Re: [AMC-list] 81 Concord steering

[Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A common swap is the 12:7-1 box out of Transams and Camaros of the late
70's.
  The problem is what you are experiencing, short stops internal.
Two or three ways to go.
One is to grab the 77 AMX box and forget you ever had a problem.
I have a 73 Hornet box in my American and it is perfect AFAI'm concerned.
You can also send your current box in as a core and get a 12:7 box built with out
the short stops. Then you end up with about 3 turns lock-lock.
  The other source for a non stopped 12:7 box is in a 93-98 Grand Cherokee of all places!
Yeah, I'm serious. 12:7-1 and NO short stops. I have one here at home and
pointed out the source of info to a member here or a forum and he put it on
his Comanche pickup and loves it. The only gotcha is to be sure it
will bolt up to your car. It only has three mounting lugs cast.
 The missing lug is different than the missing lug on my American 
leaving only two and that ain't enough. Now it's not a total loss
as the three lugs on the Grand Cherokee box match my 65 Ambassadors box.
So, it will probably end up in there.

Also around 1978 all boxes went to O-rings instead of flare fittings.
You may need to swap hoses.

Mark Price
Morgantown, WV 26508
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
"I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens!"

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Ken Ames" <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Rambler AMC, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 1:16:45 AM
> Subject: [AMC-list] 81 Concord steering
> 
> My sedan seems to have a rather wider than normal turning radius. The
> steering
> box seems to hit its limits before the steering stops hit the strut
> rods at the
> wheels. It seems to be a quick ratio box with 2.5 turns lock to lock.
> I'm
> tempted to swap in a slower box if it will let me sharpen up the
> turns. There's
> a 77 AMX a a local wreckers with a 3.5-turns-to-the-steering-stops one
> that
> could be a donor. 
> 
> Opinions?
> 
> Ken
> 
> 
> Quoting Armand Eshleman <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> > There are several of us who have put Mustang T5 manual transmissions
> in our 
> > AMCs.
> > I did this swap into my white 70 Javelin.
> > John Elle has a very good explanation of the process, go to this
> site
> >
> http://home.earthlink.net/~interskalactic/website/amc/trans/trans.htm
> > 
> > Everything you need to know is there.
> > It's an easy swap, just need to find the correct parts and pieces.
> > 
> > Swaps for other 5 speed and 6 speed transmissions are out there
> also.
> > The 300 lb/ft World Class T5 from a Mustang  GT can handle a street
> AMC 
> > engine.
> > Good Luck
> > 
> > Armand
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "James Felton" <feltonjk@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 9:41 PM
> > Subject: [AMC-list] Transmission Swaps
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > > Has anyone out there swapped an original T-10 manual transmission
> for a 
> > > more modern 5 speed setup for an AMX?
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