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Old May 3, 2009 | 02:54 AM
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Old May 3, 2009 | 02:56 AM
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what is the difference between the sport pkg and the slt?
 
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Old May 3, 2009 | 10:08 AM
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slt is chrome while sport is not
 
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Old May 3, 2009 | 10:52 AM
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Sport is pretty much all one color with matching grille and bumpers or the valance is the color of the truck with a black bumper . Slt sometimes are all one color or have another color at the bottom of the truck all have chrome bumpers with a gryish valance and chrome grille.

My friends 98 Sport
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My 98 SLT
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Old May 3, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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It looks like a pretty nice truck. I'm not a big fan of the brush guard. Hopefully it was just for show. Check for off-road damage underneath.
 
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Old May 3, 2009 | 02:30 PM
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sold before I got there.. crap, the search continues..
What kinda milage can I expect out of the engine before things need replacing in these trucks? (head gaskets, etc..0
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Old May 3, 2009 | 03:20 PM
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well on my 4.7, i have 89k, and about 3k miles ago my transmission solenoid went out on me, but luckily my warranty covered it

just change your daily plugs and fluids as need be and the beast will run forever
 
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Old May 3, 2009 | 03:37 PM
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My dads 01 jeep grand cherokee with the 4.7 had 130,000 on it before we sold it. Our old neighbor bought it(3 years ago) but havent talked to him for a long time. We know that he is still driving it but dont know if it had any problems. When we sold it it was stil running like new and had no major problems with it before.
 
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the 4.7 will last you 200k easy if taken care of, its the auto tranny you have to worry about
 
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Old May 3, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by dodgeramguy85
Sport is pretty much all one color with matching grille and bumpers or the valance is the color of the truck with a black bumper . Slt sometimes are all one color or have another color at the bottom of the truck all have chrome bumpers with a gryish valance and chrome grille.

My friends 98 Sport


My 98 SLT

Hey ive got a quick question, i dont want to try and jack this thread, but ive always wonder what model my truck is. you say the chrome grille and chrome bumper is the slt and the red grille and red bumper is the sport, but my truck has a chrome grille and a red bumper. I know there is the sxt but those usually say it on the side. i havent really looked into that deep, so i was just wondering. any input would be awesome. thanks
 
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