Big Ten: The last Jeep CJ-10 - Jeep Encyclopedia - Four Wheeler Network
Some long-lost Jeep models came and went without many teary eyes. The CJ-10 is one that has inspired a second look from many Jeep fans lately. By the late 1970s, the financially strapped AMC Jeep was looking for an export model to bring in overseas money from vehicles produced in American factories. So in 1980 they began the development of a light-utility pickup loosely based on the CJ line. In February 1982, three CJ-10s were extensively tested against two of the Aussie market rivals, the Toyota FJ-45 pickup and the Land Rover 109 pickup. If so, it’s got a 3. 3L diesel with a four-speed Tremec behind it. It was clear the CJ chassis wasn’t up to being stretched anymore, but the answer was pretty simple: They took a 118. 7 inch wheelbase J-10, Model 25 pickup chassis, and adapted it... A simple cargo box was designed and voila, a suitable export pickup was created. Dubbed the CJ-10, the new pickup came in two GVWs and had three engine choices. The differences between the 5,900-pound and 6,700-pound GVW were spring rates and axles. The lower-rated unit had a 31-spline semi-float Dana 44 (3,500 pounds GAW) and the higher-rated model had a 35-spline semi-float Dana 60 (4,300 pounds GAW), both as rear axles. Source: www.fourwheeler.com
