V8 swap question

[okie 1 ton yj]

Has anyone that has done the V8 swap used the factory AW4 shifter on a 700r4 or a 4l60?

 

[VAhasnoWAVES]

I believe John D did with his 4L60, then later removed it.

 

[Hoooper]

I have the stock AW4 shifter to my 4l60e. Its fine, i have no trouble using it and I havent even got around to redoing the detents in the shifter yet. I just flipped the 4l60e lever on the transmission and if I remember correctly thats all I had to do. It shifts to all gears P to 1

 

[okie 1 ton yj]

Thanks for the info Hoooper

 

[Frank Z]

I re-indexed mine.

 

[okie 1 ton yj]

I assume that you guys used the factory shifter cable

 

[Frank Z]

No. I used a cable from an S15 GMC Jimmy (small Blazer).

 

[jmg222]

I didn't even try to make it work, I used an art carr shifter w/ my 700r4

 

[Hoooper]

I used the factory shift cable. Hardest part is keeping it far enough away from the exhaust that it doesnt melt

 

[okie 1 ton yj]

I found the parts needed to make it work. Thanks for the info guys

 

[PhotoJared]

care to post your solution?

 

[okie 1 ton yj]

Novak has stuff to make the factory shifter work.

 

[John D]

I believe John D did with his 4L60, then later removed it.

Truth, I hated the modified stock XJ shifter.

 

[okie 1 ton yj]

John D which shifter are you running now?

 

[John D]

B&M Hammer Shifter

 

[okie 1 ton yj]

What did you not like about the factory shifter? I refuse to run a ratchet shifter in mine.

 

[John D]

On road and WOT thinking about where second gear is.