I have a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee (WK2 body) that doesn't have fucked suspension anymore: AMA? 

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Published 11/27/2017 at 17:04

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Tis a v8 HEMI with rear wheel drive and heated seats!

Ask out, will try to answer!


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Kinja'd!!! "ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy" (bakeshake)
11/27/2017 at 17:08, STARS: 0

What was wrong? Blown air suspension?

Kinja'd!!! "HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute" (hondoyota)
11/27/2017 at 17:09, STARS: 0

Could you recap the fucked suspension bit? What happened? I was too busy with my head underground...

Kinja'd!!! "The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
11/27/2017 at 17:09, STARS: 0

It has a V8, & RWD. Can it do a burn out?

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/27/2017 at 17:12, STARS: 0

Oh... oh gosh it fucking can! (on wet surfaces)

But because its so tall, anything other than a burnout is so scary!

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/27/2017 at 17:13, STARS: 0

It was used for towing most of its life through rough terrain on the most basic suspension. It had aftermarket shocks (not sure which).

This jeep has had such heavy usage its not really representative of the jeep issues in regards to suspension and brakes!

Kinja'd!!! "nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul" (nfamouscj)
11/27/2017 at 17:17, STARS: 0

HIDs/LED in a reflector headlight?

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/27/2017 at 17:18, STARS: 0

Yeah, it needed both upper control arms replaced, a new antiroll bar (I think its thicker? I’m quite separated from the repairs tbh) new seals and rubber bushings, a new engine mount and a brake job.

Additionally, the engine sensors are gone to shit, so sometimes it displays a camshaft position error that goes away on another start up. (this error is common as far as my reaserch went)

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/27/2017 at 17:22, STARS: 0

Whatcha talking about willys?

These are the fancy lamps with xenon HID mains/highs and normal filament bulb DLRS and fog lights.

I’d know these were the fancy ones because whenever they go out its a fucking fortune to replace!

Kinja'd!!! "dogisbadob" (dogisbadob)
11/27/2017 at 17:29, STARS: 0

Why the fuck would you want a non-4WD Jeep? Is it still trail rated? :p

You should’ve gotten an Amarok or something cool that we don’t get up here :p

Kinja'd!!! "HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute" (hondoyota)
11/27/2017 at 17:31, STARS: 0

My dad has the 2017 GC Limited, really hope that doesn’t happen to ours. Glad you got it fixed though.

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/27/2017 at 17:36, STARS: 1

This motherfucker goes limp on light dirt! The traction control and stability control systems are dangerously, pathetically slow, it doesn’t have hill descent control, or any offroad artifact.

My family bought it because TOWING and because V8 and because it was only 25 grand when we bought it!

They have a predisposition to hate trucks, and in a city they prove to be mostly useless too!

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/27/2017 at 17:36, STARS: 0

Does it run on air suspension?

Its a great truck!

it probably has the v6 which is a crackerjack of an engine too!

Mine isn’t even CARB regulated, it has a small sticker saying that “SALE IN CARB COMPLIANT STATES IS NOT PERMITTED”

So yeah....

Kinja'd!!! "HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute" (hondoyota)
11/27/2017 at 17:59, STARS: 0

Yeah, has the QuadraLift air suspension. And the V6. It’s one hell of a ride.

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/27/2017 at 18:02, STARS: 1

It does sound like so!

I did get to try a jeep with the fancy 4WD system and I didn’t like it to be fair, it was quite stubborn to turn on tight circles!

Kinja'd!!! "HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute" (hondoyota)
11/27/2017 at 18:06, STARS: 0

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Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/27/2017 at 18:10, STARS: 1

Nice! I like the colour

Much better than those dull grey, white and black ones here in Mexico!

I detest cars with colours on a grey scale!

I once saw a green jetta and fell in love, despite my hate for the jetta itself.

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Kinja'd!!! "nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul" (nfamouscj)
11/27/2017 at 18:21, STARS: 0

But are the projectors?

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/27/2017 at 18:23, STARS: 0

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I don’t know to be perfectly fair.

Kinja'd!!! "nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul" (nfamouscj)
11/27/2017 at 18:39, STARS: 0

Ok cool, those definitely are projectors. Probably just the picture blowing out the light making it look like a reflector.

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/27/2017 at 18:40, STARS: 0

Yeah, the case itself is quite scratched so that probably doesn’t help

Kinja'd!!! "HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute" (hondoyota)
11/27/2017 at 18:40, STARS: 0

Well, some cars can pull off gray scale colors....

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Or even this:

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(Both from my Miami Trip yesterday)

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/27/2017 at 18:43, STARS: 1

Oh, I mean, they try... sure.  

I didn’t take this picture (thankfully Forever 21 hasn’t invaded Mexican bad taste yet) but I’ve seen one of these in this light blue and it looks spectacular!

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Kinja'd!!! "j250ex" (j250ex)
11/27/2017 at 19:39, STARS: 0

I swore after my GX470 I would never buy a car with air suspension again. When they go bad they go really bad quickly.

Kinja'd!!! "HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute" (hondoyota)
11/27/2017 at 20:01, STARS: 1

Well, I’m praying to the Jeep gods tonight. You’re all scaring me! But they probably stopped listening because David Tracy used up all the prayers.