Suspension AND Body lift?

Thanks for the info guys..I didn`t know about the body welding etc and was just
bouncing the idea around in my head since I saw some body lift kits listed
somewhere

Will Honea wrote:
> It's been that way since at least '85 according to my FSM dates. I
> think the Wagoneer that preceded the XJ may have had a full frame
> (never looked) but the XJ has had a uniframe from day one.

Thanks for the information, and yes, uni-frame construction essentially
rules out a body lift.

--
Roger

Will Honea wrote:
> It's been that way since at least '85 according to my FSM dates. I
> think the Wagoneer that preceded the XJ may have had a full frame
> (never looked) but the XJ has had a uniframe from day one.

Thanks for the information, and yes, uni-frame construction essentially
rules out a body lift.

--
Roger

Actually, the body IS the frame-- so they can't be seperated.

The "rails" under the body only serve to mount crossmembers and to slightly
stiffen the entire structure.

A minor point, sure-- but nonetheless important.


"Will Honea" <hwj25(remove > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 04:02:52 UTC (JoeArmy99) wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to use both a suspension and a body lift on a
vehicle?..Say
> > like a 1994 Jeep Cherokee..If one has a 2" suspension lift kits would it
also
> > be possible to add a 2" body lift?..I ask because I already have a
complete 2"
> > suspension lift kit I got for free (Used)..Would a 2" body lift kit
require
> > something additional with the suspension beyond what would be in the 2"
> > suspension lift?..Thanks
>
> Cherokee uses "uniframe" construction - body is welded to and forms
> part of the frame. That means you can't (easily) separate the body
> from the frame so body lifts really don't apply to the XJ.
>
> --
> Will Honea

Cherokees- <XJs> always had uniframe construction. You're confusing it with
the earlier fullsize SJ platform, which did have a Cherokee sub-model. The
SJ had a full frame.


"Roger Brown" > wrote in message
...
> Will Honea wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 04:02:52 UTC (JoeArmy99) wrote:
> >
> > > Is it possible to use both a suspension and a body lift on a
vehicle?..Say
> > > like a 1994 Jeep Cherokee..If one has a 2" suspension lift kits would
it also
> > > be possible to add a 2" body lift?..I ask because I already have a
complete 2"
> > > suspension lift kit I got for free (Used)..Would a 2" body lift kit
require
> > > something additional with the suspension beyond what would be in the
2"
> > > suspension lift?..Thanks
> >
> > Cherokee uses "uniframe" construction - body is welded to and forms
> > part of the frame. That means you can't (easily) separate the body
> > from the frame so body lifts really don't apply to the XJ.
>
> I know at some point the Cherokee with to the uniframe construction, not
> sure the year that transition happened, though.
>
> --
> Roger

Actually, the body IS the frame-- so they can't be seperated.

The "rails" under the body only serve to mount crossmembers and to slightly
stiffen the entire structure.

A minor point, sure-- but nonetheless important.


"Will Honea" <hwj25(remove > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 04:02:52 UTC (JoeArmy99) wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to use both a suspension and a body lift on a
vehicle?..Say
> > like a 1994 Jeep Cherokee..If one has a 2" suspension lift kits would it
also
> > be possible to add a 2" body lift?..I ask because I already have a
complete 2"
> > suspension lift kit I got for free (Used)..Would a 2" body lift kit
require
> > something additional with the suspension beyond what would be in the 2"
> > suspension lift?..Thanks
>
> Cherokee uses "uniframe" construction - body is welded to and forms
> part of the frame. That means you can't (easily) separate the body
> from the frame so body lifts really don't apply to the XJ.
>
> --
> Will Honea

Cherokees- <XJs> always had uniframe construction. You're confusing it with
the earlier fullsize SJ platform, which did have a Cherokee sub-model. The
SJ had a full frame.


"Roger Brown" > wrote in message
...
> Will Honea wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 04:02:52 UTC (JoeArmy99) wrote:
> >
> > > Is it possible to use both a suspension and a body lift on a
vehicle?..Say
> > > like a 1994 Jeep Cherokee..If one has a 2" suspension lift kits would
it also
> > > be possible to add a 2" body lift?..I ask because I already have a
complete 2"
> > > suspension lift kit I got for free (Used)..Would a 2" body lift kit
require
> > > something additional with the suspension beyond what would be in the
2"
> > > suspension lift?..Thanks
> >
> > Cherokee uses "uniframe" construction - body is welded to and forms
> > part of the frame. That means you can't (easily) separate the body
> > from the frame so body lifts really don't apply to the XJ.
>
> I know at some point the Cherokee with to the uniframe construction, not
> sure the year that transition happened, though.
>
> --
> Roger