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2 door vs 4 door

wheel base is the same, doors, body and glass are obviously differant... which can bite you in the ass later on, but yeah, 80% personal preferance, 20% parts availability.
dont let anyone tell you 2doors are rare, 2 headed snakes are rare, 2door xj's just arent as prevailant

i have a 2door parts jeep that i am really looking foward to building a tube chassis in... to each his own!
 
the L W H are the same which is kind of weird to be by looking at the pictures.

i looked at most of the specs i think it's just personal preference. and 4 doors cost a lil more
 
Do 2 doors have the same drivelines as 4 door XJs ?
What I mean is For example will a 96 2 & 4 door use the same axles, Driveshafts, etc..
 
yes, exact same drivetrains...
 
xcm said:
dont let anyone tell you 2doors are rare, 2 headed snakes are rare, 2door xj's just arent as prevailant...
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Most of two doors (that I've seen) are either four cylinders, five speeds, two wheel drives, or some combination of the three.

The two-door/4.0/AW4/4x4 is hard to find. Maybe not as rare as that snake, but pretty hard to find...

The only downside (besides backseat access) is finding replacement glass. The two-doors start out fairly uncommon, and then that big quarter glass was available with and without the vent window, and either clear, smoke- or bronze-tinted.

So once you find a donor, with good glass, there's only a one in six chance of matching.

Robert
 
my first jeep was a 90 2 door with the 4.0 im not sure what tranny it had and a 242 t case... with d30/35 my passengers hated having to move the seat to get in. i now have a 4 door i think its alot better then the 2 door i still think 2 doors are really cool though
 
yeah, my first xj was a 91 2dr laredo, 4.0 aw4 231, had the vent windows, the clock (don't realize how nice it is till you don't have it anymore!! heh) alloys, etc... I guess it was a somewhat hard to come by setup, but it was a good first vehicle. Not bad for free anyway :)
 
I am on my 4th 2dr 2wd 5-sp 4.0(4.6). They all had AC, but 3 out of 4 didn't have the cluster, nor the rear wiper(I removed it on the one that had it) or rear defrost; they all had manual locks and windows(easy enough to reach over, instead of behind). They tended to be stripped down. I agree that the 2dr 4wd aw4 is probably the rarest XJ.
 
ouuu, 4.6 eh? very nice :) any interest in trading 2 great running 4.0s for your 4.6? :D
 
WrenchMonkey said:
The two-door/4.0/AW4/4x4 is hard to find. Maybe not as rare as that snake, but pretty hard to find...
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wish you'd let all these people know, and me as well, cause i got a 4wd aw4 2door as well....it doesnt seem rare to me...
gradon said:
I am on my 4th 2dr 2wd 5-sp 4.0(4.6). They all had AC, but 3 out of 4 didn't have the cluster, nor the rear wiper(I removed it on the one that had it) or rear defrost; they all had manual locks and windows(easy enough to reach over, instead of behind). They tended to be stripped down. I agree that the 2dr 4wd aw4 is probably the rarest XJ.
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5spd_xj said:
yeah, my first xj was a 91 2dr laredo, 4.0 aw4 231, had the vent windows, the clock (don't realize how nice it is till you don't have it anymore!! heh) alloys, etc... I guess it was a somewhat hard to come by setup, but it was a good first vehicle. Not bad for free anyway :)
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Crimzon316 said:
my first jeep was a 90 2 door with the 4.0 im not sure what tranny it had and a 242 t case... with d30/35 my passengers hated having to move the seat to get in. i now have a 4 door i think its alot better then the 2 door i still think 2 doors are really cool though
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xcm said:
wish you'd let all these people know, and me as well, cause i got a 4wd aw4 2door as well....it doesnt seem rare to me...
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I'm not saying they're not popular -- There's one in my driveway right now :D

Just that they're harder to find. Right now on ebay motors, they list 82 Cherokees. (Including a couple of misclassified Grands)

Out of those 82, I found three two doors. 3/82 is pretty rare.

Of those, this one and this one are two wheel drive, and this one is a five speed.

So yeah, I'd say 0/82 is pretty uncommon.

Robert
 
Two doors are a bit lighter with doors on. 4 doors are lighter with all doors off. Many say the 4 door has a stronger top do to the extra post. But they all look about the same to me when rolled (doors on).
 
we should ask mythbusters about that :)
 
2 doors flex better and chicks dig 'em.



:D
 
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