Hello, I'm new to the forum and i need everybodies help very badly! My gf's dad has a 1998 Cherokee that was in a front and rear end wreck. He needs me to help fix it....he needs me to fix it. I know NOTHING about jeeps (im a car guy). It smashed into the rear end of a tractor trailer and the front bar up under the bumper is dented in. It looks like it hit small pole. It is bent in to the point where i know it needs a new a/c compressor but i dooubt itl need a new radiator. basically the car is missing the entire front clip (bumper, grill, headlights, anything that is behing the headlights, hood latch, hood latch release, ect...). It also needs new seats i believe, are the break away seats re-attatchable? Also it was rear ended by another tractor trailer and it needs a new tail gate/lift, bumper and lights. Basically i need to know how to remove and install the front end parts and rear end parts... I apologize for such a long post and please dont bash me but i need this help bad because i cant find anything on the internet about what i need..any help is appreciated!! i can add more details and pictures upon request, thank you!

 

That much damage points to a bent unibody. Post pics from all angles please.

 

I was just in the process of straightening out most of my front end.

Take off the front bumper first. There are only 3 bolts on each bracket, they're just hard to reach. 13mm I think.

Take out the headlight assemblies, hazard lights, turn signal lights, headlight, grill piece, then the main part of the front end. That only had 4 bolts IIRC (two on each side, tightening it into the fenders. Oh, make it 5. There's another bolt on the bottom of the main piece. After that it slides right off.

But yeah dude, two tractor trailers...pretty have frame/unibody damage

 

but the thing is... it has no grill, front bumper, lights, basically eerything between the hood, left and right fenders, and infront of the radiator is gone. except for the ac compressor thing and the impact bar that goes across on theframe

 

this might be of some help click on this linkhttp://www.jeep4x4center.com/knowled...ex.htm#service

 

I just found out that the unibody/frame is somehow straight and she runs fine. im tryn to put pictures up but it keeps asking for a url and i have the pics on my computer...any help? sorry for the inconvenience


nvm, i just found out how