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231 bolt up to AX15?

Old Apr 29, 2009 | 03:28 PM
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I'm about to convert my 88 MJ to 4x4 and i need to make sure that my 231 t-case out of my 93 xj with a AW4 will bolt up to a AX15 wich i'm planning to buy. It has a ax15 in it right now but its 2wd. If my research is right they're both 23 spline but if they'll bolt together is what i really need to know.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by seb713
I'm about to convert my 88 MJ to 4x4 and i need to make sure that my 231 t-case out of my 93 xj with a AW4 will bolt up to a AX15 wich i'm planning to buy. It has a ax15 in it right now but its 2wd. If my research is right they're both 23 spline but if they'll bolt together is what i really need to know.
depending on year it could be 21 spline
did you check this sight out
you could have three deferent input shaft length

http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge...se_gateway.htm
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 07:38 PM
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If i remember correctly i have a 231 bolted to a AX-15 so i wouldnt see why it wouldnt work......
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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AX-15 should be 23-spline all the way up (I've heard that some of the early ones are not, but I've yet to verify this.)

AW4 should be 23-spline from 1991 forward.

So, sounds like you'll be fine. The pattern of the mounting studs never changed - and it's based on the old D300 "Round" pattern.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 07:49 PM
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what yer is the ax15
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by seb713
I'm about to convert my 88 MJ to 4x4 and i need to make sure that my 231 t-case out of my 93 xj with a AW4 will bolt up to a AX15 wich i'm planning to buy. It has a ax15 in it right now but its 2wd. If my research is right they're both 23 spline but if they'll bolt together is what i really need to know.
AW4 after 1990 are 23 spline medium length shaft
and the ax15 are short shaft up to 94/95
and long shaft after 95

so you wold need to change your input gear on your tc
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Originally Posted by mike37
AW4 after 1990 are 23 spline medium length shaft
and the ax15 are short shaft up to 94/95
and long shaft after 95

so you wold need to change your input gear on your tc
Do i need to change this gear either way or can i use a ax15 with a long shaft? Is there any way to use my ax15 i have now?
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Originally Posted by seb713
Do i need to change this gear either way or can i use a ax15 with a long shaft? Is there any way to use my ax15 i have now?

you will most likely need to change the gear in the tc

you should contact Novak conversions
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In theory i could just use my aw4/231 drive train but i was really hoping to keep her a standard.
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Originally Posted by mike37
you should contact Novak conversions
i'll shoot then a e-mail and see what year range they suggest.
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are you trying to bolt to the 2wd trany cus that is a different deal all together
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i may have a line on a ax15 and tc out of a yj. he's going all chevy drive train. I think i recall a clocking difference with them though. can anybody confirm this?
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Originally Posted by seb713
i may have a line on a ax15 and tc out of a yj. he's going all chevy drive train. I think i recall a clocking difference with them though. can anybody confirm this?
The YJ/TJ is clocked flatter than the XJ/MJ/ZJ, and you'd have to do some "hammer clearance" work on the transmission tunnel to get it to fit.

However, you can also use the XJ/MJ/ZJ transfer case adapter housing on the TJ/YJ transmission to return it to XJ/MJ/ZJ clocking. Save the TJ adapter - chances are, someone is doing a buildup that doesn't mind hammer or cut-and-weld work on their chassis, and you could get a few bucks for it.
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