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Originally Posted by Blue GMC
Yep if you want real fun try a CJ7 with a 4 banger, auto, and 33s on it for an 800 mile drive home after you bought it off the Evilbay. Have to gain as much speed as you can down every hill to make it up the next one.
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Most of the problem you are having there is with gearing. CJ-7s didn't come with anything near a 33" tire. So that lift and tire diameter increase has put it way out of it's operating range, made worse by the fact that carburetors don't deal with the low RPM cruising that comes along with it.
I can assure you that a simple ratio swap will help it with both performance and mileage at the same time.
But at this point, it will probably cost more than whatever you just paid for a 40 year old Jeep.
BTW, 3 years is not that big of a deal, I have seen them come back from over 10.
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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man
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