not sure what i got xj,tj,yj????

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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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I have a 2000 cherokee and love it but how do i know what letters it is? xj,yj,tj not sure how it works.
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 10:10 PM
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the ragular brick shaped cherokee is xj the grand cherokees I beleave is zj wj hmmm forgot the rest,lol yj is wrangler with square head lights and tj is round head lights and the new wranglers that are really wide are jk's
and the little jeep pickups are mj's

theres a whole three mile long list of the initials for every jeep and changes in generations, too many for me to remember

the one in your picture is an xj
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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XJ = ALL JEEP CHEROKEES
MJ = ALL JEEP COMANCHES
ZJ = 93-98 GRAND CHEROKEES
WJ= 99-04 GRAND CHEROKEES
YJ = 87-95 WRANGLERS
TJ = 97-05 WRANGLERS (NO 1996 WRANGLER WAS EVER MADE)
LJ = 04+TJ LONGER WHEELBASE AKA "UNLIMITED"
KJ = 02-09 LIBERTY
JK = 06+ WRANGLER

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Hope that helps! You have an XJ
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 08:16 AM
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 08:34 AM
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 08:36 AM
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Welcomr to CF from Buck in western Washington state. Nice XJ, Bro. Any question you ever have about your Cherokee, just ask.
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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thanks for the clarity on that now i can order some goodies! still dream of adding a lift and getting rid of the carpet. any suggestions on what kinda lift kit would bw best? I only need about a 3in lift. i was on the quadratech site and theres alot of options.
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 01:04 AM
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3" lift with full leaf packs and Nitro shocks from Roughcountry.com

Thats my opinion and choice!
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by nw-xj-scott
XJ = ALL JEEP CHEROKEES
MJ = ALL JEEP COMANCHES
ZJ = 93-98 GRAND CHEROKEES
WJ= 99-04 GRAND CHEROKEES
YJ = 87-95 WRANGLERS
TJ = 97-05 WRANGLERS (NO 1996 WRANGLER WAS EVER MADE)
LJ = 04+TJ LONGER WHEELBASE AKA "UNLIMITED"
KJ = 02-09 LIBERTY
JK = 06+ WRANGLER

ETC...

Hope that helps! You have an XJ

don`t forget the J-series
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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welcome from socal i know the letter system can be confusing at first but it is not that hard after you have been around for a while
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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Rough country is not bad. Some what cheap but still has a good lift. It is what I am going to be getting this summer just for a ZJ.
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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Welcome and i you lift save and get the full leaf packs!
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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Welcome to the group from AZ
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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