Thank you so much!! That really helped clarify my confusion. I don't mind the higher price if I can get many years out of it. I'm very nervous on the choice as I plan to drive the Jeep off road in California mountains/desert and do not want to overheat. Thanks!
I have had one of those on the shelf a few years. Haven’t driven the Jeep much so I have not installed it, Aka I can’t speak to its quality/longevity. BUT it was for a sure a different part than the cheap old AF number I had been using. I compared one of those to a parts store and they were exactly the same. Been several talks on the other forums about that.
I have a hunch that Mopar saw the complaints about water pumps and how many people want to keep using genuine parts so they rereleased an OEM quality option again. So I’d for sure give that one a shot if you can stomach the $200.