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Wrangler YJ.

The first Wrangler, 1986–95: the CJ-7's 93.4-inch wheelbase with a wider track, leaf springs, a lower stance and rectangular headlamps, and the 2.5-litre four and 4.0-litre six from 1991; about 632,000 built in Toledo and Brampton, Ontario.

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Sources & evidence
Wrangler YJ — Jeep YJ WranglerJoost J · CC BY 2.0 ↗
MODEL LINEWrangler YJBUILT BYAmerican Motors Corporation (Jeep Corporation)PRODUCED1986–95PRODUCTIONAbout 632,000LAYOUT4 wheels · 93″

The record

AMC's replacement for the CJ-7 was designed for on-road manners as much as off-road ability, hence the square lamps that owners never forgave. Chrysler inherited it in 1987. The TJ of 1997 restored the round lamps and added coil springs.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURERAmerican Motors Corporation (Jeep Corporation) ↗
Corporation / Chrysler; Brampton, Ontario and Toledo, Ohio
MANUFACTURED1986–95
ENGINE2.5 L AMC four; 4.2 L 258 six (to 1990); 4.0 L AMC six (1991–95)AMC 2.5 four · AMC 258 six · AMC 4.0 six
PRODUCTION RUNAbout 632,000
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States / Canada
STATUSreplaced by the TJ in 1996
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINEWrangler YJ
FAMILYWrangler YJ
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE93″
BODY STYLESoft top
VARIANTS2

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.

Body styles & colours

Body style

Factory colours

  • Black Crystal
  • Navy Blue Metallic
  • Bright Mango
  • Brilliant Blue Metallic
  • Dark Iris Pearl
  • Bright White
  • Light Pearlstone Metallic
  • Dark Quartz Gray Metallic
  • Hunter Green Metallic
  • Silver Star Metallic
  • Dark Silver Metallic
  • Teal Metallic
  • Aqua Metallic
  • Jewel Blue Metallic
  • Driftwood Satin Metallic
  • Wildberry Metallic
  • Medium Blue Pearl
  • Light Iris Pearl
  • Dark Blue Pearl
  • Emerald Green Metallic
  • Char-Gold II Satin Metallic
  • Moss Green Metallic
  • Flame Red

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Jeep Wrangler (YJ) ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

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