Unibody or Not

[dnm45227]

Does anyone know if the kj is a unibody or not? I always thougt it was frame w/body bolted on, but a guy at work say it's something else. He says it looks like the frame is welded to some sort of frame.

I would crawl under and look, but it's too cold and wet. Not to mention I'm lazy.

 

[Eddo]

Uni body. But a little different than your typical uni body on cars. It has 2 rails, is quite reinforced and pretty stiff. At the time it was the stiffest uni-body Jeep produced (stiffer than the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee)

 

[dnm45227]

So basicly a "next generation" unibody then. Thanks for helping me clear it up.

 

[CHUD]

So basicly a "next generation" unibody then. Thanks for helping me clear it up.

DC refers to it as "Uniframe"

 

[Marlon_JB2]

Exactly. Uniframe... it's basically a frame permanently attatched on a unibody, like previously said. 8-[

 

[Corwyyn]

Exactly. Uniframe... it's basically a frame permanently attatched on a unibody, like previously said. 8-[

Think of it as a beefed-up unibody. I checked out the design when I first got my Lib and I haven't really heard of any complaints about it.

 

[2003KJ]

I wonder if this is the reason why the KJ holds up extremely well in severe accidents?

 

[priell3]

I wonder if this is the reason why the KJ holds up extremely well in severe accidents?

Safety, comfort and off-road ability. What more can you ask for?

 

[JeepJeepster]

Also, many people with zj's(idk about xj's) have problems with stress cracks in the frame when they get into big lifts and tires. I would think this would never happen with our uni-frame as DC calls it. I believe the libby has the strongest uni-frame/body out of any of the jeeps, excluding the wrangler.

 

[2003KJ]

I wonder if this is the reason why the KJ holds up extremely well in severe accidents?

Safety, comfort and off-road ability. What more can you ask for?

hmmm several things come to mind....better gas mpg.... $1,000,000, not having to go to work....the list goes on and on...LOL.

 

[GoldBug]

hmmm several things come to mind....better gas mpg.... $1,000,000, not having to go to work....the list goes on and on...LOL.

I think he meant from a car, so that kind of eliminates the last two. I don't think they've made a car yet that will call in sick for you or convert fuel into money.