4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1976–83
NAMED MODELUnited States

Cherokee Chief.

The wide-track Cherokee of 1976–83: the Chief package with flared arches over 10-inch-wide wheels, a 3-inch wider track, stripes and the 360 or 401 V8, the model that made the SJ Cherokee a sports vehicle.

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Sources & evidence
Cherokee Chief — Jeep Cherokee Chief S. Full-size "SJ" model.CZmarlin — Christopher Ziemnowicz · Public domain ↗
BASE VEHICLECherokee SJBUILT BYAmerican Motors Corporation (Jeep Corporation)IN SERVICE1976–83PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 109″

The record

AMC widened the Cherokee’s track and fitted wheel-arch flares, 15 by 8 wheels and Tracker tyres for the Chief of 1976, with the 360 V8 standard and the 401 optional to 1978; a four-door Chief followed. Chief stripes, a Levi’s interior and Quadra-Trac completed it. The name returned on the XJ from 1984.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1976–83
ENGINEAMC 360 V8; 401 V8 to 1978; 258 six
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEWagoneer / Cherokee SJ
FAMILYWagoneer / Cherokee SJ
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE109″
BODY STYLEstation

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

  1. 1Jeep Cherokee (SJ) ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched