Nope. The axles might be the same but the leaf springs are different. The XJ springs are different- shorter. The Grand Cherokee uses coils at all 4 corners. And the Dakota uses torsion bars in the front end where the XL uses coils.
Brice -----Original Message----- From: Mark W. Ingold [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 10:59 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: True Story If jeeps are separate why can some dodge dakota parts fit on cherokee's? For example, the springs? On Fri, 3 Aug 2001 01:27:58 -0700 "Brice Osborne" <[email protected]> writes: > Jeeps are indestructible. I have one and can attest to how hard I > have > tried to break it with NO problems. Jeep is COMPLETELY separate > from the > rest of the Reich and always has been. The best thing Chrysler ever > did was > to keep Jeep extremely separate from the remainder of the product > line. > > Brice > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Mark W. Ingold > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 12:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: True Story > > > I'm an idiot. I totally ignored the mention of chrysler. I > completely > understand now. I'm a bit skeptical of owning a crysler myself. I > really > want to buy a jeep cherokee, but I'm worried about build quality. > Then > again, I run into a new problem everyday with my 16v. :) > > > > On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 21:09:15 -0400 "Fli GLi" <[email protected]> > writes: > > I think that the point of the story is that Chrysler has no where > > near the > > build quality of MB. MB's car was built so well that when sealed > up > > not > > even air could flow in/out. Chrysler wanted to see if their > build > > quality > > was similar to MB's so they could use it as an advertising thing > > (wouldn't > > that make a great ad campaign?? our car suffocates a cat just as > > well as an > > MB, so why pay extra for the MB??). Obviously the car wasn't > sealed > > very > > well b/c the cat got out. > > > > Am I right or just to blind to see the forest thru the trees?? > > > > "My life is like a Swiss Army knife..." > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Mark W Ingold > > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 8:56 PM > > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: True Story > > > > > > I don't get it :( > > > > On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 19:09:16 -0400 "Steven Arguello" > > <[email protected]> writes: > > > Sorry if everyone's already heard this one....it was new to me > and > > I > > > thought > > > it was pretty funny. > > > Apparently a cat somehow got into a Mercedes on a showroom > floor > > on > > > a Friday > > > a couple of months ago. Unfortunately for the cat it had died > of > > > suffocation > > > over the weekend. Mercedes was surprised that, as more people > > heard > > > of what > > > happened, it actually helped sales. > > > When the engineers at Chrysler heard of what happened they > > decided > > > to try > > > the "Cat Test" on one of their new models. So they locked a cat > in > > a > > > brand > > > new Chrysler and left for the weekend. When they checked on the > > cat > > > the next > > > Monday.They they opened the door and the cat was gone! > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to > [email protected] with > 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to > [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of > your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
