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so i need to know if a newer 5 speed will work in an 88. also will dana 44 axles out of a jeep pickup be a direct bolt-on?

 

? Anyone know?

 

c'mon.. someones's gotta know if i could put an ax15 5 speed in an 88 and what is involved..... ??

 

what jeep pickup? comanchee or the j10? in either case no they are not a direct bolt up. its actually a bit of fabing to get it to fit.

 

yeah thats kinda what i figured too bad a guy is sellin em for 200 bucks front and back... soo how about the tranny?

 

direct bolt on? no. google search or even NAXJA and search

 

have you checked the rear axle yet? you may already have the d44 - wouldn't that be a treat! unfortunately this page (towards the bottom) answers your tranny question...
http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/ax15.htm

 

Yeah i checked.. its not the 44 i even let myself get my hopes up before i looked at it.. lol

 

If the price is right you should definetly do it, especially if it is only gonna be an offroad rig. If it isnt yor daily driver you can work through the problems at your leasure. I wish I could get a super deal on another xj to turn into an offroad rig

 

Yeah it actually was free and it is not a daily driver so i can just tinker away on it.. buut the tranny is hardly working right now so it has to be my first project on it

 

as far as reliability, if you maintain that 4.0 it will last a very long time with little issues.[/QUOTE]


I have to agree with you on this one. I have a 90 and its 3000 miles away from hitting 300,000.

 

My bad. I must have skimmed over the post where you said that you got it for free. I went back and found it though. Sorry

 

ha ha no worries.. so i have a free xj with a peanut butter transmission that is not super easy to swap out.. wonderful.. lol

 

Maybe you could start a new thread with the title "Will an AX15 fit?" and get more responses.

I think that you should look at the clutch hydraulics for your transmission woes. I don't think that grinding in practically every gear and not going easily into third can be attributed to multiple synchronizers being worn out or other common internal maladies (although anything's possible).

Are you sure you want to spend money replacing things that may serve your purposes just fine? Isn't one of the objectives to see how far you can take your Jeep at whatever level it is built? Anyone can build a tank with enough money. But what's the fun in that? There's no challenge to rock climbing in a tank.

If you're apprehensive about becoming disabled on the trail or facing an obstacle that you can't get through, then build a tank. But tanks break down, too, and you might be surprised at how far your current equipment can take you with the right lift, tires, and armor. And those things cost enough on their own.

By what I've seen with the Jeep builds all over the internet, we owners are going to put this economy on its feet just by spending money on our Jeeps.