We have the original Jeep Cherokee to thank (or blame) for the crossover’s rise. Released for 1984, and called XJ internally, the model gained a loyal following by bridging the gap between ...

The solar yellow paint had barely dried on Randy Reeves' '86 Jeep Cherokee when we caught up with him on the Behind the Rocks trail in Moab. After four years of work Randy was finallyready to test out ...

When we left off in the last installment, we had just finished lifting our '86 CJ-7 out at 4 Wheel Parts in Santa Ana, CA. While we were there, we bolted up new 3-inch lifted leaf springs, MX-6 shocks ...

The XJ Jeep Cherokee was such a big hit for American Motors that Chrysler kept cranking out the unibody-based compact SUVs all the way into the 21st century after acquiring AMC in 1987. For the 1986 ...

Boxy designs have become a revered token of retro merit in the automotive world. Everyone's favorite cars from back in the day were box-shaped, from the Lancia Delta Integrale to the BMW E30 and Land ...

I came about my automotive passions honestly—my dad was a heavy equipment mechanic (think bulldozers and other heavy earth movers) and was also an amateur go-kart racer when I was a baby. “Helping” ...