4x4, 2 solid axles, newer than 1980, efi, less than 185in in length, not a jeep.

If trooper fits the bill, got one here in Albemarle for around 500.

Not Jeep. Dodge Nitro?

Jeep Grand Wagoneer... Just swap over the nose and badges to Kaiser stuff and there you go!

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Junkyard_Dog wrote: Ramcharger. Mine was a beast offroad with no lift and cut fenders for 35s. Way more capable than a $500 ex-plow truck had any right to be. Not mine but you get the idea.

I can second that. Not a rock climber by any means, but capable off road. I miss mine.

MrChaos wrote: Whats out there? 4x4, 2 solid axles, newer than 1980, efi, less than 185in in length, not a jeep.

So what is the intended use? Just a fun offroad truck? Convert to rally use? What?

In reply to modernbeat:

winter beater/off road vehicle. My daily commute is like 75 miles but that is what my 1.0 fiesta is for. I work IT so i kind of have to get to work in winter.

lifted subaru?

AMC Eagle/whatever else that came with 4wd for their cars after 1980 and had EFI

Full Size Bronco or K5 Blazer.

The TTB in the ford really isn't that weak for mild off roading. It's also an easy ish swap to a solid axle.

The K5 can be had in military garb which means diesel(slowness) and 24v electrics for fun.

Does a LS-swapped TJ still count as a Jeep? That would be my vote.

In reply to Fueled by Caffeine: Agree with everything but the slowness part. The CUCV was many things, but slow wasn't one of them. Back in the mid 80's when I was stationed in Germany an LT in my unit had an accident on the Autobahn in one, Polizei estimated her speed as over 130 MPH (220 KPH) when she left the road. I thought somebody had mixed up KPH for MPH but later found it to be true, someone had removed the governor

06HHR wrote: In reply to Fueled by Caffeine: Agree with everything but the slowness part. The CUCV was many things, but slow wasn't one of them. Back in the mid 80's when I was stationed in Germany an LT in my unit had an accident on the Autobahn in one, Polizei estimated her speed as over 130 MPH (220 KPH) when she left the road. I thought somebody had mixed up KPH for MPH but later found it to be true, someone had removed the governor

must have taken 700 hours to get to that speed. That non turbo diesel is a wheezing pig of a machine.

130-140 Hp.. yeeha? http://www.dieselhub.com/idi/6.2L-gm.html

I didn't believe it either, but Poiezei sure did, that LT did some civilian jail time (she may have been a mite intoxicated at the time of the accident). They were loud clattering uncomfortable pigs, but they were the fastest things in the motor pool, un-governed anyway.

06HHR wrote: I didn't believe it either, but Poiezei sure did, that LT did some civilian jail time (she may have been a mite intoxicated at the time of the accident). They were loud clattering uncomfortable pigs, but they were the fastest things in the motor pool, un-governed anyway.

My only expereince with them was a friends 94 2500 gm with the 6.2. It was reliable and good on fuel, but my 4 cylinder lifted toyota pickup would spank it in a race and I never changed the gears..

patgizz wrote: 87-91 K5

This is the answer. Stop looking.

Bobzilla wrote:

patgizz wrote: 87-91 K5

This is the answer. Stop looking.

Wow. I agree with Bobzilla. Well There goes the neighborhood.

do not poke around here http://coloradok5.com/forums/

Why no IFS or carb?

(If you don't mind me asking)

Carbs don't like steep angles and solid axle = articulation bro!

Hungary Bill wrote: Why no IFS or carb? (If you don't mind me asking)

Don't want to deal with a carb and efi is better offroad. And it will be a off road vehicle so 2 solid axles>its.

Dig it.

Sounds like you want a 1985 Toyota 4x4 then. Solid axle and EFI both optioned that year.

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