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I like Cherokees but the biggest problem is they are Unibodt (no frame). With my type of wheeling I could see them falling apart pretty quick. I really like the older two-door ones.

That, and weak axles, that as a bonus are a pain to regear. Compare a D35 diff to any Toyota diff sometime, the robustness of the Toy diff is amazing in comparison, and they are very easy to work on.

By the time you fix a Cherokee to be robust and have the gearing options of a 4Runner with a Marlin Ultimate, you may as well have done a coilover SAS on a newer 4Runner and have a more reliable vehicle to boot. If you want to wheel a stocker, the Cherokee may or may not get the nod.

-Bill
'87 4Runner w/ '96 5VZ-FE, 'Red Chili II'
'97 Taco XtraCab 3RZ-FE, 'BlackBean'
TLCA # 13257, Rising Sun 4x4 Club Land Use Coordinator
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