help convince me to buy a xj
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From: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L HO
^This, Back in the 80s AMC made a big deal about how much stronger the uni-frame of the Comanche (an XJ Cherokee based Pickup if you aren't familiar with them) was than the body-on-frame Ranger, S10, and Toyota Truck (the "Tacoma" name did not exist yet) and how it had higher payload and tow ratings.
The XJ can take quite a bit even in stock form and a lot more with stiffeners. Any stress enough to break/bend a properly stiffened uni-fame would also likely break/bend even the strongest full-frames.
The XJ can take quite a bit even in stock form and a lot more with stiffeners. Any stress enough to break/bend a properly stiffened uni-fame would also likely break/bend even the strongest full-frames.
Last edited by dmill89; Sep 25, 2014 at 07:43 PM.
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^This, Back in the 80s AMC made a big deal about how much stronger the uni-frame of the Comanche (an XJ Cherokee based Pickup if you aren't familiar with them) than the body-on-frame Ranger, S10, and Toyota Truck (the "Tacoma" name did not exist yet) and how it had higher payload and tow ratings.
The XJ can take quite a bit even in stock form and a lot more with stiffeners. Any stress enough to break/bend a properly stiffened uni-fame would also likely break/bend even the strongest full-frames.
The XJ can take quite a bit even in stock form and a lot more with stiffeners. Any stress enough to break/bend a properly stiffened uni-fame would also likely break/bend even the strongest full-frames.
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From: Andover, VT
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0 L
You're really way too worried about it. Unless you're doing some rock bouncing, desert racing, or try to pull somebody out/get pulled out too hard then you will not make the unibody give out.
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From: NY
Year: 1998, 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 6Cyl, 4.0 6Cyl
X2, unless you're a hardcore crazy offroader, or you abuse/mistreat it, the unibody should be fine.
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From: Escalon, Ca
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4litre
Ya please don't buy a cherokee, your first post was really weird and creepy, who the $%^? gets sick to their stomach worrying about unibodies.
This whole thread is strage.
This whole thread is strage.
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From: NY
Year: 1998, 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 6Cyl, 4.0 6Cyl
Hey man, I can hardly sleep at night knowing that my driveway is made of rocks, it could hurt my tires...
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Year: 1998, 1997
Model: Cherokee
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Why do you just automatically assume the frame is going to "give out"? How do you function being this pessimistic? I have a buddy with a 91 Cherokee 4 door, lifted 4.5", 33s, and nothing done to the frame at all. He wheels it almost every weekend, rock crawling, major offroading, no problems at all.
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From: Monett, MO.
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
If someone has too convince you to buy one DON'T..........BUY SOMETHING ELSE! Then you will have only yourself to blame if something goes wrong.
Hell you can buy something brand new and have it throw CRAPS!
Hell you can buy something brand new and have it throw CRAPS!
