This on-line car club serves those who have everyday extended K-based cars from Chrysler Corporation - every front wheel drive Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge car made from the 1980s through 1995 with the exception of the LH series (Intrepid family), L series (Omni family), Cloud Cars, Neon, and imports. It has no connection or affiliation with Chrysler, which owns all the trademarked names on this page.
EEK! stands for Every Extended K-car (or Each and Every K-Car).
Back in the 1960s and 1970s, Chrysler had four basic platforms: A, B, C, and D. A was the Valiant series, which had about a dozen nameplates; B was the full-size sedan series, with a surprising variety of names and styles; and C and D were full-sized sedans. For some reason, Chrysler decided to assign each K variant with a new letter, though really there were three basic varieties: K, Extended K (E), and minivans.
E = Challenger/Barraucda; F = Volare/Aspen; L = Omni/Horizon. They came back to G, H, etc. The Omni/Horizon, incidentally, has little in common with other Chrysler products, other than the transmission and the 2.2 liter engine on some models. It was actually designed by Hillman and Simca - get the story here.
There is an EEK! forum - Click here to visit.
Engine information: 2.2/2.5 TBI upgrades | Turbo | Other 4 Cylinder | 3.0 | 3.3
The following is a list of EEKs, along with one or more relevant Web sites. (Yes, Allpar does seem to have a page for just about each one...but there's lots of others, too.)
What do they have in common? All used the 2.2, 2.5, 3.0, and/or 3.3 liter engines with a limited number of transmissions. Many parts, from suspension to electrical to interior, are interchangeable. Wheels (if they have the same number of lug nuts) are interchangeable. The basic platform is the same - not unlike Volkswagen's making the Golf, Jetta, TT, GTI, New Beetle, and A4 off the same platform. By adjusting size, suspension tuning, options, and appearance, Chrysler managed to produce a wide range of very popular cars at minimal expense.
This list has been very helpful, friendly, and open. Its members value and protect that atmosphere. The mailing list is at Topica.com. The edited and organized archives are kept at Allpar, the list sponsor, along with a great number of other repair tips and information sources. Why are they still at Allpar instead of right over here? Because that's where they've always been, and it's too much work to move them!
The rules for the EEK list are simple:
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This club serves those who have every extended K-based car from Chrysler Corporation - most front wheel drive Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge cars made from the 1980s through 1995.