[spotsphill]

Hi all,

I'm looking to purchase an 81 CJ8 that is about 6 hours away from me. The seller sent a bunch of pics and some videos. I'll gladly make the trip, but I thought I'd see if any of y'all had some initial impressions:

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[Fourtrail]

What do you want to do with it? Quite built up and ready to wheel as it sits it looks like. HP60 front narrowed, 70 rear, spring over, flipped dana 300, sbc, auto. Any specs on what is in the axles? Ratio, lockers? Looks well done, but not a beginners Jeep.

 

[spotsphill]

What do you want to do with it? Quite built up and ready to wheel as it sits it looks like. HP60 front narrowed, 70 rear, spring over, flipped dana 300, sbc, auto. Any specs on what is in the axles? Ratio, lockers? Looks well done, but not a beginners Jeep.

Honestly, I love the look of this truck. I won’t take it off road. I just want something fun to drive locally to drop kids off at school and practices. They’re asking like $17,500. I’ve seen these things for $30k+, but I don’t know enough to know if there are trouble spots from the photos/videos.

 

[houstoniancj]

This is my 2 cents.

Looks like a fun Jeep, it has a pretty good parts list on it. Its a SOA suspension with YJ springs it looks like to me. You will need an anti wrap bar if it doesnt have one. I tried to find one in the picutres but i wasnt successful. YJ springs are great and flex well (ride like a caddy!) but with any amount of torque with larger tires you will get pinion rise and leaf spring hop. Not great for the long term.

YJ springs tend to go negative arch after getting broken in, these look to be there. Relatively cheap to replace and they are easy to find.

The anti wrap bar will help even if you are just driving around town. Other than that, it looks to be in good shape

 

[HoDad]

There are a good number of rust bubbles in the paint. Be prepared to do some repairs on the body.

 

[Mister4x4]

I agree with the others... looks like a nice specimen. Even at that price, if something major were to let go (the engine, transmission, et al), you're still money ahead when it comes to CJ-8s. They're kinda like the Holy Grail of CJs (right behind the Jamborees)... I say go for it. Good luck!

 

[orange150]

That’s a lot of Jeep for just tooling around town in