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Old Jan 14, 2014 | 02:41 PM
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Posted on jeepforum.com by 4wdhardare.com. That is max in stock Trailhawk form.

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Old Jan 14, 2014 | 02:54 PM
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My KJ had a bit more leg room.

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Old Jan 14, 2014 | 03:30 PM
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Is the KJ stock? Also, are you going to put an Italian flag on the back of your KL?
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Old Jan 14, 2014 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by roninofako
Is the KJ stock? Also, are you going to put an Italian flag on the back of your KL?
My KJ had a 2" lift.

The only reason I would put an Italian flag on the KL is because my wife is Italian.

KL is made in USA, 70% U.S. parts.
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I kid, I kid....LOL

Curious to see what a bone stock KJ would have looked like. Or stock XJ for that matter....
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Old Jan 14, 2014 | 06:36 PM
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Might just be the picture but the bumper looks awful close to hitting the ramp.
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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by roninofako
I kid, I kid....LOL

Curious to see what a bone stock KJ would have looked like. Or stock XJ for that matter....
Here's my XJ when she was stock:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67955471@N07/9045893084/
Here's another one from this thread:

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=944062



No independent suspension will "out flex" solid axles but no solid axled vehicle will out comfort independent suspension. Welcome to 2014.

I watched Camp Jeep at an auto show recently and the KL looked so composed even if it lifted an inside tire. Make fun of the car all you want but it is the most capable crossover money can buy right now. It's no Cherokee but it still has some guts.
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I was more curious as to a side by side comparison on an rti ramp. Wasn't making fun of it, just curious to see it side by side.
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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 03:31 PM
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Gotcha. Some one with a stocker should set it up then!

I'd be even more captured by a video of a XJ running against a KL offroad. And not just driving on a dirt trail...
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Me, too. Stock XJ versus stock KL.
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Are there truly any stock XJ's remaining? Truly stock.
The KL won't be stock for long. The aftermarket and Mopar have a fresh market opportunity presented. Jeep, every Jeep, is a unique platform for development.
The KL is not an XJ. It is a Jeep.
I don't agree with the name badge. I don't have to. I also have to accept that it is not my badge to award.
If one considers all the name badges being re-introduced to the market and the vechicles of origin and the vehicles newly presented??? Wow is the Cherokee creating a unique stirr in the conversation!
XJ vs KL, stock, yes it would be a very interesting contest.
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Originally Posted by peep
Are there truly any stock XJ's remaining? Truly stock.
The KL won't be stock for long. The aftermarket and Mopar have a fresh market opportunity presented. Jeep, every Jeep, is a unique platform for development.
The KL is not an XJ. It is a Jeep.
I don't agree with the name badge. I don't have to. I also have to accept that it is not my badge to award.
If one considers all the name badges being re-introduced to the market and the vechicles of origin and the vehicles newly presented??? Wow is the Cherokee creating a unique stirr in the conversation!
XJ vs KL, stock, yes it would be a very interesting contest.
Plenty of completely stock XJs in my neck of the woods.
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Originally Posted by peep
Are there truly any stock XJ's remaining? Truly stock.
Mine is bone stock. No mods at all.
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Originally Posted by jpz
Mine is bone stock. No mods at all.
Go on a 4WD outing with a stock TrailHawk. Take lots of video.
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Originally Posted by jpz
Mine is bone stock. No mods at all.
ditto.
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