btm24 Posted October 9, 2010 Posted October 9, 2010 dose any body have a chart of mj crash test ratings? after saw 88pioneer get in his car wreck at 10 miles an hr :eek: i have been wondering what is the crash test rating? thanks yall Brandon
1987Comanche Posted October 9, 2010 Posted October 9, 2010 I've never seen the official crash test results but I did see a reference to the Comanche in a book I recently read. "The Yugo: The rise and fall of the worst car in history" referenced the Comanche but it wasn't flattering. It noted that only 2 or 3 vehicles scored worse than the Yugo in crash tests...one of which was the Comanche. :doh:
88pioneer Posted October 9, 2010 Posted October 9, 2010 Its not too high for sure, but crashing is a good way to up grade :yes:
88MJXLS Posted October 9, 2010 Posted October 9, 2010 Its not too high for sure, but crashing is a good way to up grade :yes: that's my excuse for doing a 97+ front end swap :cheers:
btm24 Posted October 9, 2010 Author Posted October 9, 2010 Its not too high for sure, but crashing is a good way to up grade :yes: that's my excuse for doing a 97+ front end swap :cheers: oh wow. :rotf: ok thanks for the info :D Brandon
kro10000 Posted October 9, 2010 Posted October 9, 2010 I've never seen the official crash test results but I did see a reference to the Comanche in a book I recently read. "The Yugo: The rise and fall of the worst car in history" referenced the Comanche but it wasn't flattering. It noted that only 2 or 3 vehicles scored worse than the Yugo in crash tests...one of which was the Comanche. :doh: Is it a bad thing that I think this is kinda cool? I feel like a BA driving around a deathtrap... Of course to all those teenagers needing an excuse to their parents why they need to lift their jeep 15 feet (including myself) tell them its because right now when that honda Tbones you it will probably kill you instead of going under your chassis
LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 Here is an interesting video... I know it's not a MJ, but it's a XJ. http://jeeptv.com/video_detail.php?mId=13845
btm24 Posted October 10, 2010 Author Posted October 10, 2010 i wander how fast that was? thats supper cool tho thank you for that vid :cheers: Brandon
Pete M Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 it's a small truck designed during the 80s. don't expect any miracles. (though you might want to pray for one)
kyleag89 Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 That crash was a neck breaker literally! I got in a fender bender in my MJ and nothing happened to my truck but a Honda civic was totaled.
btm24 Posted October 10, 2010 Author Posted October 10, 2010 That crash was a neck breaker literally! I got in a fender bender in my MJ and nothing happened to my truck but a Honda civic was totaled. :rotf: Brandon
88MJXLS Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 All that happened in my crash (not more than 10 mph) was the header panel cracked pretty bad and my left fender got a little beat up. The rear passenger door on the VW had a pretty big dent in the rear passenger door tho. Betcha mine was cheaper to fix, gotta' love Jeeps! There's a lot more of 'em at the pick-n-pulls than newer VW's The goal tho is NOT to get in an accident tho... :oops:
kyleag89 Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 True! I broke a single fog light and that was it. I was going about 10mph also..
Garvin Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 That's the new Cherokee (97-01), aren't they supposed to be safer?... I got into a head on accident with an F350 in my old Cherokee (was lifted 8" on 36's), him about 40-50 and me about 20-30. My driver side rail was smashed in a few inches, the pass rail was kinked, the apron and upper rail collapsed, the door got pushed back, the drivers a-pillar became more vertical, the tunnel (where the shifter is, was an auto) became vertical on he pass side, the tunnel (below the rear seat) kinked on the pass side, the b-pillar ripped a little and there was a dent in the roof (where it caved in in the video). The Ford ended up going as far as pushing the tire back to bend the crossmember on my long arm setup and smashing the brake rotor. After all that, I ended up kicking the door open and walked away with only a small gash on my left cheek, a minor concussion and a bruise on my left shoulder from the seatbelt, and I had no airbags!
kro10000 Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 It noted that only 2 or 3 vehicles scored worse than the Yugo in crash tests...one of which was the Comanche. :doh: So was one of those other "2-3" vehicles the Cherokee? Just wondering since it would stand to reason that a MJ would be safer than an XJ in a rear end collision, since youve got a whole lot more space between you and the car. Since the front is nearly identical I would think a front/side collision would be the same.
Automan2164 Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 There used to be a good crash test video of an '86 MJ on youtube, but it looks like the person who had it up removed it. I clicked the link I had, and I just got an error message. http://www.ask.com/videos/watch-video/1 ... peg?ver=11 Found a test page from '86 with MJ mention though... http://www.iihs.org/externaldata/srdata/docs/sr2110.pdf Rob L.
1987Comanche Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 The Yugo book didn't mention the XJ, just the MJ. They might have been referring to side impact tests, which would make sense. The MJ has less structure to absorb a side impact and the MJ doors have no Nader bars.
Oizarod115 Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 i totalled a honda (rear-end collision, my fault) put the trunk lid in the back seat, other guy was fine, i was fine, i drove home. killed a header panel, jarred the radiator into the clutch fan and shredded some tubes out of it, busted a headlight and park light. also killed the aftmkt rustys tow-hooks/frame plates (which i believe took most of the force) ~250$ later, trucks perfect. i would say its a fairly safe truck, this was at ~25-30mph and you'll note the front bumper on my truck didnt get a single dent.
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