Vehicles

Everything you wanted to know about the WJ but were afraid to ask. The following table shows the differences between the years of WJ throughout its production run from 1999 to 2004. Note that the information in this table is taken from http://www.wjjeeps.com.
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Here are some pictures of the “new” Jeep Comanche that was brought home to the work shop this weekend. It is a 4.0 litre, 5 speed, short wheel base. The truck is originally from Colorado and has been in Ontario for about two years. Of that time it has been parked for approximately 18 months...
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Here are some image sof the rear suspension from an AP2 S2000 that were picked up in Toronto on the weekend. I’ll add more verbiage to this post later.
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Here are some pictures of the Cherokee rolled out of the garage. The Panhard bar for the front suspension is missing hence the front axle being crooked. The edges of the treads should line up under the flares normally. There is still stuff to do, that explains the parts that are dangling underneath.
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Here are pictures of the first trial fit of the rear axle. Far from done but it’s progress! It looks good but it is very tight against the leaf springs. There may be 1-1/4″ of space between the tires and the leaf packs. The passenger side is reasonably flush with the fender flare. Here is the driver’s...
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Here are some pictures of Conrad and Jason “driving” the YJ.
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One of the problems with the Jeep Cherokee (XJ) platform that it is not very stiff torsionally. When Chrysler freshened the XJ platform for 1997 they revised the unibody to make it stiffer. I’m not sure what they did to stiffen the chassis, if anything. I do know the body is still not very...
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