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bought a ’73 Jeep J-4600 Townside Custom Cab with 53,000 original miles 1.5 months ago. She has a 360 4V, TH400, Quadra-Trac with the optional gear reduction unit, and the factory 4:10 gears. The stock drum brakes remind me of the Flintstones when trying to stop. Front disc brakes were not offered until ’74. It also has the closed knuckle Dana 44 up front. It turns like a cruise ship. It reminds me of the ’60s song “Give Me Forty Acres (To Turn This Rig Around).” It

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