Waldens' attorneys played on the their passions and pushed for a big award, saying the wrongful death award was 11 times more than any appeals court has ever upheld. FCA said attorneys for the plaintiffs told the jury to base the settlement on Sergio Marchionne's total compensation, $68 million. FCA also claims in its motion that the young boy's suffering was brief. "A $30-million pain-and-suffering award for what plaintiffs acknowledge was at most one minute of suffering is irrational," the motion, which was obtained by The Detroit Free Press, read. "Where such plainly improper arguments are immediately followed by irrational and stunningly excessive damage awards, there can be no doubt that the jury acted from passion and prejudice." Jim Butler, the attorney for the Waldens, has called the motion "nonsense," although he said the family will accept whatever figure the judge sets.

Jeep dealer buries WWII Willys GP in showroom floor

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The Willys MB Jeep earned icon status during World War II thanks to its ruggedness, simplicity and go-anywhere ability. Following the war, it didn't take long for the handy vehicles to be scooped up by the public, and a brand slowly grew around the vehicles that has continued to thrive. Fast-forward to present day, where it's not uncommon for auto dealers to try to grab some of the magic of yesteryear by displaying classic models to connect customers with their brands' proud histories. Now, a Canadian Chrysler Group dealer is taking that notion to the extreme by actually making a vintage WWII Jeep part of its foundation.
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It's certainly a novel way to bring people into the showroom, and seemingly a nice nod not only to Jeep, but to the men and women who served in the war. If you want to see more about how the Jeep was actually installed and what it looks like, check out this video.