what do you guys wheel, auto or man.

[rocklandxjer]

So, i was wheelin' around today and i thought, man some of this stuff would be much easier on me and "ol' Red" if she had an auto trans, so how many of you guys wheel autos and how many wheel manuals.
you may select both if you have two rigs, just post up and specify what you use each for mostly and what you like/dislike about 'em

Travis

[XgeekstarX]

auto

[rocklandxjer]

Jesus lol i literally just hit the button to start the poll and i have a post already lol

[misterjeeper]

It's a manual, my friend...Lets you hold a "beverage" in the other hand....Duh! a Mountain Dew!

[Menzenski]

Manual.

Though I sometimes think the ideal way would be an AW4 with one of Brett's full-manual shift kit. Manual control with no clutch.

[rocklandxjer]

that would be nice, though i still think that thing looks like those shifters off of the gameroom racecar games....

[steelmen]

auto easier i feel then trying to stick with one gear

but i love driving manuel cars

wheeling is something different i have other things to worry about

[TRNDRVR]

I have an auto, but it's manually controlled. 0.99 Compushift.

HTH

[old_man]

Wheeled a manual for years, now run a auto. I got tired of breaking axles. The only thing I miss is compression braking on long downhills, but that can be fixed with a 1-2 shift mod.

[RyanM]

manual for life

[jmaxj]

mines an auto but i got brettm's shifter so most the time it's manual, so were's that in the poll?
























:D

[Ramsey]

i'm lazy, so i have to have an auto

[mrrbby]

Both of my Cherokee's are auto's. I prefer a manual for street driving, and an auto for offroad and towing. It's just one less thing to worry about. That, and my wife can't drive a manual to save her life...:laugh3:

[Art Triggs]

Auto, cuz thats what I have, been thinking about Brett's manual /auto conversion, but with an atlas I still get ok engine braking in 1/2

[hadfield4wd]

I do manual. Have thought about an auto but I have a good "feel" as to when and what speed the tires will spin. With an auto do to the torque converter it's not as precise. I used to have an auto. There are time when I would prefer an auto. We'll see what me next one is. Probable AW-4 with Brett shifter.

Matt

[XJ_Vikings]

manual

[non-stick]

I run an auto. I mean I'm no small guy but I can't quite reach to operate THREE pedals at the same time.


:D:D:D

Easier on parts IMHO. Besides, I'm lazy too.

[IntrepidXJ]

auto with brett's shifter

[shortxjdoug]

auto with brett's shifter

im auto and soon to have bretts shifter

[OT]

Mine's an automatic, but sometimes it slips like a manual.
Oh and I saved my vote for thread resurrection in a year.

[UNCC_99XJ]

auto....would love a manual sometimes when i'm out around town and traffic isnt' heavy...but the next traffic jam i'm stuck in i'm glad I got an automatic.

[BRIANHO13]

Manual, with deep gears is the best.

[Root Moose]

Mine's an automatic, but sometimes it slips like a manual.
Oh and I saved my vote for thread resurrection in a year.
Bastage! What was I thinking?

[Lawn Cher']

I learned to drive, and then wheel in a manual. My current rig is manual too, I'm just used to it. When I occasionally take my wife's auto XJ into the woods, I don't feel as "in-tune" with the machine.

[Root Moose]

My first cars were manual. Then my first 4x4s were manual.

25 years on I can't be bothered to shift it myself any more. Anything I've bought in the last 5 years has been auto. Auto in our XJs.

The Impreza is manual, but then it's more of a sports car than an appliance so I don't mind heel-and-toeing that.

[Ramsey]

Oh and I saved my vote for thread resurrection in a year.
You too eh :D

[GSequoia]

Auto in the rock stick on the streets.

[IXNAYXJ]

The stick is sometimes a set-back on steep stuff, but it's just another challenge. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Besides, heel-toeing the XJ down through the gears is just fun. :D

-----Matt-----

[dallas xjs]

auto baby....steering wheel in left,rocks and dirt out front and a trailguarita in right hand...||charles|| http://i10.tinypic.com/2elgnlc.jpg

[CanMan]

Manuel. Oh wait, thats a mexican. :D

Stick for me. More of a challenge, but some situations, I wish it was an auto. Its fun ripping through the gears on a logging road or what not. My next one will be an auto though.

[muddshutter]

Manual is great for everything beside heavy duty rock crawling.

[XJ_ranger]

Ax-15

wish I had an auto so I didnt have to buy a 5:1 t-case to wheel it...

[planefixer]

Auto for me.

[BrettM]

that would be nice, though i still think that thing looks like those shifters off of the gameroom racecar games....
have you not seen the new model? lots of choices for shifting, I use this one on the factory floor shifter:
http://awshifting.com/pictures/dualbuttonthumb.jpg

[rocklandxjer]

ooo, thats pretty nice

is this like your company or something, everyone calls them "Bretts shifters" i just figured they meant the one you used..

so you develop these shifters for auto changeovers?
thats pretty cool, have to say i like the whole idea... to bad i am a broke highschool kid
eh, maybe someday, ill just stick with the ax-15 for now

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

I have an auto in my XJ and prefer to wheel it over my TJ that is a manual. I am getting older and lazier...and it is just one less thing that I have to do while wheeling.....:cheers:

[OT]

I have an auto in my XJ and prefer to wheel it over my TJ.....:cheers:
That's the spirit!

[rocklandxjer]

wow, a lot more autos than manuals
(taking into consideration the number of you who have Bretts shifter)

keep em comin guys

[Bryan C.]

Ax-15

wish I had an auto so I didnt have to buy a 5:1 t-case to wheel it...


Suck it up Opie. Even the guys who run auto's still like the low gearing of an atlas. I run a nv 3550 manual, swapped it in after blowing 5 AW-4 auto transmissions.:explosion I'll never go back to wheeling an auto.

[Ignacio]

Auto in one, manual in others.
Here, in Spain, we used to buy the cars with manual. My XJ of course is aut. but my new SAAB 95 SW is manual (It's more funny).

Excuse my bad english and greetins from Almería (south-east of Spain).

[90exjay]

manual baby, no slush box for me.

[GSequoia]

swapped it in after blowing 5 AW-4 auto transmissions.

Drive it like you stole it?

[redrider]

i prefer manual just for the fact that you actually feel like your driving. theres nothing like dumpin a clutch.

[OT]

theres nothing like dumpin a clutch.
Never driven with a high stall converter, I take it?

[shortxjdoug]

i prefer manual just for the fact that you actually feel like your driving. theres nothing like dumpin a clutch.

never slung a driveshaft too i see

[johnlv6]

I think I might enjoy wheeling an auto more...i'd be able to pay more attention to what's going on around me than "am i in the right gear at the moment?"

[desertfriedjeep]

I'm running a manual (AX 5) in my latest project ('85 XJ 2dr.) I have wheeled both and as y'all know they both have + and - depending on your "sitiation". This one's a man. 'cause she's only got a hopped up 4 banger and I need all the power it's got to give!:wave: desertfriedjeep

[87manche]

I don't dislike my 5 speed, it's nice to have engine braking.
Sucks for a DD though, wish I had an auto for that.
Feaking left leg is stronger than my right.

[TheInstaller]

My Pathfinder was an auto, and it was especially nice in the rocks. My XJ is manual, and it definitely has its advantages on downhill sections.

[gradon]

Ditto on my left leg being stronger than my right and I have been driving an XJ with the ax15 for ten years (my 3rd)

[90XJay]

I used to wheel an auto, now i have a stick, auto was great for hill climbs, stick is great for downhill drops... i like em both. But for the street manual is the way to go :)

[Menzenski]

But for the street manual is the way to go :)
x2. I almost never need to use the brakes. I just downshift all the way into first and give a little tap on the middle pedal to stop.

[Big Red]

Both of my Cherokee's are auto's. I prefer a manual for street driving, and an auto for offroad and towing. It's just one less thing to worry about. That, and my wife can't drive a manual to save her life...:laugh3:

Same here on all counts. 2 dr 4.0L 98' 5 speed dd and 2 dr 4.0L 91' auto wheeler. That 5 speed is sure fun to drive on the street that is. :guitar:

Troy

[evil dead]

my wife ditched our old car an auto now she wont drive anything but a stick:D :D :D