Safari Ary
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Virginia Beach, VA
Ok, I know I'm probably just gonna end up with another love fest in here, but hopefully some decent tech will be contributed before the thread ends up in the den
Now, I'm dreaming(in other words it probably won't happen, but I like to think about things, even when I can't do them) of a manual tranny in my Jeep. My main motivation behind this is for when I'm on the road. I drive a LOT on the road and manuals are just more fun to drive. Also, with the kind of wheeling we have here wheelspeed is a good thing and so is being able to start out in 2nd gear.
My concerns are based on two things.
1) Ease of swap
2) Gearing
I realize that #1 depends on the tranny you choose and can range from moderately difficult to PITA accordingly.
Now about the gearing. I put my 32 ATs back on for the winter and with 4.56s I'm quite happy with them around town. I drove 7 hours on the highway yesterday and cruising at 75mph I was at 2750 rpms. I don't however think that smaller tires or deeper gears would be feasible due to engine RPMs. The reason I'm concerned with this is I'm planning on 35s and 5.13s, but I NEED to be able to cruise at 75 reliably on a regular basis. With that said, will the manual tranny help or hurt in this category. Can they be had with taller final gears than the AW-4's OD??
What do you guys think?? Also, how would I go about installing a clutch pedal?? Are the provisions for it there on the firewall?? Aaron(MrShoeBoy) any help here? Thanks
Ary
Now, I'm dreaming(in other words it probably won't happen, but I like to think about things, even when I can't do them) of a manual tranny in my Jeep. My main motivation behind this is for when I'm on the road. I drive a LOT on the road and manuals are just more fun to drive. Also, with the kind of wheeling we have here wheelspeed is a good thing and so is being able to start out in 2nd gear.
My concerns are based on two things.
1) Ease of swap
2) Gearing
I realize that #1 depends on the tranny you choose and can range from moderately difficult to PITA accordingly.
Now about the gearing. I put my 32 ATs back on for the winter and with 4.56s I'm quite happy with them around town. I drove 7 hours on the highway yesterday and cruising at 75mph I was at 2750 rpms. I don't however think that smaller tires or deeper gears would be feasible due to engine RPMs. The reason I'm concerned with this is I'm planning on 35s and 5.13s, but I NEED to be able to cruise at 75 reliably on a regular basis. With that said, will the manual tranny help or hurt in this category. Can they be had with taller final gears than the AW-4's OD??
What do you guys think?? Also, how would I go about installing a clutch pedal?? Are the provisions for it there on the firewall?? Aaron(MrShoeBoy) any help here? Thanks
Ary