Aw4 in a zj?
06-06-2014, 10:36 AM
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Aw4 in a zj?
Will a xj aw4 bolt in to a zj? I've always wanted to build up a zj but the transmissions offered in them are problematic. I've had 2 zjs loved the size of them and the coil suspension all around but both had trans failure. I have a xj with a good running aw4 in it and was curious if I got a zj would it bolt in.
06-06-2014, 12:12 PM
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The AW4 came in the '93 ZJ's with the 4.0, though I believe it will physically bolt in the wiring is different, chances are you would need the wiring harness etc. from a '93 ZJ with the AW4 option. I have a '95 ZJ that is not OBDII and an AW4 out of a '98 XJ, I want to do the swap as well but from what I've read it's not an easy swap.
06-06-2014, 05:12 PM
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Ya Ive herd it's difficult gettin it to shift guess you have to swap the tcu and tps and also install a manual trans ecu.
06-06-2014, 05:14 PM
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I have an 89 xj that runs and drives if I did the swap to a zj I would probably just swap all the 89 electronics to the zj
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06-07-2014, 01:51 AM
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By the time you're done with that, you could have bought 2 crate 42re's and kept one for a spare.
06-08-2014, 07:34 PM
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Aw4 in a zj?
I may just try to find a 93 zj and build it instead of going through swapping
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