Bring a Trailer is auctioning a 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer located in Ramsey, Minnesota. It is powered by a 5.9 L Cummins 6BT diesel inline-six paired to a A518 four-speed automatic transmission with a billet aluminum flexplate and Goerend torque converter. Behind that is a NP205 dual-range transfer sending power to a Dana 60 Kingpin front axle and Dana 70 rear axle with a PowerTrax locking differential. The axles have a 3.54 ratio. The Wagoneer’s suspension features a 4.5-inch lift on Bilstein shocks. It stops thanks to front disc brakes and rear drum brakes behind American Racing 16×8-inch wheels with Falken Wildpeak A/T AT3W 35-inch tires.
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I love the idea of the engine swap. I think the suspension is a bit over the top for the overall aesthetic of the vehicle. Front end is too high and the wheels are too big.
Hmmm. That’s the thing that bothers you? The suspension and wheels? “Over the top” you say. Have you not seen the horrible interior? That’s the thing that bothers me most. It ruins the whole build. Oh wait, now I see what you’re talking about the wheels being too big. I don’t know if it’s necessarily the size of the wheels or those tiny wheel arches…