xj?
10-26-2011, 12:47 PM
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xj?
I have a 99 cherokee classic and i am a little confused on what an xj is. Is this an xj? What makes it an xj and so forth. Thank you.
10-26-2011, 12:57 PM
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All xj's are Cherokee's but not all Cherokee's are XJ's. The XJ is what it is because it's a unitbody as opposed to the FSJ Cherokee which had a frame.
10-26-2011, 01:32 PM
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You are correct. Every Jeep platform has a moniker - a letter designation.
Here are the "Cherokee platform" monikers (FSJ, compact, and international):
1963-1991 Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer/Cherokee (FSJ or Full Size Jeep) = SJ's
1984-2001 Compact Cherokee = XJ's (these are the majority of vehicles found on here. The XJ continued to be built in China through 2005)
1986-1992 Comanche = MJ (a few on here have these)
1993-1998 Grand Cherokee = ZJ (some on here have these)
1998-2004 Grand Cherokee = WJ (some on here have these)
2004-2010 Grand Cherokee = WK (I'm sure some on here have these too)
2006-2010 Commander = XK (built on the WK platform)
2011-present Grand Cherokee = WK2 (maybe a few of our richer members have one of these)
2002-2007 Liberty = KJ (in other countries it is called the Cherokee. here, it's called a joke)
2007-present Liberty = KK (an even bigger joke)
There are others as well (the various CJ's, J10/20's, various Wrangler's, CJ, DJ, C101/104, FJ, and VJ, and the laughing stock MK twins).
Here are the "Cherokee platform" monikers (FSJ, compact, and international):
1963-1991 Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer/Cherokee (FSJ or Full Size Jeep) = SJ's
1984-2001 Compact Cherokee = XJ's (these are the majority of vehicles found on here. The XJ continued to be built in China through 2005)
1986-1992 Comanche = MJ (a few on here have these)
1993-1998 Grand Cherokee = ZJ (some on here have these)
1998-2004 Grand Cherokee = WJ (some on here have these)
2004-2010 Grand Cherokee = WK (I'm sure some on here have these too)
2006-2010 Commander = XK (built on the WK platform)
2011-present Grand Cherokee = WK2 (maybe a few of our richer members have one of these)
2002-2007 Liberty = KJ (in other countries it is called the Cherokee. here, it's called a joke)
2007-present Liberty = KK (an even bigger joke)
There are others as well (the various CJ's, J10/20's, various Wrangler's, CJ, DJ, C101/104, FJ, and VJ, and the laughing stock MK twins).
10-26-2011, 02:44 PM
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You are correct. Every Jeep platform has a moniker - a letter designation.
Here are the "Cherokee platform" monikers (FSJ, compact, and international):
1963-1991 Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer/Cherokee (FSJ or Full Size Jeep) = SJ's
1984-2001 Compact Cherokee = XJ's (these are the majority of vehicles found on here. The XJ continued to be built in China through 2005)
1986-1992 Comanche = MJ (a few on here have these)
1993-1998 Grand Cherokee = ZJ (some on here have these)
1998-2004 Grand Cherokee = WJ (some on here have these)
2004-2010 Grand Cherokee = WK (I'm sure some on here have these too)
2006-2010 Commander = XK (built on the WK platform)
2011-present Grand Cherokee = WK2 (maybe a few of our richer members have one of these)
2002-2007 Liberty = KJ (in other countries it is called the Cherokee. here, it's called a joke)
2007-present Liberty = KK (an even bigger joke)
There are others as well (the various CJ's, J10/20's, various Wrangler's, CJ, DJ, C101/104, FJ, and VJ, and the laughing stock MK twins).
Here are the "Cherokee platform" monikers (FSJ, compact, and international):
1963-1991 Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer/Cherokee (FSJ or Full Size Jeep) = SJ's
1984-2001 Compact Cherokee = XJ's (these are the majority of vehicles found on here. The XJ continued to be built in China through 2005)
1986-1992 Comanche = MJ (a few on here have these)
1993-1998 Grand Cherokee = ZJ (some on here have these)
1998-2004 Grand Cherokee = WJ (some on here have these)
2004-2010 Grand Cherokee = WK (I'm sure some on here have these too)
2006-2010 Commander = XK (built on the WK platform)
2011-present Grand Cherokee = WK2 (maybe a few of our richer members have one of these)
2002-2007 Liberty = KJ (in other countries it is called the Cherokee. here, it's called a joke)
2007-present Liberty = KK (an even bigger joke)
There are others as well (the various CJ's, J10/20's, various Wrangler's, CJ, DJ, C101/104, FJ, and VJ, and the laughing stock MK twins).
