Hi, I found a 2003 rhd tj with 190k miles for 5500. I just want to know if it's a good deal and if it's worth it to get a rhd over a lhd with a 5speed. It will be my first car and I think it would be fun to have a unique rhd car. And help or advice is greatly appreciated.
Rhd tj pros and cons
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Hi, I found a 2003 rhd tj with 190k miles for 5500. I just want to know if it's a good deal and if it's worth it to get a rhd over a lhd with a 5speed. It will be my first car and I think it would be fun to have a unique rhd car. And help or advice is greatly appreciated.
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Some parts such as steering may be tough to source, especially if your looking in aftermarket.
Only Pro I can see is the uniqueness of it, unless your delivering mail?
Only Pro I can see is the uniqueness of it, unless your delivering mail?
It'd be a great Jeep for Japan, Great Britain, mail delivery, etc. but I wouldn't otherwise own a RHD Jeep here in the U.S.. Too many parts are different and think about if you were trying to pass someone on the left on the highway. It'd be pretty much impossible to see around who you needed to pass until you got way over to the left.
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Pass somebody in a Jeep. That's funny, I don't care who you are. 
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It's fun, but you may not be lifting it very much. The only place that sells adjustable trackbars for RHD gets a lot of bad reviews in the Liberty forums.
There's a good ZJ steering kit for 2004 and earlier RHD TJs, but not for 2005-2006
Get a body lift and skinny 32s or skinny 33s, also an aftermarket swaybar to improve front swaybar clearance.
Do you have a link to that kit please? I have an 03 RHD in New Zealand.Pine_Cat said:It's fun, but you may not be lifting it very much. The only place that sells adjustable trackbars for RHD gets a lot of bad reviews in the Liberty forums. There's a good ZJ steering kit for 2004 and earlier RHD TJs, but not for 2005-2006
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And running a teraflex lift is a pretty bad idea regardless of which side the steering wheel is on.
Anyone can adapt and learn to drive rhd. But, as you say, your first vehicle, i assume you're a young driver. As a father of three, young drivers have a hard enough time with just the basics.
Nothing personal, but if you were my son, I'd say lhd.
Nothing personal, but if you were my son, I'd say lhd.
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Here's a kit with the inverted-y tie rod and draglink for right-hand drive (22mm ends, like on a ZJ). Only fits on 2004 and earlier, not 2005-2006:
http://www.cseoffroad.com/hdstrgcr3.html?gclid=CN-izMimiM8CFRFahgodMe0FdA
Don't get the kit that includes a stabilizer, because they ship a large one that does not fit on right-hand drive. Just get an OE-replacement Monroe Magnum stabilizer:
https://www.amazon.com/Monroe-SC2928-Magnum-Steering-Damper/dp/B000C53XRK
The ZJ tie rod and draglink each have an integrated TRE, so you only need one separate TRE for each. The Crown kit should come with the TREs, but, if anything goes wrong, then Moog replacements are readily available (I've lost my list of the part numbers for right-hand drive, so do a little bit of research to verify part # if you need to order replacement TREs).
https://www.amazon.com/Moog-ES3096L-Tie-Rod-End/dp/B000C59W7U
Probably a good idea to get Moog adjuster sleeves because a few of the Crown sleeves broke:
https://www.amazon.com/Moog-ES2079S...e/dp/B000C57VBY/ref=pd_lpo_263_lp_t_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=P4M8FAPH6NYWP4SZAZD9
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I had not previously thought of this as a reason in favor of right-hand drive :laugh: :tea:
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