Blue KJ in PA wrote:
2005 WK was the first GC to feature the IFS.
Thank you...
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| Author: | Burchie [ Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:39 pm ] |
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Is / was the 1999 - 2004 WJ a SFA? |
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| Author: | Blue KJ in PA [ Mon Dec 29, 2008 4:30 pm ] |
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2005 WK was the first GC to feature the IFS. Quote: The Grand Cherokee (the ZJ series) was introduced in 1993 to replace the Wagoneer as a mid-sized luxury SUV (a luxury SUV that many companies would rush to imitate). The Grand Cherokee was the first Jeep to have the new Quadra-Coil suspension (now found on the TJ), the revised Quadra-Trac 4wd system, 4-wheel disc brakes, and an airbag. The ZJ also had 2 available V8's: the 318 5.2L and the rare 360 5.9L. The ZJ had its "big" redesign (and only redesign) in 1996 -- the most noticeable changes a new front fascia and new wheels. In 1999 the Grand Cherokee saw a complete redesign from the ground up and was redesignated the "WJ". The WJ is bigger and more powerful than its predecessor, and has a 3-link rear suspension and improved steering geometry for better ride and handling. The WJ also features Jeep's new Quadra-Drive 4wd system with Vari-Lok axles and the new Quadra-Trac II system. The Jeep V8 also got redesigned and is now a 4.7L PowerTech putting out 235hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. In 2005 the WJ Grand Cherokee was replaced with the new WK Grand Cherokee. A redesign from the ground up like its predecessor, the WK features IFS and an optional 5.7L HEMI powerplant. Jeep also introduced the SRT8 model of the WK which boasts a whopping 6.1L HEMI producing 415 horsepower (85 more horses and 25 percent more power than the 5.7-liter HEMI-equipped 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee) and 410 lb.-ft. of torque which rockets the SRT8 WK from 0-60 in under 5 seconds, making it the fastest production SUV on the planet (even faster than the Porsche Cayenne). Source: http://www.jeepin.com/history.asp |
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| Author: | Burchie [ Mon Dec 29, 2008 4:52 pm ] |
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Blue KJ in PA wrote: 2005 WK was the first GC to feature the IFS.
Thank you...
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| Author: | Blue KJ in PA [ Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:27 pm ] |
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No problem...I can't answer the tech questions like Troy  but I can usually answer the history ones.... 
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| Author: | jeepkj02 [ Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:07 pm ] |
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Yes, but the front axle doesn't have u-joint axle shafts, it has CVs. That may be way some confuse it as a IFS. |
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| Author: | Shoey40 [ Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:34 pm ] |
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Only the 99's and 2000's have the CV driveshaft. I beleive in 01, they changed to a u-joint style. Well, sometime in 00-01 they changed it. |
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| Author: | tjkj2002 [ Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:39 pm ] |
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Shoey40 wrote: Only the 99's and 2000's have the CV driveshaft. I beleive in 01, they changed to a u-joint style. Well, sometime in 00-01 they changed it. I had a '01 WJ with CV front axles in the D30,it was built on 01/01 if I remember right.
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| Author: | Shoey40 [ Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:54 pm ] |
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Woops. Must've been late 2001 they changed it then. |
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| Author: | jeepkj02 [ Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:30 pm ] |
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Shoey40 wrote: Only the 99's and 2000's have the CV driveshaft. I beleive in 01, they changed to a u-joint style. Well, sometime in 00-01 they changed it.
I wasn't taking about the driveshaft (from pumpkin to t-case). I was talking about the axles (from diff to wheels). Its a CV style, not a u-joints, like Wranglers and Cherokees have. |
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| Author: | Shoey40 [ Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:30 pm ] |
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Gotcha. Sorry, had to jump on it, I don't know jack about the KJ's 
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