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High Jeep / low Jeep

High Jeep / low Jeep

ken98k

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{1980 cj-5, 258, t-176, d300 amc20 rear, D30}{1974 cj-5, 304, T-15, D20, D30 front, D44 rear}{1973 cj-5, 304, t-98,D20, amc20, D30}
{1990 yj 2.5L i-4 AX-5 NP231 Dana 30 front Dana 35c rear}
1996 XJ Cherokee 4.0 HO
{2000 silverado}
{1979 Cadillac Sedan DeVille}
I recently noticed the Jeep logo on the cowl of my 73 CJ5 is quite a bit higher than the logo on my 74 or 1980 CJ5 ’s. So I started looking at lots of photos and it appears that for 1974 Jeep relocated the cowl logo down a few inches .
The lowered logo has remained pretty much the same place through the YJ and TJ.
The photos are not my jeeps but are good examples of the logo locations.

early cj5.webp

800px-Jeep_CJ-5_V6_red_open_body.webp

green cj5.webp

jeep_cj5.webp
 
When AMC bought Jeep they extended the hood 3 inches to allow for the AMC engines. At the time the body was changed the Jeep logo was moved. I never noticed that they moved the logo until your post. But you can see it in your pictures, whenever the hood is longer the logo is lower.
 
When AMC bought Jeep they extended the hood 3 inches to allow for the AMC engines. At the time the body was changed the Jeep logo was moved. I never noticed that they moved the logo until your post. But you can see it in your pictures, whenever the hood is longer the logo is lower.

As best I can tell, AMC kept the same location through 73.
Can anyone with a 73 cj verify this?
 
heres a pic. of my 73, looks on the high side. sorry for the crappy photo.

73cj.webp
 

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