AW4 shift cable

[cody4359]

so I'm looking at the firewalls on my AW4 xj and ax4 mj. I'm swapping the aw4 into the mj and noticed the firewall is slightly different. my question is: is the placement of the hole very critical? with the xj firewall having a sunken spot that the mj doesnt affect how tight the cable is? I'm going to guess no, and hope the others that have done this swap didnt cut that part of the xj firewall out and weld it into the mj because i have it all pretty and painted already. but i would like to hear what others have done. thanks

[maddzz1]

I don't think it will make a difference because it is the end of the sheathing that clips into the bracket, then the cable connects to the shifter and slides in the sheathing. I switched mine from a column shift to a floor shift and moved the shifter cable thru a different hole in the firewall and it is fine.