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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: wildwood on January 20, 2012, 09:50:08 PM

Title: AW4 autobox mods. Manual shifting
Post by: wildwood on January 20, 2012, 09:50:08 PM
Had a Friday anorak this evening on Pirate and came up with this.........

$200 plug and play mod for your AW4 that turns it to a manual......... 1234........surprisingly enough :icon_twisted:

and allows torque converter lockout at a flick of a switch.

Use your TCM on road and the plug in off road......

Or ditch the TCM if you've built a rig and just use manual......


Appealed to me so bookmarked it................ don't tell me you've know about this for years......... :jpshakehead:

Here you go..........     http://radesignsproducts.com/14Shiftcontrollers.aspx (http://radesignsproducts.com/14Shiftcontrollers.aspx)
Title: Re: AW4 autobox mods. Manual shifting
Post by: Bubba on January 20, 2012, 09:52:59 PM
heard about it but never looked it up
Title: Re: AW4 autobox mods. Manual shifting
Post by: bigjeepzj on January 20, 2012, 10:19:13 PM
 :017: looks interesting
Title: Re: AW4 autobox mods. Manual shifting
Post by: JamesH on January 20, 2012, 10:35:55 PM
Known about it for years.

Anything else you want to know?
Title: Re: AW4 autobox mods. Manual shifting
Post by: Panic mechanic! on January 21, 2012, 05:13:47 AM
have known about this for around 5 years, in the states its been a common thing to swap out the standard tj box and put in a aw4 so that they can get get better gas mileage and then do the manual selector as well.
Title: Re: AW4 autobox mods. Manual shifting
Post by: donk498 on January 21, 2012, 04:24:17 PM
I've got a switch fitted that locks it in second. Was going to fit a torque converter lock out switch but didn't bother in the end.
Title: Re: AW4 autobox mods. Manual shifting
Post by: wildwood on January 21, 2012, 05:17:04 PM
Seems thats all the kit does........ switches on and off the 3 solenoids.......... with a manly shifter :icon_twisted:
Title: Re: AW4 autobox mods. Manual shifting
Post by: bigjeepzj on January 21, 2012, 10:21:23 PM
Any one got a wiring diagram   please
Title: Re: AW4 autobox mods. Manual shifting
Post by: JamesH on January 21, 2012, 10:51:59 PM
There's stuff out there, try NAXJA.org and Pirate under XJ tech. I think BrettM was the first to build one.
Title: Re: AW4 autobox mods. Manual shifting
Post by: terratology on January 21, 2012, 11:27:01 PM
Is this what your looking for?
http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoAutoSwitch.htm (http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoAutoSwitch.htm)