Built 1997 Jeep Wrangler TJ $9000 OBO

· 96,XXX miles

· 4.0L 6-cylinder, 5-speed manual

· Air Conditioning

· DETAILED service records from previous owner, including maintenance, repairs, and modifications

· Always garaged or under a car port since new

· Lift, lockers, cage, lots of extras

I bought this Jeep from an older gentleman, ex-military, who took GREAT care of this Jeep. It was his daily driver, and he wheeled it a lot, maybe averaging one trip a month, to places like Uwharrie, Tellico, and Paragon. He drove it everywhere, never trailered it. As a result, this is a very reliable Jeep, and weak links were found and fixed. It has seen lots of trail time, but was not abused, and was always well maintained. He used 31-inch tires on stock aluminum rims for the street, and 33-inch TSLs on the trail.

This Jeep had a bunch of modifications before I got it, and I added more. I added the fuel tank skid, swaybar disconnects, two sets of wheels and tires, hard top, tow hooks, rear bumper, adjustable upper rear control arms, slip yoke eliminator, rear driveshaft, 2WD low range kit, removed 1-inch T-case drop, changed rear shock mounts on rear axle so shocks don’t rub, and lots more work. I also bought a lot of parts for it that are not installed (listed below). The Jeep works fine with the 3.55 gears that are in it, but I planned to swap to 4.10 gears, and I have all the parts needed for that. As part of the gear change, I planned to swap to a high-pinion Dana 30 front axle from a Cherokee (XJ), and that axle is included also.

I am selling this Jeep because my wife and I need something bigger to drive off-road. We need room to take our dog and our friends, so we’ll be building my K5 Blazer instead. This Jeep runs and drives great, and works great on the trail. I bought it in June 2003, not knowing that it had a bent main-shaft in the T-case from a rear driveshaft U-joint breaking while the previous owner was on the highway. I found the problem when I got it home, so I took the T-case apart to replace the main-shaft (machined for SYE) and install a 2WD low range kit. Because of me having too many projects, and cutting a tendon in my index finger, the T-case sat in our kitchen for over a year before I put it back together. As a result, we have only put around 1000 miles on this Jeep since we’ve had it. We towed it to Uwharrie in June 2005, and that’s the only off-road trip we’ve taken with it.

The Jeep has some mud and grease underneath, and has a few scratches, but it’s a great Jeep that looks good, works good on the trail and street as is, and could be modified further if you want to get really crazy with it.

I can bring the Jeep to work with me in RTP, so let me know if you’d like to check it out there any week day. I live in Burlington, and you could check it out at my house nights and weekends. Either way, let me know in advance so I can make sure it’s where you want to see it. I have a lift at my house, and you are welcome to put it on the lift so you can look at everything under the Jeep.

Engine:

· 4.0L fuel injected 6-cylinder

· Mobil 1 synthetic Oil always used.

· K&N cone filter on stock intake tube

· Currie 1-inch motor mount lift

Trans:

· ax-15 5-speed manual

· New polyurethane trans mount

· Redline MT-90 Synthetic Oil

T-case:

· NP231

· Tera 2WD Low Range shift fork kit (you can shift back and forth from 4WD Low Range to 2WD Low Range)

· Custom hack-n-tap Slip Yoke Eliminator, uses CV-yoke instead of flat flange

Driveshafts:

· Tom Woods CV front

· New CV rear (shortened by Triangle Driveshaft)

· Dana driveshaft u-bolt conversion kit for both axles

Street wheels/tires:

15x10 Mickey Thompson aluminum rims

33x12.50 General Grabber MT tires – 90% front and 40% rear

Trail wheels/tires:

15x8 “Nitro” aluminum rims, great shape

33x12.50 Super Swamper TSL Boggers, very worn, but usable

Spare tire:

New 33x9.50 BFG MT on stock steel 15x6 rim, mounted on stock tailgate spare mount

Suspension:

· Rubicon Express 3.5-inch basic lift kit, springs, shocks, brake lines, bump-stop extensions, track bar relocation brackets

· Rubicon Express front track bar

· JKS “Quicker Disconnect” front swaybar disconnects

(http://www.jksmfg.com/quicker_disconnectsTJ_XJ_ZJ.htm)

· JKS adjustable rear upper control arms to adjust rear pinion angle for SYE

· Has clip added to bottom of driver-side front spring to keep it from popping out under droop (the passenger side comes stock with this, but driver side does not).

Front Axle:

· Dana 30

· 3.55 gears

· Lock-Right locker

· Warn alloy inner axle shafts

· New front brake rotors and pads about 2000 miles ago

Rear Axle:

· Dana 44 (original, factory TJ)

· 3.55 gears

· Detroit locker (full carrier replacement)

· Superior alloy axle shafts

· High pinion diff cover to raise oil fill level, since pinion rotated for SYE

Steering:

· Power steering cooler

· Tomken steering box skid plate

· M.O.R.E. steering box brace

· 4xDoctor tie-rod

Armor:

· Full roll cage, built by Go-Fer-It Offroad, incorporates stock roll bar, not tied to frame

· Tomken rock rails, 2x4 rectangular tube, bolted to frame

(http://www.tomken.com/catalog.php?search=terms%3D%26model%3DTJ%26year%3Dall%26cat%3Drockerskids)

· Tomken Protec Rear bumper with receiver hitch, rectangular tube

(http://www.tomken.com/catalog.php?search=terms%3D%26model%3DTJ%26year%3Dall%26cat%3Drearbumpers)

· Tomken full-length engine skid plate

(http://www.tomken.com/catalog.php?search=terms%3D%26model%3DTJ%26year%3Dall%26cat%3Dskidplates)

· Custom Kilby-style gas tank skid, 3/16-inch steel plate

· Custom brush guard built by Go-Fer-It Offroad

· Tail-light guards

· Tow hooks front and rear

Body:

· Metallic Green

· No rust, paint looks good

· A few scratches

· Original steel half doors

· Wider fender flares off a Sahara, painted to match body

· H4 headlight conversion

· 1-inch body lift

· Tan soft top, original, a few scrapes, but works fine

· Have carrying case for side-curtains and rear window

· Aftermarket hardtop (used), 2-piece with sunroof, black, needs to be painted tan to match Jeep

Interior:

· Tan, great condition

· Passenger seat used only 3 times by previous owner – he took it out because his dog always rode with him.

· Rear seat never used, removed from Jeep and stored in plastic bag.

· Wooden storage box in place of rear seat, bolted to floor, room for all spares and recovery gear, cover latches closed and can be locked, carpeted on top of lid (this box could easily be removed to re-install rear seat instead)

· Rubicon Express hand throttle mounted on shifter

· Wired with switches for winch control on dash (no winch installed)

· Wired for CB (no CB or antenna installed)

· Wired for back-up lights (I have the lights, but they are not mounted)

· Wired for factory front fog lights (lights are included, but not mounted)

Spare parts:

· Stock D44 rear axle shafts

· Dana 44 full-floater kit by Warn, missing some parts, good to carry for trail spare – can drive home on it (would have installed this kit, but the existing Superior axles are stronger)

· Stock front outer-axle and unit-bearing hub

· Stock brake lines

· Stock control arms

· Front CV D-shaft

· Rear CV D-shaft (you need to take it and get it shortened, $40 at Triangle Driveshaft)

Extra parts not installed:

· Warn? front winch plate (used)

· Jeep factory AM/FM/CD radio (used)

· Tan soft top with no tears (used), includes frame, rear window, and rear side windows

· A-pillar mounts for lights, black (new)

· 4.10 gears for D44 from a Rubicon, these are thick gears that will fit 3-series Detroit that this Jeep has (used for 3000 thousand miles)

· New install kit for D44 gears

· High pinion D30 from XJ (used), non-disconnect

· New 4.10 gears for HP D30 (Genuine Gear)

· Used 4-series carrier for HP D30

· New install kit for D30 gears

· Trimmed stock front bumper with factory fog lights

· 6-inch wide Xenon fender flares (used), black

· (1) 15x10 aluminum rim (used) to match the street Mickey Thompson rims

I’ll get more pictures as soon as possible.