On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 farna@xxxxxxx wrote: > Tom, note that Jeep pans probably won't work. The 258 and 4.0L pans on Jeeps are five quart pans (6 quart changes) but are DEEPER than car pans. Put one in a car and it will hang about an inch below the crossmember. It will fit though. I put a 258 pan on my 4.0L block (in 63 Classic, for those who don't know) because of this. The pan was just to low and prone to hitting things. Knocked a hole in it once when getting it aligned (the shop hit the rack post!), that was enough to prompt me to change it! It had a Jeep pan, and the Ripster modified it to clear, didn't like the result, and was gonna replace with a passenger car pan, but then changed engines, etc, so now I'll ahve to do that. I know the Jeep pan won't work. >From the screaming silence I take it that no one on the list has put an aftermarket pan (Moroso, etc) on a 258. I'll just go with a stock passenger car 258 pan. tomj > > -- > Frank Swygert > Publisher, "American Independent > Magazine" (AIM) > For all AMC enthusiasts > http//:farna.home.att.net/AIM.html > (free download available!) > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> > > To: AMC List <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: pans what got oil in 'em fer sixes > > > > So, since I gotta buy an oilpan for a 258, are high-capacity, > > baffled pans worth it for street use? I'm not racing, and I > > don't want to lose ground clearance. > > > > Extra oil capacity sounds nice, and no, I haven't checked prices, > > just thought I'd ask as I have no experience with aftermarket > > oil pans. > > > > In many chassis there's probably lots of room to go wider to > > increase capacity. Are there fit issues? Anyone (actually) > > > > > done this in a 6 cyl AMC pasenger car? >