Charley3
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Longview, WA
Normally I hang out at JeepForum, but they haven't had any useful AW4 modification info for me for 97+ XJs that won't cause a CEL code. So I started exploring Naxja and CherokeeForum for AW4 shifting mod info.
I first learned of Montana Fab shifter module, but then a member at CherokeeForum told me of a better way.
He has a toggle switch for Auto vs Manual shifting. He uses the stock shifter to manually change gears. He has some method to prevent CEL codes. That sounds like a great setup. He told me Naxja is the place to learn about this. I Googled and read two threads by Naxja members Phil and BrettM where I learned of some possible ways to setup functionality, but I still don't have much specific info about how to do this on my 99 XJ. Or maybe I just don't understand what I read. Not sure which.
Is there still a product I can buy from BrettM or elsewhere? It looks like he might be offline now. Do I need to just make it from scratch? Not sure that I could do that.
Please give me detailed instructions for how to do this mod where I can flip a switch to go from Auto to Manual shifting using my stock shifter. Also, it'd be nice to know how to control the torque converter, but perhaps that's a separate topic for another time?
Please lay some knowledge on me. Full disclosure, I'm not very mechanically nor electrically talented, but I have two local friends who are. After I get good instructions and/or links to write-ups, I'll print the info for one of them to follow.
I first learned of Montana Fab shifter module, but then a member at CherokeeForum told me of a better way.
He has a toggle switch for Auto vs Manual shifting. He uses the stock shifter to manually change gears. He has some method to prevent CEL codes. That sounds like a great setup. He told me Naxja is the place to learn about this. I Googled and read two threads by Naxja members Phil and BrettM where I learned of some possible ways to setup functionality, but I still don't have much specific info about how to do this on my 99 XJ. Or maybe I just don't understand what I read. Not sure which.
Is there still a product I can buy from BrettM or elsewhere? It looks like he might be offline now. Do I need to just make it from scratch? Not sure that I could do that.
Please give me detailed instructions for how to do this mod where I can flip a switch to go from Auto to Manual shifting using my stock shifter. Also, it'd be nice to know how to control the torque converter, but perhaps that's a separate topic for another time?
Please lay some knowledge on me. Full disclosure, I'm not very mechanically nor electrically talented, but I have two local friends who are. After I get good instructions and/or links to write-ups, I'll print the info for one of them to follow.
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