for those looking for a clean way to mount baja shifter

wishihad1 · Jan 26, 2013

Hey everybody

Well finally finished this project. I really dont think somebody could pay me to do this again, and there was a lot of times during the project where I thought about half assing something, just to get it done. but I'm happy I stuck with my original plan. for mounting it, Ive run 4 1/2 inch pieces of tubing welded to the transmission tunnel, and welded nuts into the top of them. its very secure, and feels pretty solid when being shifted. ran into lots of clearance problems, but nothing that I couldn't either cut out of the way, or beat on with a hammer to fix.

Ill let the pics do the rest.
http://s1283.beta.photobucket.com/user/outdoors4me1/media/DSC00136_zps041a727b.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

http://s1283.beta.photobucket.com/user/outdoors4me1/media/DSC00135_zpscb6382d9.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

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Lowrange2 · Jan 26, 2013

Looks nice. Where's the E-Brake?

wishihad1 · Jan 26, 2013

had to pull out the stock ebrake. going to look through some junkyards in the up coming weeks to find a comanchee foot operated brake

xjtrailrider · Jan 27, 2013

wishihad1 said:
had to pull out the stock ebrake. going to look through some junkyards in the up coming weeks to find a comanchee foot operated brake

I guess it can be and has been done but the MJ E-brake has a cable housing that loops around behind the kick panel, then along the door threshold, then crosses the drivers floor board and out the center/rear of the cab.

Its a weird set-up in a MJ so its gonna be real funky in a XJ

wishihad1 · Jan 27, 2013

not really concerned with how the MJ cables are routed. I just need the foot lever. Ill probably end up making my own cables and run them up to where the original splitter was under the console

cheapcherokee93 · Jan 27, 2013

for the click lazy

clean4drxj · Jan 27, 2013

I like the idea, ebrakes are not really needed for an automatic wheeling rig.

xjtrailrider · Jan 28, 2013

clean4drxj said:
I like the idea, ebrakes are not really needed for an automatic wheeling rig.

I rarely use mine either but if your rig is tagged in VA, you have to have the e-brake(and it needs to work) to pass the VA safety inspection.

I like the shifter set-up the OP has and I want one myself. One of the obstacles for me having one is where to put it.

Outlander560 · Jan 28, 2013

any check engine lights? i remember reading that the the RADesign shifters would throw tranny codes

wishihad1 · Jan 28, 2013

haven't had an ebrake in years really..that worked atleast. it is a VA tagged vehicle. I can usually talk my way into a inspection sticker.

Edit. No codes to date

clean4drxj · Jan 28, 2013

xjtrailrider said:
I rarely use mine either but if your rig is tagged in VA, you have to have the e-brake(and it needs to work) to pass the VA safety inspection.

I like the shifter set-up the OP has and I want one myself. One of the obstacles for me having one is where to put it.

You could try a linelock for the rear for an Ebrake setup

wishihad1 · Jan 28, 2013

I would prefer a linelock over anything if they were DOT legal for inspection. Ive never...ever used my ebrake other than when I put it on years ago to get it to pass one inspection. took it off to do this shifter, and ill worry about getting a sticker when that time comes

xjtrailrider · Jan 29, 2013

clean4drxj said:
You could try a linelock for the rear for an Ebrake setup

wishihad1 said:
I would prefer a linelock over anything if they were DOT legal for inspection. Ive never...ever used my ebrake other than when I put it on years ago to get it to pass one inspection. took it off to do this shifter, and ill worry about getting a sticker when that time comes

Correct, line locks are not approved in VA as an e-brake. E-brakes are designed to allow you to slow down slowly in case of a hydraulic brake failure. I lost brakes coming home from eastern shore MD to Roanoke VA, I used the E-brake for the 350 mile trip as I didn't have any tools and it was at night, nothing open. It wasn't too bad but I will never do it again.

kastein · Jan 29, 2013

Outlander560 said:
any check engine lights? i remember reading that the the RADesign shifters would throw tranny codes

only gonna happen on a 97 or later. 96 and earlier you can drive around all day with the TCU or transmission unplugged and never get a CEL.

OP - looks great! Good luck finding an MJ pedal, and it's going to be annoying to route, but you already knew that.

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