AMC-MJ

:hmm: Looks link and S-10 when the flares are removed :shake: Mike

:fs1: I broke my phone, oh and might be losing my internet . . . But i'll hit up a few yards this weekend stacked full of XJ's N wj's see if i can't scare up one of these neat MC/Boosters and get this swap done up . . . In case i don't see ya for a while MJ's for life :waving: Mike

:cheers: that is just how i tested them cranked it up to 75mph then slammed down as hard as i could on the breaks, the smell was horrendous :ack: The pedal didn't star to fade till shortly after the smoke n stench of hot brakes started pouring into the cab of the truck :dunno: Nothing locked up, way way more smke came out the front then the rear but the rear did some smoldering :yes: I hope i didn't abuse my truck to find out nothing, hopefully this info is helpful to you guys in some way, and YES i did check the rear brakes seem to be right par but tightened them 2 more "clicks" if you will . . . If just stab the brake it'll do as above now it town i pump them 1 . . 2 then hit the pedal and get a firmer pedal but it really stop any better still labored and sluggish . . . Mike

:fs1: This little chunk of rolling scrap Iron is really pissing me off :wall: I pump the brake a few time and get nice firm pedal and smash down hard on the brake they won't lock up, but i can get them pour smoke like an SOB :headpop: So they seem to be function just simple don't have enough power to stop the rolling weight :ack: Mike

Yea I'm sure for the big company's the economic out look is much brighter. But for poor folks like me the story is not quiet the same. I'm not exactly driving a 22 year old truck for fun or as a hobby, for me obsolete relics are a way of life. Glad this one was an AMC/Jeep. Mike

:fs1: Lucky you I got the 2.5L i get 14-16mpg :wall: Its a Short bed 2WD :hmm: yet it burns through Fuel like its a full sized truck :rant: Oh its reliable and that is all i asked of it :thumbsup: 22Yrs old with 194K miles and counting :banana: Mike

If all the W/C's Booster/master is going to do is make the pedal easier to push for my own comfort then its not what i want . . . As for the components So when Jeep went tot he new booster/master combo they continued to run the same calipers and wheel cylinders as the old system did they ? . . . Apparently i got more trouble shooting to do i guess, it'll have to survive for now cause i have to try and find $4,000 in 45 days or i'll be living in the MJ . . . Homeless in T-minus 45days . . . I need that K2500 to sell but no one seems to be interested, all trying to get everything for nothing :fs1: Mike

Currently i have an AMC-V8 engine in the bed i have to brake very hard for marginal stopping . . . So to make it stop normal i would in fact be applying more pressure to the system on a daily basis . . . I definitely do pleny of down shifting and this is before the M/C malfunction now i am really replying on the Engine/trans for stopping and slowing power . . . Mike

:cheers: towing double its weight :cheers: Prolly why i'm starting to have braking issues now tho ;) Mike

:eek: 4551 GVWR :eek: . . . Oop's :wall: I have been well above this many many times :shake: :ack: I have my MJ tagged for 6,000LBs, I have been grossing 6,300-7,100LB's on board it :doh: Good thing the bumper is rotten so i ain't tempted to tow with it, I figured it was a 6K-LB truck i was told its a Midsized Rig rather a 1/2ton truck stuffed in a 1/4ton truck sized package . . . Well given this new Info i am way more impressed with the workability of the MJ chassie, and way MORE impressed with the 2.5's ability to grunt a load . . . Mike

If the truck was ran with in spec all would be fine, but its Basically a 1/4ton sized truck built like a 1/2ton truck and i am running it like a 3/4-1ton truck . . . So for me its more of a "car" with a bed so to speak . . . Only thing i see the GC master/booster doing is burning up the pad's/shoes faster, Tho i am sure it'll stop better no doubt but now your putting WAY more pressure to the lines calipers and wheel cylinders the AMC/Jeep had ever intended . . . Which will only cause them "cheap Chinese" parts known as "bendix brand" (I thought Bendix was OEM AMC/Jeep) to fail more often and wear much faster :thumbsup: while only stopping marginally better ;) Truck's been grossing 6375LBs to 7125LBs ;) That 4 banger 4spd n 3.73s spins them 235's under said load just fine :banana: It'll get up to and maintain 70mph with no issues tho i try to take route where i only gotta run it 45ish to be easier on the truck . . . Just saying mechanically it'll tow Full sized truck loads at highway speeds should the need arise . . . Braking seem's to really only be this trucks down fall . . . i guess it is what it is, Unless i wanna make shift another Booster/Master into the system. Not a big fan of Make shifting things like Brakes :eek: Mike

:dunno: Sounds like a PITA to me :doh: Measure this tweak that adjust this these parts work ok those parts work better but all of the parts can be modified to work . . . Sounds cobbled to me :shake: I simply want to unbolt toss in trash and rebolt up bleed out drive, Yep i want it just that simply :banana: I guess i'll just continue on using the factory MJ brakes, i will just have to learn that its NOT really a truck as well as try to stop using it as such . . . Mike

:hmm: WJ :???: . . . :idea: The grand Cherokee :doh: Any modifications ? or Will it bolt right in ? Mike

Looks like an AM General or Jeep M715/AM715 mated a Jeep wrangler, how dose this fit into the MJ grill situation ? It not a production truck so I can't really order the core support and retro fit it to an MJ. Mike

The whole brake system is new, only 7,500 miles on it tops. Booster, Master, caliores, wheel cylinders, shoes, pads, rotors, drums, and lines. Mike

Alrighty chat about that in the 290 / 5spd /4.10 build thread listed in sig, this thread is for Grills if that is cool with you guys :hmm: . . . Mike

When i bought the truck it had all the brakes replaced pior to the sale/trade for it, but they still didn't work turned out the Reman master Cylinder was shot out of the box got it warrantied out now the breaks are acting and same way as they did before. So i am guessing another M/C failed on me tonight . . . pump pump hold pressure slow fades way . . . with no leakage to be seen ! ! ! I'll trouble shoot further later on, I just limped the MJ home tonight and of course she's loaded heavy enough to sit level anywho i guess for now its back to driving the K2500 :wall: I miss the jeep already :fs1: :hmm: So i got life time stuff so it'll be fixed with what it had for now, But is there Good brake stuff ? . . .its good stuff . . .better stuff ? :???: Currently the whole brake system is O'reily's life time stuff . . . any good/better after market direct replace stuff ? Mike

http://www.amgeneral.com/vehicles/hummer/ Mike

Some AM-G products: US: http://www.amgeneral.com/vehicles/hmmwv ... s/vehicles http://www.amgeneral.com/vehicles/hmmwv/specs.php Export: http://www.amgeneral.com/vehicles/hmmwv ... l/vehicles New Concept/Prototypes: http://www.generaltacticalvehicles.com/ Nice to see AM-General doing so well :thumbsup: Mike

I'm guessing quiet well as I have seen it many of them switched over. Mike

Yes the 343 & 360 came in low compression options, I also Hate low compression V8 engines this why i avoided the 304/360/401 engines. I got the running 290 with manual trans fly wheel for $375, which is about 1/3 the cost of a non running 343 and if i was going to a Performance truck i would opted for a 390/T10 combo & 390/NV4500 for a major towing Rig build :thumbsup: The 290 10.2:1 compression, with stock OEM 401 Jeep camshaft, 390 4bbl intake with 500cfm Holley 2bbl carb and HEI ignition will make more power then the 4.0L I-6 and burn less fuel then the 343 last mor miles then the pair combined :cheers: But YOU could run a low compression 343 in YOUR MJ tho ;) Mike

Well, wheeling ain't going to be of a concern, i got 2WD short bed this is what inspired the V8/5spd conversion The AMC logos all over it required me to use and AMC V8 with Jeep 5spd :yes: I'm basically building a V8 equivalent to the I4 truck . . . I4/4spd/3.73s to V8/5spd/4.10s . . . Nice all around driver, that can tow if need be and will get up and go should the need arise but will mainly drive back n forth for 20 years/200,000 miles :thumbsup: AMC-290 V8 = 165N-hp & 240N-tq, i'll be shooting for 215-235N-hp & 240-260N-tq range which i am told will be fairly easy with the 290 V8 and still retain that "run forever" durability :banana: . . . I just thought it would be Cool to have a Mean FSJ ish style Grill in front of that V-8 :cheers: Mike

FSJ / CJ / Commando are the rig's i need to look at for the AMC/Jeep badge ? :???: ? :banana: Thanks much :thumbsup: AMC/Jeep badge for me :banana: Ok so an XJ 4.0L Radiator should cool my V8 ? 4.0L = 242Ci my V8 is 290Ci . . . so it good for up to 325CID ? Mike

Ya well in comparison with the 2 FSJ grills to his MSJ grill, But my MSJ grill is the older style and it don't appear to be any more restrictive then the FSJ units :hmm: Mike

I wouldn't dream of wrecking a good one not in my nature. Good thing i have a 2.5 then :yes: . . . :hmm: But it'll soon have an AMC 4.8L V8 :thumbsup: :banana: should be pretty stable cooling as the short deck version of this block went up to 390 Cubic inches and the tall deck version went out to 401 Cubic inches and didn't need Siamese bores . . . plenty O'Iron plenty O'coolant :banana: Mike