glockman
I hate Jeep trucks
- Location
- Pleasant Grove
Option 3.5 , 6.0, 4l60E? you are more than half way there 
How's an Atlas for long road miles?
- Thread starter DAA
- Start date
- Location
- West Bountiful, UT
^^^^^^ That second half is a bitch though...
- DAA
- DAA
- Location
- West Bountiful, UT
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Can they not weld the front case half? I cracked a NV3550 bellhousing on a rock long ago and had the crack welded up.
- Location
- Stinkwater
When it rains it pours. This is a big bummer.
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
Ah man, that is a bummer to hear.
DaveB
Long Jeep Fan
- Location
- Holladay, Utah
Too bad my son just sold an NV4500 with the low first gear.
- Location
- West Bountiful, UT
They can, and will, as a last resort. For how much that would cost though, we'd rather find a good used one.
- DAA
And put another for him on my tab.
gertsch
Well-Known Member
- Location
- West Bountiful
I know its and automatic. But how about an aw4 swap? plenty of used ones. super easy to wire in.
- Location
- West Bountiful, UT
I don't have a problem with an automatic in general. But I got the six speed just because test driving the same Jeep with an 42RLE it was a gear hunting dog.
An AW4 would be cheaper than just about any other swap though I bet. For the transmission itself at least. It's the conversion stuff that eats up time and money. I think I'd have to spend more than the AW4 on getting my drive shafts lengthened and shortened (again), relocating the CPS, maybe changing out the transfer case input depending on what year, sorting out the console and what not. End of the day, lot more work, not that much less money.
If wishes was fishes, and all that, I'd be stoked to swap over to a newer GM automatic. But, that ain't happening.
- DAA
An AW4 would be cheaper than just about any other swap though I bet. For the transmission itself at least. It's the conversion stuff that eats up time and money. I think I'd have to spend more than the AW4 on getting my drive shafts lengthened and shortened (again), relocating the CPS, maybe changing out the transfer case input depending on what year, sorting out the console and what not. End of the day, lot more work, not that much less money.
If wishes was fishes, and all that, I'd be stoked to swap over to a newer GM automatic. But, that ain't happening.
- DAA
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
The 42RLE sucked balls in the LJ I had for a short time. The AW4 is a much better trans, in my opinion. That really doesn't help your situation at this point, as it isn't cost effective at this point.
gertsch
Well-Known Member
- Location
- West Bountiful
_Auzzy_
Web Wheeling Extraordinaire
- Location
- Richfield Utah
Mine did OK till the front synchros crapped out for no reason and turned my case more glittery than the floor of a strippers changing room.
- Location
- West Haven, UT
DAA - did you get this all resolved and jeep back on the road?
- Location
- West Bountiful, UT
Afraid not. Hoping to at least have the transmission fixed by end of next week. But I've been hoping that every week for a long time now.
- DAA
- Location
- West Haven, UT
Hope you've got the trans sorted by now