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10-12-2009, 08:40 PM
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I picked up an 85 cj7 this weekend .I went to look at a 79 that had a plow on it, but the iron worms went crazy on that one.Are 85 frame and 79 framesThe same?plow is a nice one on the 79, the body is actually inspectable on the 85. Both are CJ-7s. Thanks guys!!
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10-13-2009, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by reddogeone  I picked up an 85 cj7 this weekend .I went to look at a 79 that had a plow on it, but the iron worms went crazy on that one.Are 85 frame and 79 framesThe same?plow is a nice one on the 79, the body is actually inspectable on the 85. Both are CJ-7s. Thanks guys!! | Yes, the frames should be the same except for the transfer case skid plate.
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10-13-2009, 02:52 PM
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The only difference is the shock towers on the front shocks, they are bolt on and extended on the newer Seven frames. The older ones were short weld on towers. I put a 85 under my 76 and it al worked out great.
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10-13-2009, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by highlandercj-7 The only difference is the shock towers on the front shocks, they are bolt on and extended on the newer Seven frames. The older ones were short weld on towers. I put a 85 under my 76 and it al worked out great. | Oh yeah, I forgot about that too.
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10-13-2009, 08:40 PM
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Thanks guys. The plow should go on no problem . I was checking floor pans out. JC whitney has them for 54.00 there 19 gauge. quadra tec has them for 34.00, they don't say what gauge they are.
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10-14-2009, 12:03 PM
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IIRC the rear tub to frame mounts on a '79 tub are not in the same place as they are on the '85.
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10-14-2009, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by reddogeone I was checking floor pans out. JC whitney has them for 54.00 there 19 gauge. quadra tec has them for 34.00, they don't say what gauge they are. | The panels we used when repairing the tub of my brothers CJ7 were "less than stellar". Despite being marketed as "CJ7" parts, they were "Universal for CJ/YJ/TJ" parts that required a bit of massaging (additional cutting, bending, BF[rubber]H action) to fit properly... the rough shape, bends, & corrugation were the only pluses over just starting with a chunk of recycled sheetmetal.
I'll find out where his came from (*highly* likely they were JCWhipme versions), so you don't make that mistake!
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