AMC-MJ

292 ! ? ! Shoot then skip the V-8 put the big holley 500 2bbl carb on it and slap a 5spd behind it, you'll never want nor need a V-8 the 292 was designed to be used in truck's as big as 6500's. . . Mike

Time for an NV-4500 5spd manual trans and 406 V-8. Mike

under 21 eh . . . then you have got to come and drink in WI "SON" ;) :cheers: . . . Mike

350's blow up burn gas and cost money . . . I'd go with a 406 myself put and NV-4500 5spd behind it, with some 4.10 or 4.56 gears. . . that Chevy will really fly i know i may have built 1 or 2 or 10 of them . . . Mike

:fs1: that suck's ! :fs1: Mike

Just checked it out your truck's are just fine . . . I'd drive'em . . . Mike

high torque 6 cool chevy . . . rocker panels ain't nothing i have welded millions of those in . . . The MJ looks like My friends Mazdalac . . . Mike

Fun is the name old Heap's is the game :D I even got a Jeep heap that was really cheap a friend of mine gripped at me for month's to get an ATV so i bought a 1953 Studebaker M275, which a military 2.5ton 6x6 truck tractor . . . which isn't nearly as fun as the M52A1 5ton 6x6 truck tractor or the M123A1C 10 ton 6x6 truck tractor . . . it's the little deuce that could tho . . . I says to him there ya go i now have an ATV. he says that is not an ATV. I said yes it is, its an Army Transport Vehicle which is operates on all terrains there for making it an All Terrain Vehicle. he says i don think that would qaulifyas an ATV. I said i know that would be an ATVATV or an AATTVV :rotfl2: :rotf: :yes: :clapping: So i bought the Honda Rubicon 2 weeks later. . . Mike

I ain't going no place i'm POOR $-( ! and well i'm not dieing any time soon so i'll be around . . . Now if i was to drive up to you, that would really be breaking this whole antisocial streak i got going here ! :fs1: :rotf: :yes: :dunno: Mike

Oh wonderful, salty road's kick the salt up from the bottom . . . Now you have sea mist attacking it from the top . . . Truck's getting hit above and below the floor pan ! in that case i would have to say it's holding up rather well . . . Mike

Canada to Illy . . . that would be a haul . . . Mike

Good to know guy's. . . Mike

Really ? i wonder if it was the lighter truck ? My F-150 Rarely needed 4WD in the winter it got threw most of the winter's just running 2WD, Truck got around great handled wonderfully . . . This my 5th little truck only the MJ and one 4x4 saw winter time. . .I had 2 rangers 1 2WD 1 4WD, 1 S-10 2WD and 1 Nissan 2WD, and now the MJ 2WD. . . I'm used to running 3/4ton aka C/K-2500's n F/D-250's n heavier . . . Mike

:bowdown: Sand blaster you can wire brush for day's or cut days in to hours by grinding or better yet cut hours into minuets and sand blast 30-45min oughta be good enough . . . Great lakes = Rust Jeeps = Rust Great lakes Jeep's = :waving: Canada that explains it isn't winter almost year round up there ? I was woundering how you ended up with way more rust then my Wisconsin born n raised MJ. Mike

I run them on the road they do just fine, Them old school biasply traction n grip tire's in them standard 7.00-15's 7.50-16's 8-19.5's 10.00-20's ECT and so along, really have a stand out look to them. :D But the Metric Radial MT's will last longer and ride smoother then the Standard sized Biasply Lugger's. :dunno: there about the same price the 235's n G78's . . . TSL's not road friendly ? which TSL's you running ? I had a 95' F150 XLT 5.8L V8 4x4 i ran a set pf 33x10.50R15 Radial TSL's never left the pavement i put 43K miles on them 1/4"-3/8" tread depth left but the 3rd E40D failed i sent the truck on its way. . . This truck i know weight's a good bit less they should wear longer. . .but then they'll be sorter n skinner which might make them wear faster but should go all of 35K+ miles ? Mike

$148/Tire ! :eek: . . . May as well of gotten some TSL-Radail's. . . Mike

I prefer MT's, Super Traction's, Extra Grip's, and Swamper's . . . I like loud tire's, If i can't hear then i don't want them, i have looked at the Lib AT's and them Wrangler's at wally world, But i just don't think they are what i'm looking for. Firestone Destination MT's: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp? ... mpare1=yes Radial Mud rover's: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp? ... mpare1=yes look up to spec . . . But i love them Biasply gripper's for the Snow . . . STA Super Traxion: http://www.universaltire.com/truck-and- ... axion.html "If they ain't howling i'm getting stuck" Mike

My truck shows 189K miles on the ODO and it has no blow by, shocking to me every other little I-4 truck i've puked more exhaust out the valve cover then the tail pipe with half the miles. . . So what's the AMC 2.5L I-4 doing better then the GM 2.5L I-4 n Ford 2.3L I-4 ? I had an 83' Ranger reg cab short box 2WD 2.3L I-4, 4spd manual, kept melting pistons out of it very ok truck when it was running good at 187K miles i let it go. 87'-89' Ranger Reg cab Reg box 4x4, 2.9 V-6, 5spd-OD, 3.55 gears, and 30x9.50R15 tires.:2thumbsup: had some good power, this one my old man has now its got 260K miles run's great, but it was boring. I had an 87' S-10 reg cab short box 2WD 2.5L I-4, 4spd manual, ran great for 155K miles then blew the lower end apart it moved ok, but nothing like the Jeep. The only little truck i had that would have prolly slapped the Jeep around was my 84' Nissan red cab short Bed 2WD 240Z I-4, 3spd auto trans 4.10's, truck flew tho i never towed with it. My 88' Comanche is Reg cab short box 2WD 2.5L I-4 4spd manual, 189K miles run's perfect lots of power I love it. The normally these truck don't last me but a few month's then i crush them, the V-6 4x4 Ranger lasted i gave it to my father when his 5.0L V-8 Ranger blew up i never got it back LOL, the Nissan i sold for top dollar low miles clean truck 240Z engine. I'm hopping this 88' Jeep hang's in there seem's like a brute, but i'm used to Medium duty n heavy duty trucks. Mike

self service auto parts :brows: . . . :no: Bad Mikey. . . whats this ? you park your MJ for winter ? :fs1: I just brought mine out a week ago, after a year or so of sitting in weed n snow banks . . . don't know as i'll be there $-( ! bloody winter lay off only work when it snows season for me. . . Mike

:cheers: Hello WISCONSIN . . . no wait its Hello From Wisconsin :eek: . . . I'm slowly becoming a Jeeper, But i like relics of all kind's. Tho i am a stubborn antisocial prick i'm working on fixing that, but when i want what i want talking me out of it ain't a wise idea :no: . . . Ok now that that hog wash is done. . . :dunno: Hog wash is that like a car wash for pigs ? :dunno: :rotfl2: :rotf: :yes: Humor is good ! Mike

So i'm going from 225/70R15 = 27.4" to 235/75R15 = 29.1" would i be better off with the G78-15's those are only 28.5" ? 235/75R15: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearc ... 5&x=38&y=1 G78-15: http://www.universaltire.com/truck-and- ... axion.html there's the tires i have to choose from. . . Mike

225/75R15: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp? ... mpare1=yes 235/75R15: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp? ... mpare1=yes i used the same General AT2's for the 225/75R15's-235/75R15's so all 4 tires where of the same brand n model. 3.55 gears @ 3,000rpm: 205/75R15 = 67.4 mph. 225/70R15 = 68.9 mph. 225/75R15 = 71.1 mph. 235/75R15 = 73.2 mph. 3.73 gears @ 3,000rpm: 205/75R15 = 64.1 mph. 225/70R15 = 65.6 mph. 225/75R15 = 67.8 mph. 235/75R15 = 69.7 mph. 4.10 gears @ 3,000rpm: 205/75R15 = 58.4 mph. 225/70R15 = 59.7 mph. 225/75R15 = 61.7 mph. 235/75R15 = 63.4 mph. The 205/75R15 with 3.73 gears was the closest to what i witness on the speedo, so it very well could be set for 205/75's n 3.73's but as you can see the 3.55's are way off . . . Mike

1. you contradicted your self by saying only the 225/75's came on the 4.0L I-6, and using the 225/75 v.s 225/70 comparison. Now lets go with what you claim was one the 2.5L I-4 tires sizes. 2. 205/75R15: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp? ... mpare1=yes 26.8" tall . . . 225/70R15: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp? ... mpare1=yes 27.4" tall . . . Now in comparison to what i "HAVE NOW" to what "SHOULD" be there they actually got taller .8" taller. 3. there for blowing your theology of the 2.5 being doggy right out the water. . . Now compared to a 4.0L i'm sure the 2.5 is soggy but now compare the 2.5 AMC to the 2.5 GM n 2.3 Ford of the time frame you'll find the AMC was quicker, A lot quicker i have owned both the 2.5 GM and 2.3 Ford in reg cab short bed 2WD 4spd manual transmission truck's. Now i guess this is all opinion, but it seems as tho the majority of 2.5 owners are plenty happy with there performance.. . . EDIT: I'm going to run the mph/rpm calculator once see what that gives me. . . Mike

It run's 65mph@3,000rpm in 4th gear so it's got some gear behind it for sure . . . It has no trouble running 0-70mph, it wrap's right up to 75-80mph before getting doggy by 88mph it's all done it stop's accelerating ! I had an 89' Ranger 2.9L V-6, 5spd n 3.55's i put 30x9.50R15's on it truck did just fine ran 0-75mph just and towed around 1,500lb's with out any trouble . . . So i would imagine a 2.5L I-4 n 3.55's no OD should do fine with 1.2" shorter tires, plus a 2.5L I-4 v.s. 2.9L V6, should have a bigger bore or stroke maybe both as the CID/Cylinder is larger = more low end grunt. 150/4 = 37.5Cid/Cylinder. 177/6 = 29.5Cid/Cylinder. Just a thought ? . . . Mike

Sorry didn't know i was being uppity . . . I was grumbling at the winter n snow not the tire size . . .I searched the correct tire sizes 1 was obsolete the other was limited in tread design's . . . It's a rather peppy truck this is why i figured it had 3.73's or 4.10's or some thing as it wrap's 0-70mph rather quick way faster then my 6.5 diesel and that has 4.10's and undersized tires, factory was 235/83r16E 32" tho i went to 7.50-16D for winter 32.2" i went to 245/75R15E 30.5" for summer . . . EDIT: The diesel is a real gutless puke i wouldn't be shocked if the 2.5er out tows my 6.5er as well as out running it, my buddies 4.3L 4 spd auto with 3.42's n 30x9.50R15's out tow's and out runs my 6.5 . . . I think my 2.5L 4spd Manual get's up n goes rather well Myself, its got 225/70R15's on the rear right now n 215/70R15's on front topper n a bed full of rims n junk tires and it runs out Very smoothly n quick IMO. Mike