Fitted to 97+ auto shifter into a earlier model

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Gojeep

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Australia

• Feb 17, 2007

• #1

Just a tiny write up on fitting a 97+ auto shifter into a earlier XJ. These shifters have much more reach bringing it closer to you if you are long legged like me and have the seat all the way back. The write up is in the Interior Changes section of the index. www.go.jeep-xj.info

Easy to see the difference in reach between the early in the foreground verse the new behind it.

Before and After
There is a small modification to be made which is covered in the write up.

 

xjjeepthing

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Plymouth Indiana

• Feb 17, 2007

• #2

Nice job as always.

 

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Gojeep

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Australia

• Feb 18, 2007

• #3

Thanks mate.

 

JEEPZZ

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In front of my PC

• Feb 18, 2007

• #4

:thumbup:

 

ehall

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Southern Maryland

• Nov 16, 2008

• #5

It looks like you have the ZJ handle on that. Did you have any trouble getting it to work with the longer shifter? I just did the swap so I could switch to the later console, and the button activator on the ZJ handle would not trigger the shifter lock. I had to cut 1/4" off the ZJ shifter rod insert and superglue it to the late-model XJ shifter rod insert in order for the button to work.

 

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Blaine B.

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Northwest Indiana

• Nov 16, 2008

• #6

Good question on that. I am using ZJ handles for the shifter and tcase (had to cut the ZJ tcase shifter shaft shorter in order to work.

Later on I got one of the newer longer XJ shafts. I have not fitted it yet, and wonder if it will work with the ZJ handle as well (what ehall asked)

 

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Clean Racing

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Bellingham, Wa

• Nov 16, 2008

• #7

Marcus.

Great as always... A little info on the seats that were swapped in as well? Keep up the great work...

Gojeep said:

Before and After
There is a small modification to be made which is covered in the write up.

Click to expand...

 

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Gojeep

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Location

Australia

• Nov 18, 2008

• #8

The ZJ handle swap was also written up here and was linked to in that write up: http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoShifterHandles.htm
The Recaro seat swap from a Lancer EVO 7 or 8 was not written up sorry. I can tell you I only used the whole seat brackets and slides from the XJ and adapted a mount from 2" SHS to bolt the seats to that.