'83 AMC Eagle SX4

[Eagle_SX4]

9 hours ago, 89 MJ said:

How does it drive now that you’ve added it?

It does make a difference when cornering and seems more stable going down the road.

[89 MJ]

That’ll probably make it a lot more fun then. 

[Eagle_SX4]

It sure does.

[Eagle_SX4]

Got a set of factory mud flaps put on the back.

[89 MJ]

Those look great!

[Pete M]

[Eagle_SX4]

Huge win at the junkyard this weekend. I picked up a clean non cracked dash and ac/heater box with controls. I will finally have ac in the car. I need to get a compressor and condenser and wire up the switches.I will paint this dash black and get it installed with the new HVAC box hopefully later this summer.

[89 MJ]

Must not have been an Eagle dash, unless it was a 119 rig. Was it from a Concord or a Spirit?

[Eagle_SX4]

1 hour ago, 89 MJ said:

Must not have been an Eagle dash, unless it was a 119 rig. Was it from a Concord or a Spirit?

I pulled it from a 1980 Eagle 4 door sedan. NP119 full time transfer case with no shifter switch on the dash. Not a big deal I just need to cut a square hole for the switch.

[Eagle_SX4]

Only 5 whole digits on the odometer and AUTOMATIC 4W.D.

[89 MJ]

18 minutes ago, Eagle_SX4 said:

I pulled it from a 1980 Eagle 4 door sedan. NP119 full time transfer case with no shifter switch on the dash. Not a big deal I just need to cut a square hole for the switch.

Gotcha. I figured it either had to be something like that or from a 2wd car. 

[Eagle_SX4]

Finally got the hub caps stickers made. I might paint them as the painted section is faded but they came out really good.

[eaglescout526]

Oh yeah! That looks classy. 

[Pete M]

looks fantastic!  

[Eagle_SX4]

Over the last 2 weeks I have put brand new springs on it front and back. The new front coils I got from ESPO Springs and Things and the rear leafs I got from General Spring. 

 

The new front coils did not drop the front like I was hoping(has about 2 inch lift). However the rear leafs did drop it factory height in the rear.

 

To lift the rear up, I pulled the old leaf pack apart and cut the eyes off the main spring and added it to the new pack and now the rear is at 2 inch lift. It should ride a lot better than the 3 inch lift I had with the XJ add-a-leaf.

 

I also was hoping the new leafs would fix the rear wheel center in the wheel arch I was fighting. They did not. So I moved the rear axle forward about 1/2 inch. Now the rear wheels are centered in the wheel well and should never rub the mud flaps again. I did this by drilling new holes in the leaf spring perch on the axle and in the spring plates. It came out really well and am very happy with the results.