XJ / MJ Fender compadibility

Muad'Dib · Feb 20, 2008

Does anyone know if fenders from a MJ will work on a 4-door XJ?
(Of course as long as its within the same year range ..ie 86-90)

Thanks for your time.

POSJ · Feb 20, 2008

You can put 97+ onto them, seen a couple coversions in the past. I don't know from first hand but I would assume so...sorry since I just re-read it and it seems to be no help.

IGOCOMMANDO · Feb 20, 2008

Doors forward are the same.

XJ&CHZ4ME · Feb 20, 2008

Like stated above, doors forward are the same. 90Piosport99 put the front clip off of a 97+ on his MJ and it looks sweet. I dont belive it is too much work for the late model conversion of front ends if your interested in that.

Muad'Dib · Feb 20, 2008

Not interested in any late model swaps ...

Just want to get fenders that are on a 86 MJ and put them on my 90 XJ (basically same model years).. thats it.

Thanks.

5-90 · Feb 20, 2008

1984-1986XJ and 1986MJ are identical
1987-1996XJ and 1987-1992MJ are identical.

You can also do the 1997-upXJ swap onto an MJ, if you're so inclined.

The reason for the 1986/1987 break is that the front clip was lengthened slightly to accommodate the inline six.

Muad'Dib · Feb 20, 2008

5-90 said:
1984-1986XJ and 1986MJ are identical
1987-1996XJ and 1987-1992MJ are identical.

You can also do the 1997-upXJ swap onto an MJ, if you're so inclined.

The reason for the 1986/1987 break is that the front clip was lengthened slightly to accommodate the inline six.

So then that fender wont work then

its out of an 86 MJ and i have a 90 XJ.

Thanks for the info.

5-90 · Feb 20, 2008

Muad'Dib said:
So then that fender wont work then its out of an 86 MJ and i have a 90 XJ.

Thanks for the info.

Nope - too short, front-to-back.

The essential dividing lines for sheetmetal are 1986/1987 and 1996/1997 - for the front clip. Aft of the firewall, you're more concerned with the 1996/1997 line (when they changed the body style entirely to round off the corners.)

MT Mike · Feb 21, 2008

Got curious and figured I'd see if any of the aftermarket guys would list different part numbers. Parts train is the only one I copy and pasted from, but I checked several different sites and they all listed the same part number for pre-86 and post-86 Comanches and Cherokees.

Part listing for 90 Cherokee
http://www2.partstrain.com/store/?N=10854+1557+4294966996+11921+9205

Part listing for 86 Comanche

http://www2.partstrain.com/store/?N=10857+1557+4294966992+11921+9205

5-90 · Feb 21, 2008

mtmike said:
Got curious and figured I'd see if any of the aftermarket guys would list different part numbers. Parts train is the only one I copy and pasted from, but I checked several different sites and they all listed the same part number for pre-86 and post-86 Comanches and Cherokees.

Part listing for 90 Cherokee
http://www2.partstrain.com/store/?N=10854+1557+4294966996+11921+9205

Part listing for 86 Comanche

http://www2.partstrain.com/store/?N=10857+1557+4294966992+11921+9205

Hm - that's interesting. I know that engines are usually "in development" for a little while, so maybe they designed the external sheetmetal around the 258 I6? Then, just kick the front cross and firewall apart when they released the 242.

I'd just always seen that there was a dividing line from the firewall forward at 1986/1987. First time I've been shown that it's not - I'll have to dig into this some more (I know there are differences - but now, I'm not entirely certain where...)

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