Re: FW: Jeep 4.0 in an American?

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: farna@xxxxxxx
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" 
" You can use any 72 or later transmission, but you're better off
" to use the Jeep trans that comes with the engine. 2WD versions
" are pretty common down south, and the AW4 automatic is as bullet
" proof an auto trans as you can find (at least behind sixes and
" small V-8s -- Lexus V-8 models use it but have a couple more
" clutch discs than the 4.0L application). If you use a trans that
" wasn't designed for the 4.0L you either have to modify the bell
" for a CPS (crankshaft position sensor) and flexplate for the TF
" converter if an auto. HESCO makes a $250 or so kit to move the
" CPS to the balancer (includes a new balancer machined for the
" sensor) now, which makes things much easier. Advance Adapters has
" one that's a bit cheaper, but only for the 90+ HO engines. HESCO
" makes one for the 87-90 Renix system and 90+ HO.

tundras also use a beefed version of the aw4.

if you want a stick and stay with the stock bell, you don't need to
hunt up a 2wd ax15.  toyota also used aisin-warner trannies, and the
r154 used in early-mid '90s turbo supras is basically a close-ratio
ax15.  they're supposedly also cheap and in good supply as they don't
break when the rest of the car does.

you'd need a toyota-spline clutch disk.  a tundra's - almost 10" -
might work, but i bet centerforce has one too, for the folks who swap
v8s into landcruisers.

the r154 has a 0.590" pilot, same as the peugeot and early ax15, so
you're alright there, and its input shaft is only a touch shorter.

and of course a toyota output yoke.  wouldn't surprise me if you can
find ones that take std. spicer u-joints, simplifying the driveshaft
situation...  unless it puts the shifter too far back.  then you might
want to hunt a junk 2wd ax15, for the mainshaft and tail housing, and
have a tranny shop put them into the r154.
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