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Old 01-29-2018, 02:24 PM   #43 (permalink)
mannydantyla
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Aerokee - '97 Jeep Cherokee XJ sport
90 day: 18.22 mpg (US)

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I just thought of a cool name for this project: Aerokee

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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
aerohead's truck looks so clean and new!

Would a Wrangler XJ bumper bolt up?

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No, all Wranglers have traditional ladder frames, like a pickup's, while the Cherokee has a car like unibody. Anything that bolts to the frame won't match up, like bumpers, suspension control arms, rock sliders, etc.

The unibody is lighter but all other advantages to to the wranger: strength, simplicity, and modifyability (yes I made that word up). In fact, they sell all sorts of unibody frame stiffeners and reinforcing brackets for Cherokees to make them stronger as needed. It's a known fact that if you put 35" tires on a cherokee without strengthening the unibody frame, you'll rip the steering gearbox out where it bolts down the first take you take a sharp turn.
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