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78 Jeep CJ-5 Frame Replacement – Part 1

The jeepfan.com 1978 CJ-5 has almost no original major parts left on it except the frame, grill, and hood. There has always been little rust concerns for me since the Jeep stays in a garage and the body is fiberglass. Recently concerns for the frame’s well being have been growing. In the section under the …

Jeep Spotters Guide

Below is a chart giving information on various commonly found Jeep vehicles including model years, names, tech info, etc…If you find any discrepancies in this chart or have any thing to add click here to send us a message. Wrangler JL (2018-) FCA. The replacement to the JK that arrived in late 2017.  The all …

T-18A Rebuild and Short Shaft Kit – Part 3

Next we packed needle bearings into lower shaft. Used petroleum jelly to hold it all together. The petroleum jelly will disintegrate once exposed to the gear oil. This is where the one inch dowel rod comes into play. Each bearings set gets 22 bearings. The bearings go in in specific order with the tub in …

T-18A Rebuild and Short Shaft Kit – Part 2

We kick off the project by removing the top of the T-18A exposing all the guts of the beast. Removal of the stick shift is not necessary. Behind the workbench was a table where we could layout all the pieces.

Old Man Emu Wrangler Springs in a 47 CJ-2A

If you have ever rode in an old flat fender after a while in the saddle you start to feel your insides coming loose. Here’s the proposed solution, Old Man Emu (OME) Wrangler springs with Rancho 9000 shocks. The original springs had about 10 to 11 leaves as opposed to the OME springs which only …

Bill’s 1974 Jeep CJ-5 Renegade

This is Bill’s 74 CJ-5 Renegade. This year Renegade package on the CJ has always been one of my favorites. It’s not often you see one with the decals still in place. Here’s what Bill writes about his CJ.

CJ T-18A Transmission Swap Revisted – A Tip

New Information – After two years of driving with the T-18 I am still pleased, one problem I have had is a clutch binding issue. I determined that the problem was in the bell housing and would not be easy to fix due to the transmission being extremely heavy and cumbersome to remove. I have …

Ian’s Korando

Here is some info on Jeeps from around the world. This one is a Ssangyong CJ-7 clone manufaKorando a ctured in Korea. Below are the details as reported by Ian. Some immediate differences noticeable are the windshield, doors, and rear flares, still a very interesting Jeep.

CJ T-18A Transmission Swap

After several trail runs with my 78 CJ-5 equipped with a T-150 3 speed trans it became obvious that a gear change was essential. My CJ has 3.54 rears, a Dana 20 transfer case (2:1 low range), and low a gear in the T-150 that is only 2.99:1. This equates to approximately 21:1, this is …