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[Lou Tenant]

79 CJ7 AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l three speed. I ordered the Crown kit. I attempted to mount it to the firewall and it is approximately 200````
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[Lou Tenant]

79 Cj 7 258 three speed. I ordered the Crown kit. I attempted to mount it to the firewall and it is approximately 2".too short . Is there another company who sells the kits

Thank

 

[KRUPP]

Do you have a body lift, by chance?
Can you post a picture of what you mean by “2 inches too short” ?

 

[Lou Tenant]

No body lift. I'm not sure i can get a picture where it's located. The bell crank in the new kit is shorter than the ome.

 

[KRUPP]

I’m not 100% sure, but I believe that bell crank was a bit shorter in early generation CJs, like up to ‘75.
Maybe you have one of those?

The original on my ‘86 is 9” +/- long.

 

[TSB8C]

'76 and up used a different bell crank (OE part # 5360104).

The '72-'75 is shorter (OE part # 5351292).

At a glance without measuring you can also tell the difference between the two because the grease zerk fitting is in a different position relative to the "arm" on the one end as well.

And then the even older '66-'71 is a lot different (OE part # 941232).

 

[KRUPP]

TSB8C, you nailed it, as usual!

 

[Lou Tenant]

Thank you for taking the time to explain this. I don't think I could have received a better explanation anywhere.