This is a story from "about" 1975" triggered by the Mopar thread:
"Mopar Quirks and / or anomalies"
MoPar quirks and/or anomalies
In about 74/75, a then friend of mine who had a great body shop going bought himself a brand new Jeep CJ-5. He ordered it with the AMC six, and would have bought it withOUT an engine if he could have bought it that way. His intention--and what he later did, was to put a "hot" Chev 350, and later a HOTTER 350in the Jeep. He broke the **** out of the factory 3 speed, the rear axle, and the front axle, and upgraded them all to a Ford 9", an adapted 4speed, and a 44 front axle. Even then, at some point he twisted off a front drive shaft after the upgrades
But THIS story is about the FACTORY STOCK Jeep, the BRAND NEW Jeep. He bought you know how you are, it's "brand new." You drive it proudly home, etc. You treat it nice, you drive it, you break it in, etc. BUT IT DID NOT take long to find out "the quirk." If you got "heavy" on the brakes, IT WOULD MAKE A DECIDED RIGHT TURN!!!!
At that time the local Chev/ Olds dealer carried AMC Jeep. Of course it went back. The dealer screwed around and checked it over, and PUT MORE AIR INTO ONE SIDE TIRES!!! Later the dealer replaced the drums, shoes, ??? I don't know what all
At some point the owner's working partner (from the body shop) took the thing up there and got the OWNER of the dealer in the Jeep. His intention was to show the owner "this is real." There were going down a side street, 25 zone, "I bet" maybe 35-40, AND DAMN NEAR ATE SOME MAILBOXES for the "demonstration."
So now they finally got "serious." I guess they replaced about anything that could be bolted on "back there" and FINALLY replaced the entire springs and rear axle, complete. Who knows? Thrust angle? Don't know. This body guy was an accomplised "perfectionist," he did excellent alignments and had a good frame rack. HE knew what he was doing. So I don't know. BUT IT WAS FIXED finally
"Mopar Quirks and / or anomalies"
MoPar quirks and/or anomalies
In about 74/75, a then friend of mine who had a great body shop going bought himself a brand new Jeep CJ-5. He ordered it with the AMC six, and would have bought it withOUT an engine if he could have bought it that way. His intention--and what he later did, was to put a "hot" Chev 350, and later a HOTTER 350in the Jeep. He broke the **** out of the factory 3 speed, the rear axle, and the front axle, and upgraded them all to a Ford 9", an adapted 4speed, and a 44 front axle. Even then, at some point he twisted off a front drive shaft after the upgrades
But THIS story is about the FACTORY STOCK Jeep, the BRAND NEW Jeep. He bought you know how you are, it's "brand new." You drive it proudly home, etc. You treat it nice, you drive it, you break it in, etc. BUT IT DID NOT take long to find out "the quirk." If you got "heavy" on the brakes, IT WOULD MAKE A DECIDED RIGHT TURN!!!!
At that time the local Chev/ Olds dealer carried AMC Jeep. Of course it went back. The dealer screwed around and checked it over, and PUT MORE AIR INTO ONE SIDE TIRES!!! Later the dealer replaced the drums, shoes, ??? I don't know what all
At some point the owner's working partner (from the body shop) took the thing up there and got the OWNER of the dealer in the Jeep. His intention was to show the owner "this is real." There were going down a side street, 25 zone, "I bet" maybe 35-40, AND DAMN NEAR ATE SOME MAILBOXES for the "demonstration."
So now they finally got "serious." I guess they replaced about anything that could be bolted on "back there" and FINALLY replaced the entire springs and rear axle, complete. Who knows? Thrust angle? Don't know. This body guy was an accomplised "perfectionist," he did excellent alignments and had a good frame rack. HE knew what he was doing. So I don't know. BUT IT WAS FIXED finally
