Regearing imported Mitsubishi Jeep (1982)

[mattc]

Also if you have a T18 transfer like my Mahindra CJ3B then you could try and hunt for an overdrive. Or an overdrive for whatever TX you have.

Found Herm the Overdrive guy on another forum. He specialises in T18 ODs and if you look at his new units he even lists ones for the Mitsu and Mahindra CJs with the correct spline counts http://www.hermtheoverdriveguy.com/id21.htm

Landed from the US might not be too bad compared with with doing R&P both ends with fitting, rebuild kits etc.

But as Dave said, little diesels might run out of puff regardless of gearing. Mines not on the road yet but its a Peugeot 2.1 diesel and the previous owner suggested 80-90kmh was a "good" speed Hopefully I will find out in a week or two.

Regarding power steering.... as most of these CJs were made under license since the 50s, I imagine they all have std willys steering. In which case the only conversinon I have seen was at the 04 Jambo where someone (apologies for memoery lapse) had a saginaw(?) steering on a Willys CJ3B...mounted to the drivers frame rail in front of the grill. Was featured in Jeep Action Australia a few issues back. Lots of info here http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Tech...wSteering.html

[Gildo]

Is this a J54?
Sounds and looks very similar to the rig my dad has Mitz 2.7DL, 4 spd manual,and PTO dads is ex-Japanese coast guard, and is a DOG on the hiway. Not sure that regearing is the answer, but would surely be a step in the right direction.
We discovered that most of the mechanicals are sourced from off the shelf Mitz machinery, including earthmoving equipment, trucks and even forklifts. the Diffs are Mitzbuilt not Dana but the rear bears a striking resemblance to them in general build, clever Japanese things like a DRAIN PLUG make a difference to general maint. internally I couldnt say what they even look like, as there has never been any need to open the lid. the front has closed knuckles with rubber boots over the whole thing.
24v electrics, diesel, and there is a turbo built for these little donks too.
You can climb walls with this thing, an overdrive might be a better option than messing with the diffs.
PM me and I'll fwd some pics.

[Sackly]

Hi Guys,
for what it is worth, I found out that these Mitsi Jeeps only have drum brakes, not even discs on the front. I would be very wary of any real speed.

Regards,
Sackly
NZ

[penno]

Having just bought an '88 Mitsubishi Jeep, I can vouch for the stopping power of the brakes. They've no trouble pulling me up in a real hurry. Takes a while to dry out after a river crossing, but other than that minor detail - great. Everyone that's driven it has been surprised to find out they're only drums.

[krankieone]

I have owned several cars with drums all round and found they stoped surprisingly well except when dunked or with repeated hard braking such as very spirited driving through the hills you can get loss of efficiancy If you can take these factors into account well set up drums work prettty well.