BBirish

my friend may be purchasing 2 1970 cj 5's that were used out on a farm in upstate ny. he wants to modify one for a trail rig and one for a winter dd. i dont know too much about cj's so i figured id ask the experts at the jk-forum. so what should be the main things we look at on these cj's to make sure that they are worth buying. any cj 5 info will be a big help thanks a lot

BBirish

Bump no one knows anything about cj5's ?????

BBirish

cool thanks for the link

JeepinMass

I rebuilt a 74CJ5 a few years back. I took hundreds of pics. The 74 will be different then the 70 but if you need a reference then let me know.

BBirish

thanks a lot

JeepinMass

If you plan to hit the trails with the CJ5 buy a T18 for it. Try and find the granny low, that's what's in my CJ5.

BBirish

whats the benefit of a T18?

JeepinMass

The T-18 granny low is 6.32 to 1 in 1st gear, it's a 4-speed, and it's a heavy duty trans. The problem is the T-18 came in Ford's, International Harvesters, and Jeeps. So you have to hunt down the proper T-18.

BBirish

looks like ill be checking the local yards

JeepinMass

Do a lot of research so you don't pay to much or get the wrong T18