Has anybody fitted a belt driven...

[Ry' N Jen]

... air compressor under the hood of their KJ?
I've seen many CJ's and a few Cherokees with these.
Just curious is all.

 

[tjkj2002]

And where would you fit said compressor?

 

[Ry' N Jen]

And where would you fit said compressor?

Where theirs a will theres a way Troy!
I've seen some really interesting things done to vehicles where people have said "That's not possible"

 

[Dave]

It's a tight squeeze in there as you know Ryan.

I have an MV50 air compressor I carry and it runs directly off the battery. The only thing I can think of is if you replaced the stock airbox and intake with an aftermarket one you might free up some space. Then you might be able to directly wire it in. But I don't like the aftermarket intakes personally. I just use mine as a portable unit. It stays in the back with my other crap.

Dave

 

[Ry' N Jen]

Like I said, just curious if anyone had tried it!
I've a got a half way decent 12 volt air compressor as well.
Nothing fancy, but is does alow me to air up a totally deflated
tyre in about 3-4 minutes.

 

[Jeepman56]

Just a thought but relocate the water reservoir, get an aftermarket intake, then it may fit but would be tricky to reach with a belt. I don't know, just an idea.

 

[speedracerbubba]

just replace the a/c compressor

For work vans and trucks I have seen brackets to add another a/c compressor for an engine driven refrigeration system so replacing that extra compressor with an air compressor should be easy enough. The hard part is finding a bracket to work with our kj.

 

[LibertyOrDeath]

You live in Canada, you don't need A/C.

 

[Ry' N Jen]

You live in Canada, you don't need A/C.

Hey!
B.C. just 140 or so miles north of Washington State!
We get hot weather here as well Eh?

The only problem with the hot temperatures is that it makes it very difficult to patch up our Igloo's in the summer months!

 

[JeepJeepster]

What do you consider hot weather though?

 

[LibertyOrDeath]

what do you consider hot weather though?

60 degrees Fahrenheit

 

[Ry' N Jen]

We get some decent hot temperatures into the mid 80's and 90's here.
In our back yard my minimum and maximum temperature reading thermometer has recorded temperatures well into the 100+ Fahrenheit/37.8+ range.
All be it that there is no wind to interfere with temperatures I have experienced
42 degree Celsius/107.6 degree Fahrenheit!
Well worth having A/C here!

BTW, our spare Igloo is in the garage keeping cold for next summer!