I lost my last 4X as it disappeared one rainy night, probably chopped up now. When this happened I lost my tools. Insurance pays for leather jacket (clothing) but not for tools, they have to be insured separately.

I bought a Jeep this time my 1st.

I like to have tools for most situations but I can't find what tools I need. What size are the bolts and screws from smallest to largest and are they all metric or mixed. I was thinking a 1/2 in. metric w/torque but I don't want to buy a monster set and then only use 15% of it.

Also, is the service manual worth buying?

Thanks to all, James

 

It's going to depend a lot on what you're going to do with your Jeep. Are you just speaking of tools to carry for trail repairs? Or do you plan on some heavy duty mod's? I have a rather well-equipped garage shop, yet am still surprised when I learn that I don't have a particular tool I need (just the other day didn't have a 28--mm socket, had to sub a combo wrench). Regardless, your Jeep left the factory with metric hardware, but most mod's you might install will change things over to SAE. So, you may find that you need to have both. On top of that, many basic things (removing doors, top, etc) will require Torx drive tools, so plan to get a set of those, too. My recommendation: Get a basic set of tools that you can reasonably afford. Then add in the tools as it becomes obvious what you need. Personally, I do a tool-a-month program and have been for many decades now. And I still find tools missing that I need for a given task.

I have the digital version of the '07 manual. I'm not impressed. I'd say check out one of the after-market books. They've got to be better than the Chrysler product.