Dilemma - Sell the '94 and buy a '99?
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Dilemma - Sell the '94 and buy a '99?
I have an opportunity to buy a '99 w/50K miles, SR5, 5 speed, 3.4. I have a '94 w/85K miles, SR5, 5 speed, 3.slow.
The '94 has a 4" trail master lift. It needs new axle ratios (4.88) and limited slip differentials (Eaton rear) all for $2300. I would also like to add the ARB bumper with Warn 8K winch ($1600) and that would put at $4K into a $8k-$9k rig.
I can buy the '99 for $8K more than I can sell the '94. It is clean. I would need the Steve Sonoran lift ($1000). I would also need so swap gears and step up to the plate with ARBs front and rear plus ARB bumper and Warn 8K winch. By the time I'm done, I would have $5000 beyond the purchase price.
The question... On the trail, would the '99 fully modified have me smiling for the additional $13K or should I just keep what I've got and be thankful?
Your experiences may help shed the light...
The '94 has a 4" trail master lift. It needs new axle ratios (4.88) and limited slip differentials (Eaton rear) all for $2300. I would also like to add the ARB bumper with Warn 8K winch ($1600) and that would put at $4K into a $8k-$9k rig.
I can buy the '99 for $8K more than I can sell the '94. It is clean. I would need the Steve Sonoran lift ($1000). I would also need so swap gears and step up to the plate with ARBs front and rear plus ARB bumper and Warn 8K winch. By the time I'm done, I would have $5000 beyond the purchase price.
The question... On the trail, would the '99 fully modified have me smiling for the additional $13K or should I just keep what I've got and be thankful?
Your experiences may help shed the light...
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wait so you are going to spend 13K extra for a truck of a newer gen? i dont know if i would spend that much. not if you are going to run around the same set up. i would take that money and build a beast out of what you got. SAS it and what not. but thats just what i would do. and i dont like the 3rd gen body styles so thats another thing that would turn me off.
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