2015 Jeep Wrangler vs 1995 Wrangler: Old vs New Tech Off-Road Mashup Review
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- ( www.TFLcar.com ) The 2015 Jeep Wrangler JK is one of the most off-road capable Jeeps you can buy today but so was the Jeep Wrangler YJ back in 1995. So how does the old Jeep stack up against the new Jeep? Watch this video to find out.
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I'd take the YJ over the Rubicon any day. It's hard to treat a Jeep like a toy when it costs 30-40 grand
Jonathan Roberson get a TJ, still has the old feel but with more modern features (coil overs, lockers if you get the rubicon, airbags) and it’ll be a lot cheaper. Plus the engine will outlast the body.
I sorta like the advantages of leaf springs. I don’t like kookaid I mean koolaid either.
fishhuntadventure the YJs, MBs, and CJs had leaf springs. 97 and up (TJ, LJ, JK, and current JL) all have coil springs.
No its not
CamaroAmx I prefer leaf springs, no sway bars or track bars to fight suspension movement, no 8 control arm bushings to get loose & sloppy, the big problem with leaf spring Jeeps is the front shackles are at the wrong end but an SRS takes care of that. And unless you’re as sensitive as the Princess in the Princess and the Pea, coils are no better on the road. Neither is IFS.
If you put how much extra a new Rubicon cost into that 90s YJ you would have something incredible that the rubicon could never touch off road. I do like the new jeeps but it seems like they have lost their souls as dedicated off road vehicles. I would rather fix up and modify an old jeep than have a new one. Wranglers are supposed to be rough around the edges, simplistic and durable. Keep all the unneeded luxury junk in the Grand Cherokee for soccer moms.
You could always buy a bone standard JK sport and build in anything you wanted. That's what I did. Make it as simple or complicated as you wanted.
chefdan87 Stupid argument. its like saying because I can buy a 1990's Civic for 2 grand and put 30 grand into it to beat a modern Vette the Civic is better. Simple fact is the JK is a better off-roader. Stock for stock its got better approach, departure and the 4 door gives up about 1 degree on breakover (2 door has better breakover), better clearance, longer control arms so more flex, requires less lift to fit a bigger tire, lockers, beefier axles, it will go through stuff with ease the YJ will struggle on... The JK is a better platform starting and mod for mod. And before you rip on me, I have a built TJ with nothing left stock, last g/f had a built YJ. Current g/f has a JK lifted 3 inches on 35's. The JK would wipe the floor with the others stock for stock, and even lightly modded its running with mine on all but the hardest of trails.
Josh E
I really pity you and the fact you are too dumb to understand my post. In time when you grow up you might be able to comprehend what i was trying to say. Give it time, it will come.
Josh E no, what they are saying is that if you had the money, say 40 grand to get an awesome jeep, you could either buy a new top of the line JK or a 20 year old jeep, then, assuming you spent at the most 6 grand on the yj, you still have 34 grand to dump into the old jeep. which is why you will see older models beefed up more often than JKs.
chefdan87 you're totally right, the adrenaline when you can't pass through the mud for example, and now you don't suffer/enjoy because the new rubicon do all the work, in old jeep you need skill to made it, i'd never change my CJ-7.
I drive a 91 yj and absolutely love it. Working on it is so much easier than newer cars because of the simplicity of the engine. I’ve spent a lot of time doing stuff to it cosmetically and internally. And such a fun piece of machinery that has taught me a lot about auto mechanics. Wouldn’t trade it for a jk or even a jl
Give me $50 grand to buy a Rubicon and I'd just buy the '95 and pocket the other $45 grand.
I'd buy 10 1990 model king can z71s and pocmet the 40k
Buy the 95, do axle swaps, lockers, tires, etc. and you'd still have at least $18k left over. And all of that will out wheel the Rubi.
Mellissa Conway heyyy we have the same car lmao, 93 life
Mellissa Conway I was actually considering getting a new rubicon in a few years and just having the yj for the future, but decided “hey if I build this up I’ll be better in every way than a new rubicon”
Mellissa Conway it runs, it just struggles to turn over and takes a few tries
There's one thing that the YJ has over new Jeeps. They can be painted into Jurassic Park Jeeps. 😏
you can do that with new one easily got $50k i can get new jeep painted
Fuck Yeah DUDE!
I have an awesome white 1995 Rio Grande Edition Jeep YJ with tube bumpers all around. These will be collector items just like the CJ Levi Edition and Golden Eagles. 😉
Wes Karcher yeap I own a JP yj
PRESIDENTELDER MARKHOFFMAN Well sure you can get it painted but it wont look original because in the movie they used 1992 jeep YJ wrangler saharas.
Its funny because that YJ and its straight6 will still be road going long after that v6 dies.
The 3.6L is a proven engine and are very reliable. I'd take it over the 4.0L any day
Ls swap . 3.6smokes I6 .
@@street_legal_go_kart7356 why would anyone ls swap a jk?
Jeep Joseph why not😂
@@nicolasprice9860 first off weight. Also it wouldn't be as goid offroad
So a 20-year-old beater you got for $5,000 isn't nearly as good on mild trails as a brand-new $40,000 off-road equipped Rubicon? You've really discovered the wheel here.
$50,000. Lol
+Adam Payne Apple's to oranges comparison. The YJ Sahara would have been expensive back in the day when it came out. The idea is to show where Jeep tech has gone from then until now, not to just say, "yup, expensive new Jeep wins the shit out of a cheap beater."
+Anthony Bouchard It sure was a goofy way of showing it. If the idea was to show a progression of technology then they shouldn't have presented this as a head-to-head contest about which is "better," offroad. Yes, the YJ did woefully under perform against a new Rubicon but as you said this was an apples to oranges demonstration. Throw another five thousand bucks at the YJ to give it a spring lift, lockers, gears, a better rear axle and bigger tires (all of which the Rubicon has from the factory) and I doubt you'd see the Rubi just walk the the old, crappy, unloved, square-headlight Wrangler from the 90s. None of those modifications are new technology. 4 doors, coil spring suspension and a not great V6 from Chrysler are the only new tech on the Rubicon.
That was clearly just the guy in the video being cocky as a part of his production sense of humor. I think you're taking that too seriously. Modifying the YJ with aftermarket parts would be Apples to Oranges against a modern from-the-factory configuration of the JK. And it already was kind of modified.
Actually what I think this video symbolizes is that you get a whole lot more bang for your buck these days in a new vehicle than you did in the 80's. It just demonstrates that off road machines have come a long way in capability and engineering.
To me, it sounds like you just want the YJ configured exactly like the JK so that they'll perform the same. But that takes the fun out of the video because then you don't get to see the differences in modern vs. old tech.
Technically, the guy could have converted the YJ to JK Rubicon axles with coils and put the HD D44s in it, and the 3.6L in it too. Then it would have been a JK in a YJ frame with a YJ body, but what fun would that be? That just shows that there's aftermarket support and doesn't really show how capable the Jeep was off the factory line.
+Anthony Bouchard My original comment was just a snarky jab at the video. Made in fun. A two-line, sarcastic comment was all it was ever supposed to be.
The less we rely on technology,the higher the skill of the driver becomes
So
But where do you draw the line? Is the job of a driver not necessarily technologically augmented? Why not just walk? All to better test the drivers skills, right?
How can you really compare a YJ that costs 1/10 of that JKU? Put 10k into that YJ and it could about crawl over the Rubi and your still $35,000 cheaper.
Larry Koziol How can you compare that !?!
Invest that initial cost of the YJ in 1990 and you could have two JKU Rubicons and still have money left over for a Seadoo or ATV.
KnightShadey how could you compare that? if you invest all that money in Roth IRAs and stocks and stuff in 1990 you could have around 1mil by now. lol
Clay Martin that was the point, although, I wasn't using retirement and investment maximizing strategies, just market indexes as my rebuttal example. Showing even without a need to understand investing strategy or anything other than pop funds into a major index, simply using the DJIA or S&P you'd have just over a 6 fold increase in that period from either, which gives you over $110,000 (~$114K) or, as I said, enough for two JKURs and still have money left over for a Seadoo or ATV.
Of course if you just invested all that MSRP into Apple in 1990, you'd have about $2.2 million in current share value, let alone the dividend which in the last few years would've netted essentially a free Sahara to JKUR per year in dividend income alone.
Now get to work on that time Machine Boyz !! =B~)
KnightShadey I was also joking. :P I was just going to a more extreme example for comedic effect.
My jk has Dana 60s and a 14bolt in the rear with 43" stickies and a 6 inch long arm wanna wheel buddy??
My 1991 YJ has never let me down over the 21-years I've owned it & with 350k miles, it is still going strong. I'll keep it without a moment's thought.
I actually recently got an old '95 YJ, I have to agree with you that it looks so much cooler, Joel. It also handles pretty well off-road, in just Rear wheel drive
a 4 door jeep?, for real, I'm sorry but a 4 door jeep is not the same as a 2 door, the 4 door is for when you dont have Freedom anymore
TheJavw what do you mean? lol
steven roman children he means its for when you settle down and have children.
I love my 4 door jeep. I can actually sleep in the back of it. plus more room for friends and camping gear.
TheJavw agreed.
Just that little bit of extra length really screws you over rock crawling.
my accord could do this.
It's too easy
Bitch please...my corolla did it. Lol :D
thoravian accord? Get my friggin twizy
my miata could do this
+thoravian They literally did nothing with the Accord. They didn't prove a thing with that move.
I'll always take a yj over any other jeep. But thats my opinion and I own a tj haha
i love the jeep cj7's but i own a 1990 jeep yj and a 1970 fj40 land cruiser
I had a 92 YJ, but I love my 06 LJ Rubicon. 2 door, 4.0 and manual. Be happy to ride with that 2015 with my old tech.
That 95' jeep wrangler look so iconic.
Wow, the lockers take all the fun out of it :) I had a 1982 CJ-5 Laredo for 13 years. Had it all over the Colorado Rockies. Never came close to tipping it.
CAN'T COMPARE PRICE TO EACH OTHER!! MUCH RATHER HAVE THE YJ AND JUST ADD LOCKERS....LOL THE YJ IS SUPERIOR IN EVERY CATEGORY
Lockers make you invincible
The only thing they don't compare is price. I would rather have the older jeep with a couple of mods and have no payments.
I drive a yj and it does everything I need
2 automatic Jeeps, one 4-door...shakes head
+Tim Beck I know the YJ had a 3-speed automatic. Did the JK not have a manual?
Tim Beck I'm sad the YJ wasn't a Manuel
Just take it people new cars are going to have autos I don't know why you are surprised
Tim Beck ....and that would improve this how?
Don't lose those rocks shsking your head. They are the only thing you have for brains.
Why did you use a new wrangler unlimited instead of a 2 door?
Because the Unlimited is our MotorMountain USA vehicle. We needed more room for our crew and stuff to go to all 50 highest mountain tops.
The Fast Lane Car so that means that you guy's are willing to compare apples to oranges lol
Jacob shreve yeah they should have compared a 2 door base with a yj
Jacob shreve Why did they use a Rubicon to compare to a non-locker Jeep? There are a lot of things wrong here...
Igor K Well its what got jeep its reputation, if I were to buy one it would be a 2 door
A rubicon vs a YJ with open diffs? What the hell kinda test is this? Go park that four door at the mall.
It's not a rubicon, it's a sahara and wranglers didn't came with locking diffs until the last years of the TJ
I was really in to watching this but Nathan being snooty really killed it for me.
How is it possible that they can make off roading boring?
christopher fischer well they didn't actually go offroading really
They overly suceeded
Here, let me show this video to you.
am I the only one who misses the old jeeps?? taking them off road felt like taking a jeep off road the new ones feel like SUVs... :(
and by SUV I mean like a soccer mom mobile
+Bubbles Samsquanch I don't miss mine because it's sitting in my driveway :) - Wait, no...Yes, I do miss it! Time to go wheeling! New "Jeeps" are CARS. Old Jeeps are machines.
+Bubbles Samsquanch yeah im only 15 I really really want one. when I was 12 I got to drive me 1988 jeep yj and I fell in love. its slow and in bad condition but I don't care its a cool jeep
Yeah I daily drive a 99 Cherokee and I love the compactness of it. the new ones are just big suvs
the new on s aren't as durable or well made. my friend has a rock crusher and the engine blew the first week, and the rear axle broke off roading in a field... I have never had that issue with my 94 Sahara.
I just love the 4.0 inline sound, I always recognize an old jeep just by hearing that sound, I don´t have to look at it. Miss the 4.0 u_u
They should go back to straight 6 Best motor ever. Strong , reliable
+Nicole H I do miss my I6. Traded my Jeep Cherokee in though for a 2012 JK with the 3.6L. So far so good.
My 99 Xj has almost 325,000 miles and still runs and looks like new
The 4.2 litre though, not the 4.0. That’s the real mans straight six.
As slow as a 4.0 was could you imagine how slow it would be in a four-door
@@street_legal_go_kart7356 stick with your go karts, the 4L was one of the best engines ever made, low speed torque is what you want for 4 wheeling. My last one lasted 400,000 miles
I had a '94, bought it new and drove it for around 10 years. I'd love to have another one-not a new Jeep but a older one just for a weekend toy. It is so hard to find older Jeeps in fairly good condition-they are either all rusted out or beat to Hell and back. Or if they are in good condition the owner wants a fortune for it.
Oh and for the record, i never got stuck and i never came close to flipping it.
The 95 just needs tires
Jonathan they’re fine for where they were, he just needs to air them down from the 50psi or so he seems to have them at.
I bought wrangler in 1995. The only issue is people steal parts off it. Lost a battery and 2 door windows Mechanical issues are no issue. The heater was not working. But it was still on warranty so the dealer had to fix it. The things I have done is buy new batteries and one set of tires and new canvas. change the oil flush the radiator and get the transfer cases serviced. After 25 years I am satisfied It might go another 25 years
I keep on telling myself that the new jeep is to civilized. Anyone thinking that?
They're far too family oriented and "shiny"... They need to make something worthy of leaving the pavement again.
David Young You can buy a Wrangler with as little or as many modern amenities as you want. I sure as heck wouldn't call a Jeep with no A/C and half doors "too civilized."
***** I have a 2013 JK as well. Same as yours except auto transmission.
Looks to me like one of them had a lot more fun and the other sat around like he was on the couch.
this is totally immature! The new jeep is made of crappy materials that wont even be there in 25 years and the old jeep has street tires and no lockers?!! how is this test even worth watching?Put tires and lockers in the old jeep and that tin can suv of a new jeep will get tore up.:)
+CamilleSimonen
The 95 wouldn't have even batted an eye with good tires. No locker needed. Take the price difference between the two and spend it on the 95, put on a kick ass receiver grill, buy steaks and beer for the whole crew, pocket 15 grand and destroy that 2015 off road.
Stamped steel?
That's why I have a lifetime bumper to bumper, unlimited mile warranty for stuff like that on my 2014 sport.
you are right the new v6 "pentastar" is also found in the chrysler minivan
+Brendan Donovan and the 300 and the charger and the challenger and the ram pickups...
Great video, looked like lots of fun. I like JKs, they are really nice Jeeps. But I have to admit, I am partial to the CJ & YJ era. Fact is, put a set of lockers in the YJ and real set of tires. The YJ would go any place the Rubi would go .. and more, for less than half the cost. Great video guys and thanks for sharing. Have a great day!!
I know that times have changed but I don't believe that the Penastar V6 will as reliable as that 4.0L inline 6. I mean I have 94 XJ with over 400,000 miles.
99% of off roading is the driver
And 1% tires
+Ventures With Joe If you think so see how far you get in a smart car lol
+Ventures With Joe Totally agree, I'm a poor recent college grad who has just recently started making money. I own an 08 Jeep Patriot with Geolander ATS's and I've gone where stock wranglers can't. The tires help but knowing your vehicle is more important.
+Dynasty 22 anyone who drives a patriot sucks dick for a living
brad11344 Thanks for that, you really contributed to the conversation there. I was gonna write back an extensive reply but when I clicked on your profile I realized you aren't a gear head, and the most offroading you've done is in a sandbox. Who uploads a video of a crap Ford f-150 driving in flat sand, and a grocery getter Subaru with the title Subaru Flexing? Really? Don't insult someone on a vehicle you haven't seen about a topic you know nothing about. I'll ask your opinion on what to do if I ever get feelings about my sister.
The old looks like s man's Jeep. The new looks like a soccer mom's SUV.
Sooo true! lol
I was just thinking something along those lines...Id like to have that '95 for myself and buy the new one for the wife and kids
The 4-doors shouldn’t even be branded as Jeeps, they should be Chryslers with some suitably minivan-ish name. Suburbia, perhaps.
Yeah, that's why people feel the need to put angry eyes on it, try to regain some of that lost character.
"Fuel injection really helps while carburetors starve for air"
Huh, what?
He said at high altitude they really starve for air, and fuel injection helps, which is generally accurate.
At high altitude the air is less dense. Go to higher altitude and suddenly your carbureted engine isn't getting enough air, the fuel mixture is wrong, and it is running terrible. Fuel injection systems are much better at adapting the fuel mixture to keep is correct, so while you may be down a bit on power at high altitude, the fuel/air mixture ratio is still correct, so it still runs well.
***** Explain how fuel injection helps force more air in the cylinders please.
Atanas Tripzter Fuel injection doesn't force more air in. But you took what he said slightly out of context. He said at higher altitudes, his carbureted engine starved for air, it was very evident in his carbureted bike. At higher altitude the air is less dense, and there is much less oxygen. A carbureted engine is drawing in the same volume of "air", but the air is less dense, there is less oxygen, so the engine runs rich (because the air/fuel ratio is off), the fuel doesn't combust fully, and it generally runs poor.
A fuel injection system detects this condition and adjusts the amount of fuel delivery to match the amount of oxygen. You will have reduced maximum power (less oxygen, and less fuel to go along with it), but the engine continues to run smooth and stable, vs. a carbureted engine "starving for air", or said another way, running too rich. The fuel injection system isn't adding air, it's matching the fuel to the amount of air/oxygen.
Hope that clears it up. Sorry I wasn't clear what I meant in my previous post.
***** This would be true if the fuel depended only on the Throttle Position. Thats not the case though.
Atanas Tripzter Of course. A fuel injection system uses either a mass air flow sensor (or a map sensor, coupled with throttle position sensor, barometric pressure sensor, etc.) to very closely guess the actual mass of air entering the engine. It then adds fuel to the system in an attempt to reach an effective air/fuel ratio. The particular air fuel ratio targeted will depend on engine temp, ambient air temp (etc., etc.). At higher altitudes, even if the volume of the air entering the engine is the same (and it will be very close to the same since engine displacement doesn't change), the MASS of the air does change (since it is less dense), and less air mass requires less fuel to reach a given fuel mix. A fuel injected system reacts to these changes to keep the ratio correct. It also monitors O2 sensors to make changes as needed. So a fuel injected system will generally run much better at varying altitudes vs. a carbureted engine.
A carburetor's fuel delivery is much more tied to throttle position compared to a fuel injected system. A carburetor has multiple jets at various points (high-speed, low-speed and often mid-range jets, along with an acceleration jet). Engine vacuum draws fuel from the jets, and air flowing through the throttle body creates a venturi effect, which also draws fuel from the jets. Which jet fuel is drawn from depends very heavily on throttle plate position. If a carburetor is tuned for low altitudes (jet or port size, float bowl level, etc.) it will end up supplying too much fuel at higher altitudes because the volume of air entering the engine is largely unchanged, so the fuel deliver is also largely unchanged. But since that air is much less dense and contains much less oxygen, a carbureted engine will said to be "starving for air" at higher altitudes if it isn't tuned for them. Really, it's just running rich because the air is less dense, and the ratio is off. A fuel injected engine adjusts to these changes, so it runs much better at varying altitudes. In the video he was simply saying that while the YJ was older technology than the newest Wrangler, it was still fuel injected, so it wasn't struggling at high altitudes like his carbureted bike had, since it was "starving for air".
Is this even off roading...... A prius could do that
My thoughts as well, I could do this stuff in my Toyota Matrix
I literally just did this in my lil Chevy impala 😂😂
I could do it in my Playskool pedal car.
Sure it can 😒
My 5 speed manual 95 yj with a 4 inch lift and 33 inch tires, and modified 4 low gearing ratios would destroy that yj. Although I would loose to the the new Jeep, I am certain I would have more fun driving my true off-road automobile than that poor over built soccer mom SUV. Jeep has been dead in its original essence for a while now.
The 4 door wranglers look so stupid. Those should not be called a wrangler. Also, those "big" tires on the older jeep are shit compared to the tires on the new one. If you want to make it more even, at least get the same type of tire on both. That is the only way.
I think all the doors look stupid. You're not living life unless the doors are off and you're dodging German lead.
M M they both look stupid.
also to make it more even the both of them should have lockers
Nermket and a yj fits that how?
Throw some decent tires on the old YJ and it will make a world of difference. You could see how terribly they self-cleaned and like they said, not good off-road tires.
New technology makes what used to require thought and skill nearly mindless. That's why we are heading towards autonomous cars. Mankind has spent centuries finding ways to not do work. There are those enthusiasts that still want to shift gears, modulate the throttle, and otherwise truly drive.
Some might argue modern Jeeps have lost their purity and such a judgement is tricky. To a great extent, their capability comes from superior equipment, like locking diffs and quick-disconnect sway bars. These increase traction and suspension performance. Other technologies like hill descent control and terrain management (like in JGC), augment the driver.
The old Jeeps can be made quite capable with the right equipment and a good driver such that a new one wouldn't leave it behind.
Aaron Fink People are creatures of convenience except for the hardcore enthusiasts of whatever activity there is that can be made to be autonomous.
GT6SuzukaTimeTrials Hence why people buy boring cars (I'm looking at you, Camry) because they are a safe bet. There is no sense of adventure or enthusiasm. As you said, not the enthusiast type.
Aaron Fink Nah the main thing for that YJ would be lockers. If it didnt have open diffs it would have been better than the rubi.
Aaron Fink I love my old 5 Speed YJ.
Atanas Tripzter Agreed, Tires and lockers. Around $2,000 in upgrades and the red jeep could not go anywhere the YJ could not.
I would like to emphasize something mentioned in the review. When Jeep switched from leaf springs to coil springs, they vastly improved the ride. Traveling down a bumpy road on leaf springs may jar some teeth loose. Some will argue that the leaf springs are stronger for jumping things.
I miss my 1998 Cherokee Classic so much.
I had a 1977 I really liked the low low gear the lever was under the seat
The "Italian" Jeep. Fits it perfectly. Jeeps are supposed to be rugged not plush. Light weight not a fat boy.
damn right
I believe the jk is still built in America.
Glenn Sambrana barley
I'll take a YJ all day. 1994-95, add lockers and sway bar disconnects. save $35k.. works for me
What Nathan said about his father not letting him buy a Jeep hit home with me. I was looking at Jeeps in the early 90's but my father (an auto mechanic) would not let me buy one for the roll over problem. He knew guys killed in CJ roll overs. Many years later I was grown, left home, married and my father was long passed away and shopping for a mini van when I stopped myself and said hey, look at Jeeps again! That is when I bought my new TJ. Unless it gets totaled or rusts away, I plan to keep it forever. I know the JKs are higher tech but there is just something missing from the new Jeeps. Maybe the simplicity in form and function of earlier Jeeps is the element that is lost.
I like how he says he gets stuck multiple times but he’s not actually stuck 😂
Real jeeps have 3 pedals
Mary Poppins Real Jeeps have 3 pedals, V8, and are called either CJ7 CJ5 it Willy's
Not nessisaraly I have a cj5 3 speed 4wd but it has a straight 6
Mary Poppins I got a 99 tj sahara for christmas, but it came with an automatic. I'm not even mad, a free jeep is a free jeep.
I have a 1995 YJ, five speed manual. And it goes anywhere a take it
Mine is a 06 v6 6 speed.
My jeep won a war, your Honda cuts my grass
I mean a jeep is an inanimate object. It didn’t win anything.
@@flight2k5 man just shut up
flight2k5 your replying to a 4 year old comment
@@Thomas54965 so?
the uaz won the war
You can tell these guys don't do a lot of off roading...
Many years ago, I had friends that liked to off-road. The trails they are using in this vid are much like the paths we took to get to the places they would go off-roading. I don't see how these trails are a challenge to anything but 2x4 passenger vehicles.
Come on guys my drive way is more 4x4 worthy than that trail lol
+okami89 the old guy don't really seem likes he knows how to drive that 95. He hits everything straight on and fast no manuvering , same for the other guy
The potholes around here seem like the "mudholes" they went through here :P
Perhaps you should pave your driveway then.
BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I love how the headlights barely improved in 20 years...
Smiles per gallon! It's a Jeep thing!
I love my old TJ.
Love all the Jeep videos lately - good times! 👍🏻
I'll argue the old stuff is better. I have a 1972 International Station wagon. I've probably got 3k tied up in it overall and its one of the most reliable original vehicles I've ever driven.
"Y'know . . . this air conditioner works great!" lol
I honestly love the YJ more than the JK
Brandon Cloutier no
Anybody with a brain does😂
I love these old vs. new reviews. Do some more, please
Great video guys. Looks like u all had fun
When he used power windows I threw up in my mouth.
how can you compare a rubicon to a normal yj.....rubicon comes with lockers stock...
I own one of these YJ s. Fantastic Jeep.
I have owned 11 jeeps from cj7's to tj's and a couple of Cherokee models. I love my jeeps. I just bought a 98 tj as a project jeep and could not be happier. I wanted a yj. Unlike most jeep guys I love the square headlights lol
The highlight of this vid? Nathan's shirt. Is that really a Big Trouble in Little China shirt? Ha fantastic!
Interesting video and yes, it's all about the tires and lockers
Like others pointed out, it was a silly comparison. I did notice the YJ guy was having more fun and the JK guy was wishing he was in the YJ. I sold my JK and went back to a YJ. I can listen to my YJ and tell you what's going on with the engine. I don't have to ask the mechanic to ask the computer. And seriously...automatic transmissions? Nope. Heated seats? Power windows? Off-roading with the air on? More reasons I gave up the JK.
Really wish they’d have gone with a 2 door JK sport for a more apples to apples comparison.
I have a 93 yj . this is crap I can smoke a new jeep. you can go as slow as you want but that is notr teal life. a good driver makes the trail not the car
use same tire and put a locker in the 95 then u can go anywhere
That YJ is the real deal... Putting mall crawler tires on it and considering it equal is just plain silly... They belong on that red Tupperware grocery getter. Throw some lockers on that YJ...some mud terrains and load up the girls ... While the other guy fumbles with his ezpass
Itook my 95 base yj rock climbing with modded 4- dr JKs, and i completed everything they did. these were huge climbs too.
Should've used a TJ Rubicon. I'd a TJ would match or beat a JKU
ikr!!?
The TJ Rubicon is the ultimate off road vehicle. Nothing can come close, unless you build up something else.
JK Rubicon would still take it. More suspension travel, more room for tires, electronic sway bar disconnects, and still nearly 100 hp more. The TJ used with the money sunk into it for the price of a new JK, the TJ would body bag it. But, stock for stock, the JK would still beat it out by a decent margin.
Tyler Steen The JK rubicon has more horsepower at 6000 rpm than the TJ. Very few drive at those high rpms. At lower RPMS, needed for offroad, the TJ has a lot more. The power band is very different on the JK and the TJ engines. I doubt a TJ engine could even get to 6000 rpms. It was made for low end torque, not high end horsepower. The Pentstar 3.6 was rated at 6000 rpms. The 190 horsepower for the TJ was rated at a very usable 3500 rpms. It is just a low revving off road engine verses a high revving general purpose engine.
Tyler Steen my 06 Rubicon has manual sway bar disconnects so I don’t have to worry about electronics failing. Outside of mud bogs or sand drags the 100 extra HP don’t mean anything, and my 4.0l torque curve is pretty close to that of a JK. Factoring in my much lower weight and possibly better gears (do JK Rubicons come with 4.11s?) I might have the advantage there. But the JK is almost as wide as a full-size pickup, I take my TJ down ATV trails with a 6’x8’ trailer to get firewood and I wouldn’t recommend following me with a JK unless you don’t like your fenders or paint.
What a horse shit comparison. Different tires, different drivers, and a lame ass trail.
+Colton Marino You really think the YJ would have a chance regardless?
man this is a sick video, you can really see how the new jeep made it look effortless, but yeah the older jeep def looks fun and everything. love jeeps for sure
We have a 1995 in excellent condition all chromed and diamond plated out for sale! 7,500.00 firm all new tires and battery and done allot of work on it. Stick shift 4 wheel drive its gorgeous. Its on Craigslist in ft. Smith Arkansas if interested. Rag top
I'll tell one thing they both have in common... They both leak when it rains out!!
M. Ferreira why i got an xj😂👌
Why would you get an old Jeep that's automatic? Manual Jeeps or nothing IMO
Hammer Smith OK I wouldn't go that far, all I'm trying to say is there is no experience like driving an old Manual shift Jeep.
And I didn't mean to sound so elitist in my original post.
+Hammer Smith you're about as smart as a hammer too
So automatics can be kinda nice for crawling, but manuals are awesome (what I have) for just about everything else.
Lol thank God the rest of the world doesn't feel like that unless you're rock crawlers Rock bouncers are usually Auto for a reason. Much better control in the rocks.
Why choose an outdated slow shifting transmission?
@@street_legal_go_kart7356 cause I want to...
I have a '93 YJ -- I'd probably take that trail in 2nd and 3rd gear .
I love the YJ. I have an 89 YJ Sahara myself. Bought it in 02. Been with me ever since.
My 2011 4runner sr5 with a 3" Toytec Boss lift kit and 33's Duratracs can make it too without a struggle lol
Hugo Huerta My 2008 Ridgeline with 2" lift and 32's wouldn't have trouble either.. I say who cares what you run as long as you aren't afraid to use it. :)
My 1738 Toyota Camry can make it without a struggle
Hugo Huerta My 97 Jeep TJ with 35" Nitto Mud Grapplers, 3.5 Rubicon Lift kit, upgraded longer front and rear control arms, with 4.56 gears. I could do it blind folded. The stuff they did is equivalent to me going down to my house.
Logan [Editor] LMAO !!
Hugo Huerta It true, sound like ya got a nice rig ya self Hugo.
Wow reading these comments are depressing "new jeeps dont feel like the old jeeps did", "jeeps has lost its offroad soul" non of that makes any since, i went from owning a cj to a jk, the jk is just more technical (only because they have to, to meet legal standards) My stock Jk sport handles better than my friends tj, and my others yj, if jeeps "lost its offroad soul" why would the newer ones offroad better than the new ones? I feel like 60% of the jeep community needs to stop living in the past and stop complaining about everything little thing jeep does, if you dont like it great, keep your old rusted jeep, just stop talking shit on stuff thats better And just accept it
Easton Hirsh nah you can't beat older cars or trucks compared to new cars and trucks. The old could take a beating and the new is wimpy
Roxor
You're an idiot
what top do you have on the yj and where did you get it from?
THAT TJ DRIVING AT THE end was perfect its the blend between yj and new jeep not to old or new, has everything new you need
4 wheel drive is almost useless without lockers. It helps in soft sand/dirt but again, the right tires fix that. You won't be doing any crawling without lockers. I off road all the time and never once needed 4 wheel drive because I don't crawl. Plus that straight 6 is the best engine ever made. They can't die
May I ask where you filmed this video? Looks really cool
yall talking about how primitive that 90's jeep is and im over here offroading and daily my near stock 78 bronco.
psh, thats like some serious star trek level stuff compared to my fsb. haha
just watching this makes me want to hop in my 94 yj and offroad right now!
"Off road" lmao
This whole video is almost worthless. It takes less than 5 min of watching to figure out it is obviously just a sponsor video for the new 2015 wranglers. Its pretty funny to compare a four door to a two door as well, especially sense you then have to account for wheel base spread. Also lockers do not come factory, they are a pricy add on. I owned two YJ's and am not a fan of course of their leaf suspension, but its still honestly just plain offensive to the jeep community to put up a video as false as this one. Different tires, different wheel base, different lift, and those are all aftermarket parts. Maybe if you had the idea of getting two stock vehicles (and that means bone stock and each being comparable from the factory package) this video would have been worth maybe 10 min of any jeepers time. I came with a smile and left pissed at this.
OffRoadKingdom There's a reason why it's called a mashup. They don't exactly compete, but they mash them in one review. If they wanted a true apples to apples review they should have a 2dr non rubi jk against a yj. But they don't, and they titled it appropriately.
The jeep jk, the jeep which proved to be better was all stock. Quit your whining, the only upgrades that were done, were done to help the 20 year old vehicle try to compete with the new one.
***** I Agree because its stock package was the Rubicon, if I do remember correctly, but what I was saying that they should have picked both the stock YJ and the stock JK. Not the rubicon V Sahara package. Why take far advanced tech that costs upwards of 40k to get when you can buy a yj for a 1/10 the cost and build it to perform better at that price, Including AC... SAT NAV... and..... dana 44s (screw the dana 44s, you could go 1 tons) plus a rear......... and front locker on 37's................ What GET SMACKED NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBLET,
Only reason I'm saying that is because for less than 10k I built My jeep on my page and it could easily outperform both these jeeps. If I remember correctly Including the cost of the Jeep I put like 7-8k in it. So please before you tell me to quit bitching I suggest you go over your spending. oh yeah,
ITS A JEEP THING
OffRoadKingdom wiring diagram on fuel pump on Jeep Wrangler 2002
***** You do not know what stock is do you?
I bought a 1995 Jeep Wangler Rio Grande when I was in college, when it first came out, brand new. 20 years later, I gave my Jeep to my son, and bought a 2015 Jeep Wrangler Willis Wheeler and am amazed the evolution. Once a Jeep always a Jeep person! Jeep Life!
"Oooooooohh you're gonna go theeeere????" Lol!!!
That was the weekest test ever find a real trail no one that cars drive down
The new Jeeps are hawt but I fkn hate the unlimited, it's like seeing fat women in yoga pants and a sports bra... I understand it, but I cringe every time.
That's part of the fun. I went out in the mud with the doors off. I have long hair and had it full of mud and of course it was dry by the time I got home. It was great. Lot of clean up though.
Does 35% body fat give the Rubicon an advantage? I'm unsure what the left moob ratio is.
I'm still waiting to see this "mud" you spoke of lol.
4.0 was a better motor average 300,000 miles don't lie
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That tiny little mud spot was a joke. I go through stuff far worse than that in my stock 95 YJ all the time. The only time my stock YJ with 31inch tires has been stuck is when I went through a water hole not knowing how deep the ruts where and buried my front diff in sand. Five minutes with a shovel and I was right back out. And that old school straight 6 is a die hard.
Nice to see you all went through the toughest golf trail course😂