Wagoneer Information

1963 - 1970

Wagoneer & Gladiator

Engines
  6 Cyl 6 Cyl V-8 V-8
Type 6 Cyl OHC 6 Cyl OHV V-8 OHV V-8 OHV
Displacement 230 ci 232 ci 327 ci 350 ci
Bore & Stroke 3.44 x 4.37 in 3.75 x 3.50 in 4.00 x 3.25 in 3.80 x 3.85 in
Compression Ratio 8.5:1 8.5:1 8.7:1/9.7:1 9.0:1
Power 140hp @ 4,000 145hp @ 4,300 250hp @ 4,700 270hp @ 4,700 230hp @ 4,400
Torque 210lb-ft @ 1,700 215lb-ft @ 1,600 340lb-ft @ 2,600 360lb-ft @ 2,600 350lb-ft @ 2,400
Carburetor 1bbl holley 2bbl holley/1920/2410 1bbl Carter MF-3805S 2bbl Holley 2209/4160 2bbl Rochester 2GC

 

 

Transmission
  3 Speed 4 Speed Automatic
Type & Model 1. Warner Gear T-90A (std. OHC-6, 1963-65) 1. Warner Gear T-98 (opt. trk, 1964-67) 1. Borg Warner AS-8W (opt. 1963-65)
  2. Warner Gear T-85 (std. V-8, 1963-67) 2. Warner Gear T-18 (opt. 1968-70) 2. GM TH-400 (opt. V-8, 1965-70)
  3. Warner Gear T-14A (std. I-6, 1965-70)    
  4. Warner Gear T-15A (std. V-8, 1968-70)    
Ratios      
  1. 1)2.80 2)1.55 3)1.00 R)3.80 1. 1)6.40 2)3.09 3)1.69 4)1.00 R)7.82 1. 1)2.40 2)1.46 3)1.00 R)2.00
  2. 1)3.17 2)1.92 3)1.00 R)3.80 2. 1)4.02 2)3.09 3)1.69 4)1.00 R)7.44 2. 1)2.48 2)1.48 3)1.00 R)2.07
  3. 1)3.10 2)1.62 3)1.00 R)3.10    
  4. 1)3.00 2)1.83 3)1.00 R)3.00    

Clutch Diameter:   6 Cyl = 10.5"    8 Cyl = 11.0"

Transfer Case
  Manual Automatic
Type & Model 2 Speed Spicer 20 1 Speed Spicer 21 (into 1965)
Ratios low: 2.03 high: 1.00 1.00

 

Axles
  Wagoneer Truck
Front Type & Model FF, Spicer 27AF FF, Spicer 44F
  IFS, Spicer 27IFS (opt) IFS, Spicer 44IFS (opt)
Rear Type & Model SF, Spicer 44 SF, Spicer 44 (4,000-5,500 GVW)
    SF, Spicer 53 (5,600-7,000 GVW)
    FF, Spicer 60 (6,000-7,000 GVW)
    FF, Spicer 70DRW (7,600-9,000 GVW)
Ratios    
std (optional) 3.73 (4.09, 4.27, 4.88) I6 4.09 (4.27, 4.89) 4,000-5,600 GVW
  3.31 (3.73, 4.09) V-8 4.27 (4.88, 5.87) 6,600-7,600 GVW

 

Wagoneer 1971-1983

Grand Wagoneer 1984-1991

J-Series Truck  1971 - 1987

Engine
  258 (1974) 304 (1974) 360 (1974) 401 (1974)
Type 6 Cyl OHV V-8 OHV V-8 OHV V-8 OHV
Displacement 258 ci 304 ci 360 ci 401 ci
Bore & Stroke 3.75 x 3.90 in 3.75 x 3.44 in 4.08 x 3.44 in 4.16 x 3.68 in
Compression Ratio 8.0:1 8.4:1 8.25:1 8.35:1
Power 110hp @ 3,500 195hp @ 4,000 150hp @ 4,200 175hp @ 4,000 215hp @ 4,200
Torque 195lb-ft @ 2,000 295lb-ft @ 2,900 245lb-ft @ 2,500 285lb-ft @ 2,400 320lb-ft @ 2,800
Induction 1bbl Carter YF 2bbl Autolite 2100 2bbl Autolite 2100 4bbl Autolite 4300 4bbl Autolite 4300

 

Transmission
  Manual Automatic
Type & Model 1. 3 Speed Warner T-14A (1971-79 6cyl Wagoneers) 1. 3 Speed GM TH-400 (1971-79 with Quadra-Trac)
  2. 3 Speed Warner T-15A (1971-79 V8 Wag. & Trk) 2. 3 Speed Chrysler TF-727 (1980-91 Wag, 80-87 Trk)
  3. 4 Speed Warner T-18 (1971-79 Wag, 71-87 Trk)  
  4. 4 Speed Tremec T-176 (1980-86 Wag & Trk)  
Ratios 1. 1)3.10 2)1.74 3)1.00 R)3.10 1. 1)2.48 2)1.48 3)1.00 R)2.07
  2. 1)3.00 2)1.83 3)1.00 R)3.00 2. 1)2.45 2)1.45 3)1.00 R)2.00
  3. 1)6.32 2)3.09 3)1.69 4)1.00 R)7.44  
  4. 1)3.52 2)2.27 3)1.46 4)1.00 R)3.52  
Clutch Diameter 10.5" (6 Cyl) 11" (V-8)

 

Transfer Case
Part Time Full Time
Type & Model 1. 2 Speed Dana 20 (std 1971-79 manual trans) 1. 1 or 2 Speed BW 1339 "Quadra-Trac" (1971-79 automatic trans)
2. 2 Speed NP-208 "Command Trac" (std 1980-91) 2. 2 Speed NP-219 "Quadra-Trac " (opt 1980-85)
3. 2 Speed NP-229 "Selec-Trac" (opt 1983-86)
4. 2 Speed NP-228 "Quadra-Trac" (opt 1985-91)
5. 2 Speed NP-242 "Selec-Trac" (opt 1987-91)
Ratios 1. 2.57/1.00 1. 2.03/1.00
2. 2.60/1.00 2. 2.61/1.00
3. 2.61/1.00
4. 2.61/1.00
5. 2.72/1.00

 

Axles
Front Type & Model FF, Dana 44
Rear Type & Model SF, Dana 44 (1971-75 Wag, 1/2 ton Trk, 74-83 wide track, 87-91 Grand Wag)
  SF, AMC 20 (1976-86 Wag & 1/2 ton Truck)
  SF, Dana 60 (1971-1987 3/4 ton Truck)
  FF, Dana 60 (1971-87 3/4 ton, 1 ton Truck)
Ratios 3.07, 3.31/3.54, 3.73 Wagoneer
  3.07, 3.54/3.73, 4.09 Truck

1974 the Axles went from a track width of 57.5" to 59" (narrow track Wagoneers & Cherokees). It also marked the first year of the open knuckle design and disk brakes. It also changed the wheel lug pattern from 5 on 5.5" to 6 on 5.5". The years of 1974-mid 1977 the front Dana 44 came with the desirable "flat top" knuckle design, which is used for the high steering setup.

1979 an older have a passenger side front differential.

1980 - 1991 have a drivers side front differential.

 

1963-1965

The first front-end design for the Wagoneer used two round headlights, two smaller openings with cover plates, and a grille design commonly termed the "Rhino Chaser" grille, a forward-slanting grille consisting of vertical slats that carried up into the bulge of the hood. This grille was a contemporary adaptation of the grille style used on the earlier Willys Wagon and Pickup, and the design cues of this grille have been incorporated into the 1999 Grand Cherokee, with its angled vertical chrome slats. The bumper was a 3-piece chrome unit, above which sat turn-signal bezels that would remain with the Wagoneer to the very end.

 

 

1966-1970

In 1966, the Wagoneer received a unique grille to distinguish it from the pickups and panel-trucks, which retained the "Rhino-chaser" grilles through 1970. This would be a common practice, for the non-Wagoneers to receive the front end style of the earlier Wagoneers when the Wagoneers were themselves restyled. This second-design front-end incorporated a horizontal grille with vertical bars running between the two round headlights. The former opening for the grille in the "peak" of the hood was now covered by a filler plate, to emphasize the horizontal styling elements without requiring a change in the actual sheet metal stampings.

 

 

1971-1973

Used for three years only, this stamped metal grille retained the horizontal dimensions of the previous design, but added cornering-lamps on the leading edge of the fenders, while retaining the 3-piece bumper.

 

 

 

1974-1978

In 1974, the Wagoneer was heavily revised by AMC. In addition to the suspension, axle and brake changes (6-lug rims and front-discs on Dana 44 axles were now standard on the Wagoneer), there is the more visible change to an eggcrate-style grille with integrated turn-signal lamps. The hood continued to use a filler plate in the peak, and a new styling cue was the addition of separate side-marker lamps on the front fenders.

 

 

 

1979-1985

1979 marked a major change for the front-end styling of the Wagoneer. The turn-signals returned to their location on the valence panel, but all-new was the one-piece chromed aluminum bumper (later accented with rubber rub-strips) and two square headlights. Also new was a contoured grille that returned to a somewhat vertical theme by protruding outward and upward into the peak of the grille. Also notable is the plastic air-dam that would now hide the front spring shackles and divert some air from flowing underneath the truck. This front-end style continued intact with the first two years of the changeover to the Grand Wagoneer model. A variation of this same grille was used on the Cherokees and pickup models in 1979, but in 1980 those models received a vertical chrome-bar grille, thus retaining the Jeep tradition of unique front-end styling for the Wagoneers.

 

1986-1991

The final Wagoneer (now Grand Wagoneer) front-end design retained the one-piece bumper, separate side-marker and rectangular headlights of the previous design, but moved away from the "sculpted" grille to a flat black plastic grille divided into three horizontal bands by two chrome strips. A raised portion of the grille occupied the space created by the "peak" in the hood that was retained from the original 1963 design. A final design touch was the vertical hood ornament that was expected on the kind of luxury vehicle that the Wagoneer had grown to be. This front-end design was now employed on the J-series pickup, however, laying to rest the tradition of Jeep reserving a unique grille-style for their top-of-the-line model, the Wagoneer.