2014 Cherokee Review

[profdlp]

...That really stinks if none of these companies figure out how to lift them.

Ingenuity will win out in the end. :weld:

 

[Jo6pak]

Whatever the outcome in the end. I think it is generally GOOD news that RRO will not be building a lift for the new Cherokee:893karatesmiley-thu

 

[profdlp]

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Review: Car Reviews

But that’s enough about speed because frankly, sticking a massive engine in an SUV isn’t this SRT’s greatest feat. That would be its handling. Coil springs along with a Bilstein adaptive damping suspension is found all the way around, along with front and rear stabilizer bars. Cornering is flat and planted while understeer is suprisingly minimal.

On the race track when speeds are higher, you can feel this sports SUV start to push a bit in the corners, but the speeds at which it can be flung around a track are mind bending compared to its heavy set nature.

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Thanks to the Bilstein adaptive suspension setup, the Grand Cherokee SRT offers five different drive modes: auto, sport, tow, track and snow. Track mode, being the most ********, offers optimized performance for racetracks, but we found that the stability control system was still a little too intrusive.

It's got a little power:

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And a 4WD controller a n00b would appreciate:

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[tommudd]

saw this
Suspesnion... VERY BAD NEWS - 2014 Jeep Cherokee Forums

Thats the best news yet that they won't be building lifts! They know nothing about lifts just copy everyone elses ideas
Now you watch as soon as someone else does the leg work, RRO will copy it and advertise it as their own

 

[tommudd]

That really stinks if none of these companies figure out how to lift them.

There will be lifts, main issue is the rear and the length of the rear CVs and angles. It will be doable, just will take some head scratching
RRO saying the front is the issue is laughable to say the least
there won't be 3-4 inch lifts but more in the way of 1.5-2 inch I'd say from what I've seen

 

[tjkj2002]

There will be lifts, main issue is the rear and the length of the rear CVs and angles. It will be doable, just will take some head scratching
RRO saying the front is the issue is laughable to say the least
there won't be 3-4 inch lifts but more in the way of 1.5-2 inch I'd say from what I've seen

Yeah it's no different the a compass or patriot.The KL uses actual struts,not coilovers like the KJ/KK.It will be only a spacer lift so really not worth it eitherway.


Finally got one in the shop the other day,not bad looking but the trans is horrid as all it does is shift,never stay's in 1 gear long enough unless your at a steady cruise speed.From the trans supplier parts of that trans will reach 350-400 degrees and it specs a very expensive trans fluid(like $20 per qt) and change intervals of 50k but Chrysler is stating 100k in severe duty use only.That is asking for a lot of future problems.

 

[Dave]

Finally got one in the shop the other day,not bad looking but the trans is horrid as all it does is shift,never stay's in 1 gear long enough unless your at a steady cruise speed.From the trans supplier parts of that trans will reach of 350-400 degrees and it specs a very expensive trans fluid(like $20 per qt) and change intervals 50k but Chrysler is stating 100k in severe duty use only.That is asking for a lot of future problems.

That's pretty HOT isn't it? Hopefully it is built for it and the ****** fluid is made to keep it from burning up. 9 speeds is probably too many but I am no ****** engineer? Maybe 6 speeds would be enough?


Dave

 

[tommudd]

I just don't get the 8-9-whatever speed transmissions, I know its suppose to be smoother and you hardly know its shifting, maybe better mileage but it also means more issues down the line. Plus I like to feel mine shift, I like that feeling.
I see it as more of a marketing ploy than anything else . If the trans fluid for them is 20 bucks a quart then how many will maintain them they way they should be?

 

[Luke]

We should be glad it's not a CVT at least I guess :shrug:

 

[CzarKJ]

The more gears and electronics, the more parts. The more that can go wrong.

 

[dude1116]

We should be glad it's not a CVT at least I guess :shrug:

But I thought it IS a CVT...?

 

[Luke]

I don't think so ... CVT's don't shift ... ever ... lol

 

[Luke]

You might be thinking of the pre 2014 Patriot. Just a bad experiment gone wrong... they have now switched to 6spd's.

 

[Luke]

Yikes ...

"Chrysler Group had to hold back more than 25,000 assembled vehicles for two months so engineers could recalibrate software on the new transmission."

www.autonews.com

 

[Marlon_JB2]

That was pretty good .. you worked that out in 3 minutes :waytogo:

Too bad it was in the wrong thread!!!!!!!

...I was wondering why these two posts weren't in the Random Thoughts Thread. I really need to stop posting while half asleep at work...

 

[tjkj2002]

That's pretty HOT isn't it? Hopefully it is built for it and the ****** fluid is made to keep it from burning up. 9 speeds is probably too many but I am no ****** engineer? Maybe 6 speeds would be enough?


Dave

I just don't get the 8-9-whatever speed transmissions, I know its suppose to be smoother and you hardly know its shifting, maybe better mileage but it also means more issues down the line. Plus I like to feel mine shift, I like that feeling.
I see it as more of a marketing ploy than anything else . If the trans fluid for them is 20 bucks a quart then how many will maintain them they way they should be?

I doubt anyone will maintain it correctly and you will see a lot of issues 5-6 years down the road since it would cost several hundred dollars to do a trans service.Getting people to change there oil is a challenge at $30.


The idea for so many speeds is to mimic a CVT trans keeping the engine in a narrow rpm's band for better mpg's.Okay for a manual trans but not good for a auto trans.OTR trucks have used 13+ speed manual trans for decades but those engines have a very narrow power band so they must keep the rpm's in a range to move those heavy loads.

 

[tommudd]

I can understand trucks having 13 speeds, both of my Peterbilts had them behind Cat engines, needed the power and gearing to move 80-100,000 lbs up and down and all around.
I know why car manufactures are wanting transmissions with 6-8-19 speeds but after a while i think its just marketing than anything else. Oh well they have to keep coming up with new things to keep people buying them

 

[Leeann]

6 speeds is plenty. I honestly don't see the point of a 9-spd ****** except as bragging rights over your competitor with a 6- or 8-spd ******.

And, like Tom, I like to feel the shifts.

 

[Marlon_JB2]

al7fi, we need pics.

 

[profdlp]

al7fi, we need pics.

You must know something. :secret: