2014 cherokee goes off roading
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From: Columbus Nebraska
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Wow that thing is ugly. I don't understand how they could call that an offroad capable rig..my mom's rav could do the same thing. I'm never gonna buy new, just stick with the used jeeps back when they were actually made like Jeeps.
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From: Kansas
Year: 1994
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Engine: 190-hp, 4.0-liter I-6
What are you talking about? Trophy trucks, buggy s, open, all those run independent suspension.. The set up is usually I.s up front and solid in the rear..
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From: New Jersey
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And I'm pretty sure humvees have is.. They aren't solid axle vehicles.
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From: California
Year: 1989
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Now another question. Why don't we see any offroaders running portal axles? I can think of heavy, expensive, hard to get, more complex, but that normally doesn't stop the 1%ers from doing it. Clearly there's a picture I just posted but I had to actually search for portal axle.
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In case you guys haven't seen this thread: https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f59/re...erokee-165501/
Apparently its a reporter wanting our opinion on the 2014 Cherokee.
Apparently its a reporter wanting our opinion on the 2014 Cherokee.
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I know they're not humvees. It was 2 different thoughts but only 1 sentence. My bad.
Now another question. Why don't we see any offroaders running portal axles? I can think of heavy, expensive, hard to get, more complex, but that normally doesn't stop the 1%ers from doing it. Clearly there's a picture I just posted but I had to actually search for portal axle.
Now another question. Why don't we see any offroaders running portal axles? I can think of heavy, expensive, hard to get, more complex, but that normally doesn't stop the 1%ers from doing it. Clearly there's a picture I just posted but I had to actually search for portal axle.
There is a build I believe on here the fellow is running something like 40s or 44s with portals
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From: Parham, ON
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L OBD-II
Oh sure. These newer Grand Cherokees are great for city cruising and nice on snowy roads, but their not the off-road vehicle that they used to be; or that some people still think them to be. It's just kind of sad to see what was a perfectly good off-road rig get turned into this street bound cross over.
'scuse me lad, the original Cherokee was basically a J-10 truck with a cap. It had Dana 44s front and rear with permanent 4WD.
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