Harrison jokingly said he is going to start charging extra to work on "Yankee" jeeps after he saw mine. no way around it, drive it in snow and salt its gonna rust. body looks fine, undercarriage isn't the nicest thing in the world
Keeping it protected oct-mar
I purchased my Jeep with the anticipation of driving year round. Well after this winters first snow, I'm having second thoughts. I know the normal routine: wash weekly, wax it before and after winter, avoid salt at all cost, etc. I would like to hear from some Jeep owners that have driven in snow, what condition their Jeep is in after driving thru a few winters(including salty roads).
I bought it used, so for all I know the previous owner took no precautions for preventing rust or corrosion.
I bought it used, so for all I know the previous owner took no precautions for preventing rust or corrosion.
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I drove through the winter last year.. had some serious snow storms! I know many people on here talk about how bad the Jeep is, but I was honestly impressed with the Jeeps performance in the snow. Even though I turned the front bumper into a plow it really didnt get too badly messed up either.
My Jeep was a Daily driver for 2 years though. Its not like my front bumper was perfect anyway!
I guess it depends on how picky you are about the damage...
I clean my rims pretty often, but so far I havent seen any damage at all from the salt corrosion.
Under the carriage is hard to avoid. I havent done anything to mine.. But I heard about some stuff in a spray can that you can spray the rear diff cover with to fight the corrosion.
My Jeep was a Daily driver for 2 years though. Its not like my front bumper was perfect anyway!
I guess it depends on how picky you are about the damage...
I clean my rims pretty often, but so far I havent seen any damage at all from the salt corrosion.
Under the carriage is hard to avoid. I havent done anything to mine.. But I heard about some stuff in a spray can that you can spray the rear diff cover with to fight the corrosion.
Snow & salt are a way of life for us up here in Montreal. Getting the truck treated at a Zeibart-type shop definitely goes a long way. Personally, I opt for the once/yr or once/two yr oil-treatment. Either way, the undercarriage is not going to be pretty. But there's a difference between not pretty and rusted out.
So no, the pretty black paint on control arms & sway bars will be gone within a coupla years, but that don't mean you'll end up with perforation, which is our biggest enemy.
Oh, and as an aside; Anyone wanting to run alum. wheels in winter really should coat them. I used to spray coat after coat of WD40, day after day until I'd built up a hardened layer. But now I simply apply motorcycle chain wax to the rims just once, mayyyybe twice. The mating area between the wheel hubs and the rotors get a generous coating of anti-seize to avoid corrosion (otherwise, you will get a lot of corrosion there). That's it. That stuff won't scrape off due to snow and is good for the winter. Come spring, pop the wheels off the car, clean off the wax with kerosene and a paint brush and you're good to go, not a sign of corrosion anywhere.
Jez sayin'...
So no, the pretty black paint on control arms & sway bars will be gone within a coupla years, but that don't mean you'll end up with perforation, which is our biggest enemy.
Oh, and as an aside; Anyone wanting to run alum. wheels in winter really should coat them. I used to spray coat after coat of WD40, day after day until I'd built up a hardened layer. But now I simply apply motorcycle chain wax to the rims just once, mayyyybe twice. The mating area between the wheel hubs and the rotors get a generous coating of anti-seize to avoid corrosion (otherwise, you will get a lot of corrosion there). That's it. That stuff won't scrape off due to snow and is good for the winter. Come spring, pop the wheels off the car, clean off the wax with kerosene and a paint brush and you're good to go, not a sign of corrosion anywhere.
Jez sayin'...
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