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Larry Vellequette, writing inAutomotive News,scooped the world in a key story about the Jeep from which others draw their power.
The Jeep Wrangler,descendant of the legendaryArmy Jeeps and Willys/Kaiser/AMC CJ series, will keep its solid axles after all.
While long-travel independent suspensions can be made to have superior off-road performance, they are very difficult and expensive to modify, while the current setup is relatively easyto change.
Mr. Vellequette did not mention sources for the news, but has generally been accurate in his reporting. He also notedthat, as Sergio Marchionne has hinted, Wrangler will have a body with much more aluminum; and, as Bob Sheaves speculated, would have a smaller body (at least … (full article) Read the rest...
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The Jeep Wrangler,descendant of the legendaryArmy Jeeps and Willys/Kaiser/AMC CJ series, will keep its solid axles after all.
While long-travel independent suspensions can be made to have superior off-road performance, they are very difficult and expensive to modify, while the current setup is relatively easyto change.
Mr. Vellequette did not mention sources for the news, but has generally been accurate in his reporting. He also notedthat, as Sergio Marchionne has hinted, Wrangler will have a body with much more aluminum; and, as Bob Sheaves speculated, would have a smaller body (at least … (full article) Read the rest...
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