Monster3663
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Placitas, NM
For all you die hard love my 5 speed guys. Of which I used to be one. I have had 4 different 5 speed XJ's and now an automatic.I recently swapped the 5 speed out of my 1990 with an engine, auto trans and transfer case from a 1998. The automatic is definitely the way to go it makes wheeling so much easier. In the sand you don't have to always shift as sand thickness changes. If you have to stop in the middle of a hill or a climb to put in 4X4 or to low gear, you don't have to wish you had three feet. One for the clutch one for the brake and one for the gas pedal. The auto seems to pull trailers with more ease than the 5 speed. City driving is easier especially since I have 4.88 gears. The only con I found was slow climbing down hills or rocks that is the only time I miss the 5 speed's first gear. I went out three time since swap and it did great on pavement, rocks, sand, dirt and mud.