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Offline Whuntmore

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Re: Years to Avoid?
« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2012, 11:27:51 PM »
well, if I could avoid any year, it'd probably be the '86 because of that odd-ball transfer case (that NP-128).  But you can swap it out for a 129 or something better.

I like the '85 because it's the first year that 'Shift on the fly' came out, and anything that was All-Time 4x4.

Someone once posted about the rear end axles 'busting loose' and there either was a common year, or a common batch that had issues with that.

I can't find the post, or the info.
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Re: Years to Avoid?
« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2012, 08:04:21 AM »
all of them appear to be ok just as long as you keep up the maintance on them  and are a lot easier to work on than most of the newer models anyway.  just be careful and don't get on that is nothing but a rust bucket (especially on the frame).  I.ve owned mine for about 10 years now and have spent less on repairs than I have on my 2005 van.
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