AX15 to 2.5L, new adapter from AA

[mjeff87]

Might be old news, but I was flipping thru the March issue of JP last night, and saw that AA now has an adapter kit to mate an AX15 to a 2.5L. Went on the website today and searched for info/price but couldn't find anything. I think the ad in JP said to call them for info.......

 

Jeff

[Eagle]

Too funny -- I was thinking about making such an adapter just last Saturday and Sunday.

 

Now I don't have to.

[carnuck]

If you can find a Dakota with the AMC 2.5L and 5 speed, most were AX-15s. It's tough to find them in the boneyard tho as they are the TJ guys "Holy Grail".

[mjeff87]

Don't know anything on cost, but from the looks of it (the pic in JP) it looks like about a 1" thick adapter plate with a bunch of holes drilled in it, and what appears to be a bearing retainer of sorts. I'm guessing it adapts the AX15 bellhousing to the 2.5 block. I'll scan the pic in and post it (if I can figure out how to do that...short of that I'll take a dig pic of it ;))

 

Jeff

[mjeff87]

Here's the ad from JP:

 

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Jeff

[CEThomas]

Price price, anyone have a price. went to the website and can not find it :headpop:

 

Charles

[Eagle]

Don't know anything on cost, but from the looks of it (the pic in JP) it looks like about a 1" thick adapter plate with a bunch of holes drilled in it, and what appears to be a bearing retainer of sorts. I'm guessing it adapts the AX15 bellhousing to the 2.5 block. I'll scan the pic in and post it (if I can figure out how to do that...short of that I'll take a dig pic of it ;))

 

Jeff

The bolt pattern on the 2.5L is much smaller than the 4.0L bell housing. I think the 2.5L bell housing is also shorter, so more likely this fits between the 2.5L bell housing and the tranny.

 

I wonder what you have to run for a clutch? The AX-15 input shaft is larger than the AX-5, so you need a clutch disc with the larger spline ... but the bell housing doesn't seem to be large enough to take the 10" clutch used on the 4.0L engines. Anybody know if there's a special clutch disc available?