RE: JPOR: T18?

["Paul W." <a4xnut@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just to add to the confusion... I bought a '77 J-20 for my son way back when he
was 15 to work on and get into shape for when he turned 16. I had a 401/CLOSE
ratio T-18 & Dana 20 and from all accounts looked like it came that way.

Paul


Chuck Pedretti <chuckp@magenic.com> wrote:
> T-18's are common in fullsize jeeps.  The J trucks and SJ cherokee and
> wagoneers had them.  It's usually cheaper to buy a complete J truck or SJ
> and take the parts you want.  A typical combination is a 360 V8, t-18, and
> d20 tcase.
> 
> Heres a snip from www.jeeptech.com
> 
> The T-18 was optional on CJs from 1971-1979. The T-18A version used from
> 1977-1979 is the best transmission ever put in a CJ by the factory since it
> features a granny low first gear(6:32:1.) Earlier T-18s have the same great
> strength, but a 4.03:1 first. The T-98 is the predecessor to the T-18 that
> was an option for CJs from 1955-1970.
> 
> Other Jeep trucks also had the T-98 as an option from 1955-1970, the close
> ratio T-18 optional from 1971-1975, and the wide ratio T-18 from 1976-1979.
> After 1979, the wide ratio T-18 was only avilable as an option in the J-20
> pickup truck from 1980-1981. This version of the T-18 has the round New
> Process bolt pattern and 23 spline output, but the adapter is long for a
> short wheel base Jeep. Earlier T-18s and T-98s used the "Texas" bolt pattern
> and 6 spline output. The truck version of the T-18 uses a long input shaft
> compared to the T-98 or CJ T-18s.
> 
> Transmission  1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  Rev  
> T-98  6.40  3.09  1.69  1.00   N/A  
> T-18  4.02  2.41  1.41  1.00   4.73  
> T-18A  6.32  3.09  1.69  1.00   7.44  
> 
> 
> Chuck Pedretti
> Senior Consultant
> Magenic Technologies
> 
> http://www.oldjeep.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul W. [mailto:a4xnut@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 11:14 AM
> To: jeepoffroad@4x4wire.com
> Subject: RE: JPOR: T18?
> 
> 
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> Chuck Pedretti <chuckp@magenic.com> wrote:
> > >It is.  And I don't think that is pricey.  
> > 
> > Around here, $600 will buy you the entire grand Wagoneer with money left
> > over to rebuild the tranny ;)
> 
> But I've never seen a Grand Wagoneer with a T-18 in it.
> (That is still the thread we're following isn't it? ;)
> 
> I've seen a few SJ Cherokees and J-trucks with them and some old SJ
> Wagoneers
> with 3-speeds and T-98A's. Saw a 258 powered GW once with a T-5 in it... and
> I
> think that's the only post '74 SJ Wagoneer I had ever seen that wasn't an
> auto.
> 
> 
> Paul
> 
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