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[RockMonkey]

Shane, what are you using for a mechanical shifter on your AW4?

 

[Herzog]

Shane, what are you using for a mechanical shifter on your AW4?

Stock shifter. I liked it too much to use anything else.

 

[RockMonkey]

Stock shifter. I liked it too much to use anything else.

Got a picture of it, by chance? I'm thinking about getting a new shifter cable, and then just making my own simple shifter. I haven't decided yet though.

 

[Herzog]

Got a picture of it, by chance? I'm thinking about getting a new shifter cable, and then just making my own simple shifter. I haven't decided yet though.

best photo I could find, when I was re-doing most of the dash & tunnel:

 

[RockMonkey]

Yeah, that's not bad at all. It's stock XJ? What year?

 

[bryson]

Hey 'Monkey...I might have one of these shifters if you need..... I'll have to look.

 

[RockMonkey]

Hey 'Monkey...I might have one of these shifters if you need..... I'll have to look.

Please look! I need the cable too.

 

[Herzog]

Yeah, that's not bad at all. It's stock XJ? What year?

It's an '89.

 

[Wyte]

Dont know where abouts you live but i got Shifter and Cables in st george...

 

[RockMonkey]

Dont know where abouts you live but i got Shifter and Cables in st george...

I'll let you know if I can't get them locally.

 

[Chevycrew]

Transwest up in ogden has a bunch of cherokee's probably only cost you about $5 or $10

 

[RockMonkey]

Transwest up in ogden has a bunch of cherokee's probably only cost you about $5 or $10

Yeah, they're pretty common in junk yards, and I doubt if the shifter is the first thing to go in any of them. I prefer to buy from ninjas, so I'll try to go that route first.

 

[mattvw65]

i have a few in layton $10 for the shifter and cable ....

matt

 

[Bart]

Just use this Braden.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=731076&highlight=aw4+shifter

 

[RockMonkey]

Just use this Braden.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=731076&highlight=aw4+shifter

I may end up using his rail shifter, a smaller version of that one. That doesn't replace the mechanical shifter though. That would replace the TCU. You either use a mechanical shifter and a TCU, or a mechanical shifter and some sort of electronic control box, like the one you linked to. Either way you need a mechanical shifter.

 

[XJEEPER]

Been almost a month Braden.......progress?

 

[Herzog]

Been almost a month Braden.......progress?

Yes Braden. What'cha doin.

 

[RockMonkey]

I've made great progress! On the spare bedroom/toy room in my basement.

I did procure a sweet shifter for an awesome price. There's really not much left to get it drivable. Finding time to work on it is tough though. It will be ready in time for the Memorial Day BBQ.

 

[JoeT]

I've made great progress! On the spare bedroom/toy room in my basement.

I did procure a sweet shifter for an awesome price. There's really not much left to get it drivable. Finding time to work on it is tough though. It will be ready in time for the Memorial Day BBQ 2010.

Fixed.

 

[RockMonkey]

Great, now I'm really committed to a deadline...