Archer's '82 J10

cjarcher · Post by **cjarcher** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:34 pm

Here are a couple of photos of the '82 J10 I just bought today. I was driving down a local road a few weeks ago and saw it parked in an old barn. I stopped and asked if I could buy it. The original owner, an elderly man, sold it to me for $2,800. It has 67k original miles on a 258 w/ TH400. Still had the owner's manual in the glove box.

ScottsMojo · Post by **ScottsMojo** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:53 pm

SWEET SWEET SWEET RIDE! Nice find!!!

Post by **Stuka** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:59 pm

Nice looking J10!

The Trans won't be a TH400 though. Being its an '80+ it will be either an TF904 or a TF727. Depending if it has a tow package or not. Very clean looking though. Wish the interior on my J10 looked half that good

cjarcher · Post by **cjarcher** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:04 pm

Thanks for the info Stuka. How can I tell if it has the towing package or not? It doesn't have a reese receiver.

mrtazwrench · Post by **mrtazwrench** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:11 pm

Nice find! My J20 had 62K on it when I got it but needed a ton of work... I paid about the same to buy mine too.

Post by **Stuka** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:12 am

cjarcher wrote:Thanks for the info Stuka. How can I tell if it has the towing package or not? It doesn't have a reese receiver.

You can see if the front axle still has the gear tag on it. It gets bolted to the dif cover. The rear axle has two tiny letters stamped in the dif housing just to the right of the dif cover.

2.73 gears = no tow package
3.31 gears = tow package.

The front tag wont say 3.31 or 2.73, but rather it will have the pinion and ring gear tooth counts.

Post by **fulsizjeep** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:14 am

Welcome! An interesting mix of 258, auto, 208, electric windows and locks without the Laredo trim. Congrats!

lindel · Post by **lindel** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:40 am

Nice looking truck!

And welcome to the insanity!

cjarcher · Post by **cjarcher** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:52 am

Thank you Stuka. It has the 3.31

Now to work out all the little bugs..

jaber · Post by **jaber** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 7:15 pm

Glad you found us.

That is one sweet truck, congrats.

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