I have been looking for a good Toyota Series 80 Land Cruiser/LX-450 but, the search so far has been fruitless. This has me looking at the Jeeps. After looking at poor hack jobs with 37" tires and questionable mods to suspensions on others, I am thinking a new one might be a better option at this point
So, Rubicon or Willys? With limited slip in the rear, I'm initially thinking Willys but, the front axle is a mystery to me and the dealer I spoke with at the moment. I'm assuming it is a D30 which may or may not be good for me in this application.
The only thing causing me to think a Rubicon might be better is the Full-Lock Dana 44's for Arizona Ghost Towns and similar things. As I live in Texas, that is obviously a distant consideration. Colorado, Nevada, the Dakota's, and similar locations are places more traveled right now with trips on the East Coast in Early Fall being Minnesota, Ohio, and similar places for the most part. I will be pulling a Taxa Tiger Moth most of the time as well.
I will see some mud (not mud bogging), sand mainly in washes, ice some mornings, and a lot of slick road surfaces due to various rain-drizzle-dew on everything from hard-pack clay to asphalt, plus some snow in the upper-Eastern Midwest (Minnesota, Ohio, etc.).
TIA,
Sid
So, Rubicon or Willys? With limited slip in the rear, I'm initially thinking Willys but, the front axle is a mystery to me and the dealer I spoke with at the moment. I'm assuming it is a D30 which may or may not be good for me in this application.
The only thing causing me to think a Rubicon might be better is the Full-Lock Dana 44's for Arizona Ghost Towns and similar things. As I live in Texas, that is obviously a distant consideration. Colorado, Nevada, the Dakota's, and similar locations are places more traveled right now with trips on the East Coast in Early Fall being Minnesota, Ohio, and similar places for the most part. I will be pulling a Taxa Tiger Moth most of the time as well.
I will see some mud (not mud bogging), sand mainly in washes, ice some mornings, and a lot of slick road surfaces due to various rain-drizzle-dew on everything from hard-pack clay to asphalt, plus some snow in the upper-Eastern Midwest (Minnesota, Ohio, etc.).
TIA,
Sid