Hey guys....i have a 95 caviler.... i was wondering what is a j body is it like a uni body or what...? im new to this stuff so bear with me lol
thomas
What is a J-Body?
A "J-Body" or "J-car" is any of General Motors J-platform vehicles. These include the Chevrolet Cavalier, Pontiac Sunfire, Sunbird and J2000, Oldsmobile Firenza, Buick SkyHawk and Cadillac Cimarron. All of these vehicles, while appearing distinctly different from each other, share a common frame and body layout.
If you look at the fourth digit of the vehicle identification number (VIN) of any J-Body, you will find the letter "J" (surprise, surprise!).
GM uses a different letter to designate each platform it builds vehicles on, for example:
F: Camaro, Firebird.
N: Grand Am, Malibu, Alero
W: Grand Prix, Impala
Y: Corvette
Contrary to seemingly popular belief in some tuner circles that the J stands for "Junk", according to GM it is merely the platform designation - it doesn't actually stand for anything.
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J is just a letter to name the platform of cars....just like Camaros and Firebirds are F Bodies...Sunfires, Sunbirds, Cavaliers are J bodies.
This is also in the FAQ...better explained:
FAQ wrote:What is a J-Body?
A "J-Body" or "J-car" is any of General Motors J-platform vehicles. These include the Chevrolet Cavalier, Pontiac Sunfire, Sunbird and J2000, Oldsmobile Firenza, Buick SkyHawk and Cadillac Cimarron. All of these vehicles, while appearing distinctly different from each other, share a common frame and body layout.
If you look at the fourth digit of the vehicle identification number (VIN) of any J-Body, you will find the letter "J" (surprise, surprise!).
GM uses a different letter to designate each platform it builds vehicles on, for example:
F: Camaro, Firebird.
N: Grand Am, Malibu, Alero
W: Grand Prix, Impala
Y: Corvette
Contrary to seemingly popular belief in some tuner circles that the J stands for "Junk", according to GM it is merely the platform designation - it doesn't actually stand for anything.
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VERY some one told me that it was like a unibody lol now i get it !
Well the J Body is a Unibody but so is a lot of diffrent makes and models.
Unibodies Click the link.
