Hi. I'ii try to answer your questions one by one. I Think you will not like all of the answers...
I'm moving to Israel in a few weeks and want to buy a sufa, I want to bring parts from america (since they are alot cheaper) and was wondering if you could help me with a few questions?
I want to buy a Mark I diesel and wanted to know what axles, transfer
case, and transmission it has?
STORM M240 mark I is great Jeep, but Do not even think about the diesel!!! The 2.5l VM Turbo-diesel is unrelaible, slow, thirsty, spares are expensive and hard to find. Do a big favor to yourself and your bank account - and go for the good old 4.0 I-6 petrol engine.
Are parts such as the roof, doors and lift kits interchangable with an american Jeep Wrangler YJ (i have one in america and want to bring parts)?
No. STORM comes in two body-lengths, both are longer than wrangler YJ (STORM wheelbase is 104') Doors are interchangable, but the YJ roof (fiberglass or soft-top) is to short for the STORM. Lift kits also does not fit 100%. Spring mounts and chassis are slightly different. but you can buy here in israel very good lift kits (such as RUBICON-EXPRESS 4.5) that made specificlly for the STORM.
What are the lift laws in israel? I plan on doing a spring over axle lift with 2" leaf springs and 1" body lift with 35" tires.
And are there any other laws I should be aware off for building a lifted Jeep.
OOPS.... now comes the hard-sad part...
any modifications, engine swaps, lifts, suspension changes and tires bigger than 31 is ILLEGAL in israel.
you can install the ordinary 4.5 inch lift kit (under the axles) and hope not to be stopped by the police or DOT inspection units. Roumors say that 33 can be legal, but only after a long and expensive process.,
I owned 3 Wranglers and cannot wait to go Jeeping in Israel
Thank you in advance
Jeeping and off-roading in israel is great fun because allmost the whole country is open for everyone to go where he want. at least at weekends (when the army is not training). but building a properly modified Jeep here is difficult, expensive and very hard if you want to be friendly with the anachronistic laws.
still want to come?
dror
(a very proud STORM owner)