* * * J E E P  C O D E S * * * - last update circa 2005, more or less...


      * * * J E E P  C O D E S * * *
      -------------------------------
      CJ - CiviJeep -  1945 - 1986   (see #1 below)
      -------------------------------
      DJ - Dispatch Jeep -  1952 - 1973 (see #2 below)
      -------------------------------
      KJ - Liberty - 2001 - ?      (we miss the XJ...)
      -------------------------------
      MJ - Comanche -   1984 - 1991  (shared many things with the XJ)
      -------------------------------

         FULL SIZE JEEPS 
      ====================================
      SJ - Wagoneers        -  1963 - 1983  
      SJ - Grand Wagoneers  - 1984 - 1991  (4 made in 1992, see #12 below)
      SJ - Cherokees        -  1974 - 1983
      SJ - J series         - 1963 - 1986  
      ====================================
(no idea what the compass and patriot models are, nor do I care at this time...)
      -------------------------------
      TJ - Wrangler -  1997 -  present
      -------------------------------
      VJ - the 2wd JEEPSTER -  1948 - 1950 (see #6 below)
      -------------------------------

      WJ - Grand Cherokee - 1999 - 2004 (completely new design, different from the ZJ)
	  the WJ is a superb jeep - avoid the 4.0L, it uses the same weak trans as the ZJ
         and will not get that much better mileage than the 4.7L V8 which is a superb engine!)
      WK - Grand Cherokee - 2005 - 2010 (completely new design, different from the WJ)
	(note: the WK has independent front suspension, less visibility, and what's up
		with no "J" in the designator??? - changed from the WJ.)
      -------------------------------

      XJ - Cherokees - 1984 - 2001  --  THIS WAS the BEST all around Jeep ever!!!
      XJ - Wagoneers - 1984 - 1992  (see #3 below)  
      -------------------------------
      YJ - Wrangler -  1987-1995  (see #4 below)
      -------------------------------
      ZJ - Grand Cherokee - 1993 - 1998 (this is the GC with the Park/Reverse issue!)
      -------------------------------

 john's vehicle history




CORRECTIONS and additional Notes 
  (input from Paul Weitlauf) 

 1)  Actually CJ stands for CiviJeep.  It was trademarked by Willys-Overland
   but never actually used.  The model NAME for the CJ was 'Universal' until
   1972, when it was dropped and the bobtailed Jeeps were just known by their
   CJ-5, 6, 7, 8 & 10 designations.
   1945 was the first production year for the CJ-2 Agri-Jeep (12 made).

 2)  DJ stands for Dispatch Jeep, not delivery.  First introduced in 1952
   as the DJ-3A, I'll have to check into the last year of formal DJ's.
   Later Postal Jeeps are commonly called DJ's, but I recently found out,
   at least in later years, this is not completely correct, they had D- #'s.
   According to "JEEP - The 50 year history" it appears '73 was the last
   year for non-governmental DJ's.

 3)  XJ Wagoneer's last year was '92.  In '93 the XJ Wagoneer equal was
   called the Briarwood

 4)  YJ's were made from '87-'95!  There was NO '96 model Wrangler at all!!!

 5)  ZJ Grand Wagoneer '93  Not sure, only made in '93.
	(editor:  regardless of the year, it doesn't qualify for recongition, it
	is NOT a "Grand Wagoneer", it's more a Chrysler mini-van with wallpaper... ;)

 6)  VJ Jeepster '48-'50 (2WD only) 

 7)  FC Forward Control Trucks Nov'56 ('57 model?) -'66

 8)  C-101 Jeepster Commando '67-'73 (Jeepster part of the name was dropped
   in '72, so '72 & '73's are just Commandos.)  
	(editor:  many of these shared parts with the CJ-6)  

 9) 4XX & 6XX Willys Wagons & P/U's  '46-'65 for Wagons, '48-'65  

 10) This only lists the Civilian models, less the little Jeep van... not sure
   what these were called and there's not much written on them.

11) The list for military models is almost as long.
       (Quad, MA, MB, MC/M-38, MD/M-38A1, etc....)  :)

12) There were four Grand Wagoneers made in 1992, although the last official
	year was 1991.  The very last FSJ is in the National Auto Museum in
	Reno, Nevada.   I've visited with it... touched it...  photographed it... ;)



   FSJ Wagoneers, Grand Wagoneers, J-trucks and Cherokees 
FSJ pages 
FSJ tech 
FSJ rigs 


   XJ Cherokees 
XJ pages 
XJ tech 
XJ rigs 




WJ - Jeep Grand Cherokees  - launched in 1999.  
A completely new design and totally different than the ZJ's they replaced.
 WJ technical pages 
 specs on  WJ-acceleration.html

specs on  WJ-braking.html

 specs on WJ-comparison.html

specs on  WJ-offroad.html

 WJ pictures



 

  

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