4X4 Glossary

[Tonka]

I posted on another BB (a national BB) about any sites that had 4X4 terms which netted zero responses. A Google search netted no different. It would helpful to have either a site or an option on this site to look up 4X4 terminology. If there is one, please let me know.

[Camp]

I don't see any of us having time to create anything like that. That would take an enormous amount of time.

[Tonka]

Are there any current sites that would have this information?

[Big Dave]

This is aimed towards ZJ and WJ owners, but it's got some good stuff in it.

http://www.nagca.com/grandtech/grandcherokeelingo.htm

[firegod33]

What type of terms are you looking for, Scott? Slang? Proper names? Give a few examples in a thread in Chit Chat and I'm sure people will add to the list. Make the title of the thread something that could be searched easily (ie: "glossary"), so that you could find it at will.
It would be a big project for just one person, but no big deal for the combined forces of all the members.

[Tonka]

Originally posted by firegod33:
What type of terms are you looking for, Scott? Slang? Proper names? Give a few examples in a thread in Chit Chat and I'm sure people will add to the list. Make the title of the thread something that could be searched easily (ie: "glossary"), so that you could find it at will.
It would be a big project for just one person, but no big deal for the combined forces of all the members. Instead of a "search", I was more thinking on the lines of something like "Trail Ratings". In other words, a page with text. Big Dave's suggestion is close. It identifies abreviations, but I am thinking one step further by defining "what does this do?".
When researching suspensions, I was looking for terms like control arm, bump stop, BB, etc. I did a Google search, and was able to find some definitions. But I had to use different sites for different words. The billboard (a BB which is not to be confused with "Budget Boost" :D ) is helpful, but when trying to gather multiple pieces of information, my research becomes time consuming.
I will try your suggestion later tonight and see what happens. Right now, I have to go "make the doughnuts".

[Tonka]

I just now found something. It may not have 4X4 terms, but it is a start.

http://www.cars.com/carsapp/national/?srv=parser&act=display&tf=/glossary/category/main_glossary.tmpl

It seems to have inter-connecting links (ie: "see related terms") which is a nice feature, but not nessessary. I am continuing to search for a 4X4 site that is similar.

Originally posted by Big Dave:
This is aimed towards ZJ and WJ owners, but it's got some good stuff in it.

http://www.nagca.com/grandtech/grandcherokeelingo.htm I just found out what LOL is! :eek: :D I didn't expect it there!

[ May 28, 2004, 01:04 PM: Message edited by: Tonka ]

[hert@Patriot4x4]

We stole this from jeepz.com:

http://opoffroad.com/glossary.asp

[Big Dave]

Check out the August issue of Jp magazine, lots of good terms in there too.