jones54

Does any one have any helpful hints on what all i would need to switch my automatic to a standard 5 speed

jones54

On a 95 cherokee sport Ho

THEBIGWHITEONE

The search button:-)

Fred/N0AZZ

WHY????

jmm0122_

Because who doesn't want a 5 speed XJ?

mcguyver_xj

not everyone wants or likes 5-speed advice to op try and find someone with a 5-speed xj that will let you try it on and offroad...i did the switch it was awesome for dd duty but it was a pita in the woods more gear options but a huge pita and on a 1995 its super easy just search

cruiser54

Exactly. I've had both. Gimme an aW4.

freegdr

Donor vechicle of same era then part out rest ...

investinwaffles

For wheeling serious, AW4.

But for light wheeling, daily driving, going camping, etc., give me a standard. Plus I can tell it exactly what gear I want it in, and engine breaking is awesome.

jmm0122_

I see your point but I'm the exact opposite. A 5 speed off road adds an extra level of excitement and sometimes a challange which I really enjoy. My 95 was an automatic and was great offroad, but doesn't give me the same rush that the 99 does. I do see what you are saying though. Some people might not want to deal with that while wheeling so it's not for everyone.

Fred/N0AZZ

My first 4x4 was in 1974 an auto then in 79 another that time a 4 spd. After that time except for tow trucks the winch's (pto driven) had to use a std. trans. 4 of those. With living and working in the mountains I had my fill of std trans for a 4x4 for off road use weaker and the clutch issue always a problem off road for 1 and 1 1/2 ton tow trucks.

Now all I will buy are autos for off road or DD'ers plus any manual is a deduct as far as any resale value goes and harder to sell period.

cruiser54

Owned a towing company for years and have had all the fun shifting to last someone else's lifetime on top of mine.

I now deliver propane as I have for the last 6 years and got my first auto trans equipped medium duty truck. I'm tooling down the road and ain't looking back.

Fred/N0AZZ

I often wished for that back then, main reason "DRIVERS", I had to replace the clutch's.

I specialized in mountain recovery lots of Jeep tows being they don't stuck and you can't roll one over lol. My best truck for hitting the trails back then was a 1 ton Dodge 4x4 duel boom setup, and lots of cable.

I still remember when going down a very steep trail with a Jeep on the back in low range (4.88's) when a u-joint popped on ft driveshaft.

s346k

I'd like to have a manual trans. I've always opted for them because of simplicity and fun. most automatics aren't as reliable as the aw4 so choosing the manual option for the vehicle was the thing to do. I've been looking into this swap myself. I won't trade this jeep for a factory ax15 jeep, so my only option is a swap. I'd like to buy a cheap ax15 jeep to use as a parts catalogue then sell what's left.

freegdr

Someones actually got it right ...