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Earlier today,Automotive News’Larry Vellequette wrote about Jeep Wrangler getting a lighter, smaller body. Aluminum construction alone would be unlikely to provide sufficient weight gains, according to industry long-timer Bob Sheaves, given the need to excel innew government and insurance industry safety tests.
WhileMr. Sheaveswrote in October 2014 that Wrangler was likely to remain body-on-frame, using a high-strength hot-rolled steel frame, he also noted that the company had other choices, including:
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WhileMr. Sheaveswrote in October 2014 that Wrangler was likely to remain body-on-frame, using a high-strength hot-rolled steel frame, he also noted that the company had other choices, including:
- a semi-monocoque setup (“unit-body”), such as nearly all Chrysler cars built from around 1960 onwards, or theJeep Cherokee XJ.
- a full monocoque, whichrelies completely on stressed body panels with no subframes at all (this is unlikely).
- a roll cage — a separate
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