Mar 5, 2018  •  Uncategorized  •  17 Comments

Ready For The Beach? 1992 Jeep Wrangler Renegade

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What happens when you take an off road-capable Jeep and send it to an outfit called “American Specialty Cars” for upgrades?  Well in 1992 when body kits were all the rage, ASC replaced the stock fender flares with a body kit that is, well, different. Jeep gave the name Renegade to these Wranglers and sold them in limited quantities. These stand out today and if you’re interested in one, you can find this one in Dale, Texas here on eBay.

Jeeps are built to be repairable since they get torn up going off the pavement. But instead of replacing a fender flare you’d have to replace half of the body kit on this Renegade! Maybe you could repair it and repaint it if you are good with fiber glass.  You know, the only thing that I can think of that this body kit is good for might be driving in the sand just to keep it off the driver. Anyway, this unique old Jeep is equipped with the 4.0 liter inline six with a 5-speed and 145k miles.  The seller says that the brakes don’t work and neither does much else, so you’ll have plenty of weekend projects to tackle before cruising on the beach!

Speaking of projects, this Jeep has some serious frame rot! There are kits available to repair these but it might be better to track down a nice YJ frame rather than try to repair this one.

That interior is surprisingly inviting so you wouldn’t have to deal with the interior yet. Warm weather is just around the corner and this Jeep looks like a lot of fun with the doors off. Just don’t drive anywhere that might damage the rare body kit on this Renegade!

Comments

  1. darrun
    Mar 5, 2018 at 9:22am

    I’ve had a two of these, a White one, and a Black one. .The black one was lifted 4″ with 35″ tires. It sure looked more proportionate. Beware,those flares can hide a lot of rust.

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  2. grant
    Mar 5, 2018 at 9:30am

    With as many wranglers that they’ve made, I see a parts car here. And I’m pretty sure the “Renegade” was a sub model of the Wrangler independent of the cheesy body kit but I could be wrong.

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  3. leiniedude leiniedudeMember
    Mar 5, 2018 at 9:52am

    Rectangular headlights, a crime against mankind.

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  4. CCFisher
    Mar 5, 2018 at 9:58am

    The Mustang II King Cobra of the Jeep world.

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  5. Pa Tina
    Mar 5, 2018 at 10:25am

    Hopefully the local recycle yard accepts plastic. If they ask you “paper or plastic”, you know what to say.

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  6. JW
    Mar 5, 2018 at 11:12am

    The square headlights gave a description of the driver.

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  7. Alex
    Mar 5, 2018 at 1:11pm

    Some of my friends ask me why I got an Ford Bronco and I told them you can throw anything on them and they look great. Compare to this thing I can’t understand why some one did this to a Jeep. Plus a girl at my church asked my sister who truck that is and my sister said mine and now they bug me about asking her out.

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  8. OIL SLICK
    Mar 5, 2018 at 1:50pm

    This is a factory Jeep that is much sought after. I don’t see the issue with the title that the seller is worried about.

    Flat fendered one yr Renegades most don’t even know about, including the dweebs on BF

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  9. Todd Zuercher
    Mar 5, 2018 at 2:39pm

    This dweeb is certainly aware of them – I remember when they were new. This one sounds like maybe it’s one that should be sacrificed so others may live. They haven’t caught on with collectors yet.

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  10. Jeepster
    Mar 5, 2018 at 2:54pm

    I remember these new also, was driving my first showroom new vehicle at the time – 1990 Wrangler Sahara. Remembered seeing the first one in 92 thinking what have they done ! Blah

    betcha the rear frame rots away,( if not already ) like all YJ & TJ Wranglers from 1987 – 2006.

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  11. Mark Evans
    Mar 5, 2018 at 5:04pm

    I always laugh when I hear the negative square headlight comments. Would like to see someone tilt them into a diamond pattern,just for _hits & giggles. Just saw one today that was revived after a multi year slumber.

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    • Pa Tina
      Mar 5, 2018 at 7:55pm

      Square headlights would seem to be the least of the issues with this full-scale “Barbie Goes To The Beach” abomination.

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  12. chad
    Mar 5, 2018 at 10:10pm

    no
    (a real renegade, of course)

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  13. GlenK
    Mar 6, 2018 at 6:15am

    All I can think of is Don Johnson in a white suit in Miami.

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  14. Howard A Rube GoldbergMember
    Mar 6, 2018 at 6:49am

    Being a huge fan of the stock Wrangler, I don’t care for this one bit. I actually liked the square headlight Wranglers. And they all rust in the frames, even the ones here in Colorado. Fixing or replacing frames is a big deal and “patch jobs” rarely last long. Too bad because it would probably run for quite some time.

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  15. darrun
    Mar 8, 2018 at 2:26am

    I liked mine, but they need a little help

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    • jeff
      May 3, 2018 at 12:10am

      Hi, Have Red 92 renegade with full frame door. Need new window cranks for 13 spline shaft not 16 as some sites say. Want steel not plastic. Any ideas? CAn’t seem to find any. thx

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