Love Affair with Jeep CJ

Being a Jeep fan and not knowing about Jeep CJ can certainly make you a laughing stock in Jeep community. Jeep CJ or also known  as “Civilian Jeep” was introduced to general public, after serving as an Army vehicle. Now many of us own this amazing piece of machinery and plenty proud off it. Jeep CJs are the ulimate "Do It Yourself" upgrade ride. To a CJ owner there is nothing more enjoyable then adding a new set of fender flares or adding a side mirror kit. If you are  a Jeep fan or enjoying working on vehicles we recommend you buy a Jeep CJ and prepare to fall in love with this machine. There are plenty of Jeep After Market Parts for this ride and at amazing pricing.

But before you make a choice to buy one of these oldies, it’s better to know as much about it as possible. Internet is full of information on this classic beast.  Many modification on Jeep CJ are easy as well as challenging. However, answers will be available on the internet no matter what type of huddle you get stuck on.

Jeep CJ5 shown below (Image borrowed from Jeep CJ Wiki Page)

So lets fill you in with little history lesson. Jeep CJ was released with different names and modifications since its birth back in 1940. Initially it was called CJ-2; which by the way will be impossible to find now a days. As the year passed Jeep CJ5 CJ7 and CJ8 were introduced. Now a days most popular Jeep CJ models are between the years of 1976 thru 1986. And then in 1987 Jeep Wranglers were introduced.  

The probability of finding a CJ in good shape comes due to the numbers of its production, around 600,000 Jeep CJ5 were produced till the new model replaced it in 1983. CJ5 is one of the possible models which you can get hands on easily and then customize it with huge availability of Jeep Aftermarket Parts. You might be surprised that there are still a few CJ5’s out there in their original form, kept by their proud owners.

Jeep CJ7 is the next model in line, whose production didn’t start until late 1970’s but wasn’t kept in production for long, ended by 1986. Although it was build with retro style, according to that time. Apart from the looks there was introduction to some new things such as, a hard top, all wheel drive, steel doors and chromed grills, bumpers and mirrors.

Jeep CJ8 were more like trucks in compared to CJ7, known as Jeep Scrambler. This model was specifically not made public till early 1980’s. The production line wasn’t as huge as CJ5 or CJ7 but still 30,000 were produced and set into market. if you can find a Jeep CJ8 you will definitely hit the Jackpot of Jeeps. These are very rare and extremely hard to find.

Owning a CJ will certainly keep you busy on weekends or holidays. If you like to slip under your Jeep and build or tweak it according to your style then you should certainly go for a Jeep CJ.