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Altitude
10-20-2009, 02:14 PM
Been wanting to throw this thread up for a while now as it seems a lot of Yaris owners also own a Jeep. :biggrin:

If you have both just mention it here so we can see how many of us exist.

Me: 1997 Wrangler Sport 4.0L (the best, most versatile and fun vehicle I have ever owned.)
DevilGirl
10-20-2009, 02:20 PM
Same household:

Me: '09 Yaris 3dr LB
Him: '95 Grand Cherokee in-line 6, as well as a '92 Comanche that's being converted to diesel this winter hopefully with a Cummons 4bt; and a few other cars, including 2 diesel VW's ['02 Golf and '09 Jetta Sportwagen]).

EDIT: Recently removed Jeeps include another '95 Grand Cherokee (his mom's) that was traded in under Cash for Clunkers to get the '09 Jetta Sportwagen, and a '96(?) Cherokee Sport (his dad's) that was rusting to pieces and is currently in the process of being parted out before the remainder is junked. Oh, and his brother's wife owns a Grand Cherokee as well, not sure the year. They had a nice "family" picture of the Jeeps when they were all running and when his dad was still alive.
ozmdd
10-20-2009, 02:25 PM
Yup. 1995 Wrangler 4.0, 6" lift, 33x12.5" MT's, ported/polsihed head, custom-ground cam, Atlas II T/C, NV4500, F/R ARB Air lockers, custom roll cage, Mastercraft suspension seats w/ 5-point harnesses. Oh, the stereo is bitchin too. :)
TinyGiant
10-20-2009, 02:55 PM
i sold my jeep grand cherokee limited 2000 4.7L to get my yaris.. it was a nice SUV. but the yaris is way more dependable and cheaper to drive
thebarber
10-20-2009, 02:57 PM
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/highonlifeandglue/Greens%20-%20June%2014%202008/P4050247.jpg
TheRealEnth
10-20-2009, 03:01 PM
2 jeeps in my driveway... Brother owns em, but id have one if i could ;D
Bob Dog
10-20-2009, 04:31 PM
no jeep: Tacoma
kustom play
10-20-2009, 05:05 PM
i use to have a 07 X 4.0 it was that green color

loved it! if it wasnt such a gas sucker i would still have one
coheed
10-20-2009, 05:57 PM
07 Yaris and 86 & 89 Comanche. 4.0 and 2.8 4wd and 2. :biggrin:
tomato
10-20-2009, 06:09 PM
I'm pretty sure YarisOwner's Dad has a jeep, but I don't know if he checks this section of the forum.
UTVitz
10-20-2009, 06:24 PM
'99 jeep grand cherokee with 210k miles next to yaris
contraband831
10-20-2009, 10:53 PM
<-----Yaris and I have a '06 Jeep Commander
Yarold n Kumar
10-21-2009, 12:11 AM
in my dreams, I have a wrangler. I was driving in LI, when a jeep driver gave me a thumbs up. one of these days...
tomato
10-21-2009, 12:38 AM
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/highonlifeandglue/Greens%20-%20June%2014%202008/P4050247.jpg

:clap:
Phaeton
10-21-2009, 12:39 AM
1995 Jeep Cherokee Sport.
jclo3313
10-22-2009, 12:48 PM
2005 4.0 Wrangler Sport with 3" lift, 6" wide flares and a Yakima roof rack.
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MadMax
10-22-2009, 06:53 PM
As stated in YarisDad's other thread about Jeeps and Yarii...

One of the reasons I bought my Yaris was because of my Jeep. My old car got about 23-25 MPG, I get 16-17 in my 2005 LJ (extended TJ). There is no way I will ever get rid of my Jeep (heck, it was stuck in the garage for two weeks because I needed to replace the multifunction switch, and it almost killed me!) and the Yaris is one of the few cars that I found which was almost as much fun to drive as my Jeep.

Speaking of which, this thread is useless without pics! Here's my rig...

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/IMG_3664.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/IMG_3666.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/IMG_1870.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/IMG_1869.jpg

By the way, in the bottom two pics are my new Goodyear Wrangler Authority ATs from Walmart. I had Firestone Destination MTs on it (the top two pics), but ripped a belt in one while offroading. They were great, stiff tires and I was shocked when that happened; but I have been very happy with the Authorities. They really are MTs, but they are listed as ATs...you can see there isn't that much difference between them and the Firestones. The downside is that they are only available in 31x10.5...but luckily that is what I run. I had planned to go up to 33s, but decided these worked better.

Oh, my LJ sits on a 2.25" BB and American Racing Outlaw II rims with the aforementioned tires. I may put a 1.25" BL/MML on it in the future, but I am not really looking for much more lift as this set-up has gotten me everywhere I've wanted to go so far!

And if you look closely, I trimmed 1.5" off my front flares, essentially giving me that much "lift." It is an easy mod but requires a little patience. I simply removed the flares, measured that amount along the edge, and slowly but surely sawed through it. Then I sanded it down and spray painted them with Krylon Fusion flat black. With the LJ's forward rake it wasn't necessary to do the back as well, as the one downside to this mod is that if you have wider tires (even 10.5") with any backspacing, they will spit water all over the place! That makes for a cool rooster tail but sucks when you have the back window rolled up (even with the top, windows and doors on, the water still gets sucked in and all over the inside of the windshield).

Cheers! M2
MadMax
10-22-2009, 06:55 PM
Yup. 1995 Wrangler 4.0, 6" lift, 33x12.5" MT's, ported/polsihed head, custom-ground cam, Atlas II T/C, NV4500, F/R ARB Air lockers, custom roll cage, Mastercraft suspension seats w/ 5-point harnesses. Oh, the stereo is bitchin too. :)

:needpics:
Thirty-Nine
10-22-2009, 07:44 PM
Well, my dad owns a 2001 Cherokee Sport with a five-speed. Great vehicle. It's his second Cherokee. He had a 1990 (4.0 liter) five-speed with more than 230,000 miles on it.

I used to work for Warn Industries (the winch and hub people), and still do contract work for them (which I'm currently doing right now). I've driven their JK in Moab and on this snow run here in Oregon. In this pic, it was a single-track and we had to climb the snowbank on the left to allow another vehicle by.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Tekka_Maki/P2021747.jpg
MadMax
10-22-2009, 08:37 PM
You do contract work for Warn? Can ya get us fellow Yaris/Jeep owners any deals?!?
ozmdd
10-22-2009, 09:21 PM
:needpics:

Well, tracked down a few shots that were on this computer. This one is hysterical, since its wearing the old-skool stock steelies from an 87 and baby tires for across-country trip from Dallas to San Deigo! I'll dig up some action shots with the full trail set-up at some point.
bigbang
10-22-2009, 09:43 PM
2009 YARIS and yes 95 yj I wil never get rid of my jeep
The yaris one year and it has 32,000 mile and the Jeep is 14 year with only 44,000 mile
lilredrocket
10-23-2009, 12:05 AM
^off topic big bang where are you from?
ozmdd
10-23-2009, 12:36 AM
Maryland (near DC), if I'm thinking of the same Bethesda.
bigbang
10-23-2009, 12:51 AM
bethesda maryland near yes near dc
lilredrocket
10-23-2009, 01:03 AM
Oh ok because there is a road down by me that is called bethesda or close spelling to it
severous01
10-23-2009, 09:33 AM
2008 yaris, red

94 jeep cherokee xj, red...basecoat with rhino-liner coating inside and out, 31" tires, 4" lift, aussi locked front axle, custom front bumper, custom lighting...all the goods, got rid of the bads. lol

i'm looking to get another but i've been looking into a tube chassis wrangler. so idk...it's about the same getting a junk yard jeep and having parts n buying one that's running good n fixin it up. the tube chassis is about 1500 bux, and the yard jeep is about 500....then all the custom parts hitting up around 5 grand or so. and buying a wrangler out-right with all the goodies on it will cost about 9 any way....so i may as well have what i want.