Re: [Amc-list] Concord is home

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: Richard Estermyer <javelinman74@xxxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" Got the 82 Clean Loaded Concord w/bad piston in the garage!
" Trying to calculate the least expensive way to go...  have 304
" which would need valve job, bearings and rings and minimum
" rebuild, plus the cross member conversion.  Or- a 4.0 Jeep 6
" banger (love that torque) and an early head (rebuild one
" available) and whatever else needed in that conversion.  Or-
" replace the piston and gaskets on original (105,000 mile) motor.
" Of course not a lot of funds available at this time, but some,
" and the need to get this running so as to sell the 80 Wagon per
" what I told my wife, in case she was listening to me.  Yeah, she
" was...  Suggestions and opinions welcome.  Than You All!!!  Happy
" New Year Blessings, Richard Estermyer
" 
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" From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>
" 
" Richard, if this is going to be a daily driver by all means do
" the 4.0L upgrade, EFI and all.  You won't regret it, and it will
" have more power than the 304.  If you can find a 2WD Jeep with AW4
" you'd really have a great combo, only you'd need lower gears.  The
" Jeep axle will fit but it's wide -- you'd need to run the Jeep or
" Eagle deep set wheels on the rear.  If you find one with a five
" speed the gears in the Concord wouldn't be too bad, but you
" wouldn't use fifth much.  5 speed 4.0Ls came with 3.08 gears, but
" from experience 3.23-3.31 would be better.  The AW4 needs 3.55
" (stock Jeep) or 3.73 gears to be effective in OD.  In a lighter,
" slightly more aerodynamic vehicle like the Concord you could
" probably get by with 3.31 gears with the AW4, but no higher!

given the concord's shorter tires 3.31 is about even with 3.54 in the
jeep.

the aw4 is superior to a 3sp tf, but --

if the concord has an auto, a '90s wrangler 4.0 with tf999/32rh/32re
should be an easy swap mechanically; you should be able to swap the
present 2wd tailshaft onto the jeep 4wd tranny and drop the whole kit
onto the present mounts.

the '91-8 ho intake may interfere with the pb booster, but the '99-up
one not only is an easy swap and adds clearance but is good for 13hp.
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