45-49 CJ-2A General Specs

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Technical Specifications

Willys CJ-2A Illustration

Length: 130 1/8” (3,3 m.)
Width: 59“ (149,8 cm.)
Height: (overall): 69” (175 cm.)
Tire Size: 6.00-16, Front 26, Rear 28 psi

Electrical: 6 Volt
Transmission: 3 speed T-90
Transfer Case: 2 Speed Dana 18
Front Axle: Dana 25
Rear Axle: Dana 41
Wheelbase: 80” (203 cm.)
Other: 2-Piece Windshield, Tailgate
Engine: 4-134 L Head Motor (463) (All Years)

Serial Number Location(s):
On a data tag (plate) behind the front bumper on the frame hom. inside engine compartment on the upper passengers (right) side firewall.
Engine Number Location:
Stamped on a outcropping (boss) on the right front of the engine block behind the water pump.

Vehicle Identification

Main Identifying Characteristics:

7-slot stamped grille with flush-mounted head and parking lights, rectangular 2-piece (split) outward pivoting windshield, top- mounted windshield wipers, tailgate, fuel filler on outside drivers side of body, tool box compartment under passengers side seat, no glove box, spare tired mounted on rear passengers side.

Model Differences by Year:

1945-Mid 1946: Military intentions for axe and shovel, PTO, column shift, military style windshield adjusting arms, short back seat, front bumper gussets, recessed parking lights.

Mid 1946: 3-point hidraulic system, floor type shifter, longer back seat, “lollipop” style windshield adjusting arms, pivot arm is attached to front crossmember.

1949 early 1950: CJ-2A bodies fitted with 3A Frames aspart of the crossover into CJ-3A production.

Willys CJ-2A Detailed Views