Ok so i am about ready to start the swap on myy 88 from the awful pukegoat 5 speed to an aw4 of the same year.. I need all the info I can find on this swap as far as the steps to take, what needs switched etc.. I have the complete donor jeep so I have all the parts I need but are there any write-ups or ones that have done this swap? ANY suggestions would be spectacular!

and why would u want to go from manual to auto? :O bad gear ratios on those or something?

No I have that POS puegot 5 speed-(however you spell it) and it is shot. And for the kind of wheeling i do i prefer auto.

I am starting to think no one has done this swap....

most swap the pos pg-5 for an AX15, much eaiser than an auto swap. If you want an auto rig, why dont you build up an auto and keep the standard for a DD

search over at naxja. there a few people that have done that swap. we did it in our shop but I was working on another vehicle

Thanks for the tip xjoffroad! I started a thread over there also an have got a few hits... everyone keeps asking why and telling me to just swap in an ax15.. I already have my donor vehicle with an auto that i am gonna switch- I just need to know a few details..

its much more then just a few details. i do remember the hardest part was intergrating the tranny computer into your harness. Unlike you manual tranny the AW-4 is fully computer controled and tieing it into the engine computer takes patients.

our tranny guys just emailed me this link. i have not looked at it but here it is

http://www.stu-offroad.com/engine/aw-4/aw-4-1.htm

Thanks man! thats an awesome write-up..

The easiest way for you to do this swap, is for you to drive out to me and I will trade my auto jeep for your manual jeep..

Ha ha where do u live? I just might lol