The WJ's unibody is MUCH stiffer than an XJ, but the 4.slow, AW4, 242/231, HPD30 with 297x shafts and an 8.25 rear is about as good as you will get in stock form. Sure the quadradrive is a nice street/light duty system, but mty 247 was jumping teeth with only 40k miles and 33s, so I much prefer the 231/242 in the XJs.
WJ Job#1 - The Jefferson North Assembly Plant starts up with single-shift production of the new 1999 Grand Cherokee. "The birth of the WJ". A total of 1,456 WJ's are built during July, another 10,000 in August and more than 20,000 each month the rest of the year. August 3, 1998. JNAP Second shift launch.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee (WJ) is the second generation of the Jeep Grand Cherokee sport utility vehicle. Unveiled in Detroit, Michigan , on June 16, 1998, production lasted until 2004 in the US, continuing in foreign markets until 2005.
The 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee came with two available engines, which included the base 4.0L inline-six, and the 4.7L V8, the latter of which replaced the outgoing 5.2L V8 the year prior. Though the V8 engine served as the more powerful of the two engines offered, many consumers still opted for the 4.0L inline-six, due to its stellar reputation