" From: farna@xxxxxxx " " On September 19, 2005 andrew hay wrote: " " > btw the amc 2.5 uses the same mounts as the straight six and with the " > right bell would bolt up to the spirit sr4/t4/t5. " " The "right bell" being an late 80s Camaro or S-10 bell -- and T-5 to go " with it. The AMC 2.5L uses the small GM four/V-6 bell pattern, so the " 2.8L bell and trans fits. or an amc-4 cj bell. a few '84-6 xjs also got t5s. then there were the rare amc-4 eagles and spirits... " > gremlin/spirit fours ran 3.54s iirc. you could probably run 3.31s if " > you pick your cam and maybe even 3.08s at the sacrifice of a lot of " > performance. you'd have to swap cams though as jeep went the other " > way, emphasizing mid/top power to make that little four move a heavy " > boxy wrangler. the 4.10s show it, even with a 3.93 1st. sixes could " > have 3.07s, in cherokees at least. " > " " I wouldn't drop below a 3.54 personally. The 3.07 isn't enough gear for " the Cherokee with a five speed really. It needs just a little more -- " 3.23 or 3.31 would be about right. i did say you'd have to re-cam the engine with something very mileage-oriented to get the grunt to pull such tall gears, and it would leave you with hp that felt like driving a flathead only not as smooth. a -slightly- milder cam - comparable to the stock 258 grind, say - would give up little hp and put you in the sweet spot for mileage with 3.31s or 3.54s. ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought