# Jeep J8 **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 7, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jeep-j8/65789 "2009-04-07T13:07:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jeep-j8/65789/1 "2009-04-07T13:07:08Z")
American Expedition Vehicles – normally purveyors of American-made aftermarket off-road parts and equipment – has entered into an agreement with Chrysler that will allow AEV to sell fully assembled J8 kits right here in the United States, complete with leaf springs and military-spec tow hooks that are capable of lifting a helicopter. Yes, this machine is exactly as awesome as it sounds. Each vehicle will be sold without a powertrain, which will allow AEV to bypass all kinds of sticky red tape with the federal government. As such, the J8 MILSPEC will be sold as an off-road vehicle only. Want one for street use? Better get real familiar with the laws governing such things in your particular state. The buyer will have a choice of either a VM 2.8-liter diesel engine rated at 174 hp and 339 lb-ft of torque or a 5.7-liter HEMI V8 from Chrysler rated at 330 hp and 375 lb-ft of torque. All that power will be sent through a five-speed automatic transmission on its way to a Dana 44 axle up front and a stout Dana 60 in the rear. Options? A few, including air conditioning and your choice of either Desert Sand or Military Green paint, but the toughest part will be deciding between the five-door Unlimited body or the truck-like three-door model. AEV only has rights to sell 120 J8 MILSPEC vehicles per year, and they won’t come cheap. Expect to dole out about $50K to bring one home. If that sounds like a lot for a vehicle that can’t legally be driven on the street, keep in mind that it’s probably well below what it would cost to otherwise replicate a machine with these kinds of capabilities. ![http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/aev_j8_milspec_3e_580.jpg](http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/aev_j8_milspec_3e_580.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jeep-j8/65789/2 "2009-04-07T13:09:12Z")
> [@BigRon"](#): > > , complete with leaf springs and military-spec tow hooks that are capable of lifting a helicopter. So, the jeep lifts the helicopter? Strange, I would have thought it would be the other way around. ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jeep-j8/65789/3 "2009-04-07T13:10:20Z")
$50K to bring one home ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jeep-j8/65789/4 "2009-04-07T13:15:04Z")
> [@JDMSIR](#): > > $50K to bring one home Shipped to your house and can be driven in your back yard or trailored to your nearest off road park. ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2009, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jeep-j8/65789/5 "2009-04-07T13:43:40Z")
didnt xtreme 4x4 build one like this, newer jeep that was salvaged and put a hemi in it with all the other goodies. I think they spent half.I was going to hit em in the dick with the “look where our tax dollars is going now” but I see its not chryslers idea.