Stoneage Jeep?
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Stoneage Jeep?
A friend of mine just bought a '96 Jeep Cherokee 2wd, and told me it had a straight front axle. I didn't believe him, so I crawled under there and looked- sure enough; straight axle! And people say the Twin I-Beam is crude! How late did Jeep use this set-up? Or are they still using it? I assured my friend that at least it probably won't need much work over the years...
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I think they stopped with the end of the Cherokee's. Unless you are talking 4x4 then I believe the cj7 type still run a straight axle. I am hoping to get a Cherokee or cj sometime soon They are about the only thing small enough to run the trails around here that still has the straight axle.
Last edited by Chris_ce; Feb 8, 2005 at 05:23 PM.
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not trying to be critical here,but the xj is the midsize cherokee. the tj is the newest short-wheel base wrangler. not sure the letter designation they are giving the new stretched wrangler,the limited
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FWIW: You may get in the habit of lifting an old Ford by the radius arm, never do it on a Jeep, they bend, I know from experience :-(
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