JH4020 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I have two comanche's, one is a 4 cyl 5sp, the other a 6 cyl auto. What is involved in swapping them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Unless the auto has a column shift, the two should be pretty well the same. There are some year-to-year differences, but not too significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH4020 Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 The auto is column shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 So which one do you want where, and why? The shifter is part of the column, so it'll just be hanging out doing nothing going into the four-banger. If you put the non-column shift into the automatic, you'll have to source and put in a floor shifter, or figure something else out cause you'll loose the shifter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I'm ASSuming he wants to switch the columns between the two trucks for some reason. You'll obviously need a way to shift the auto truck's transmission. Adding the OEM floor shifter is pretty easy as long as the hole for the floor shifter cable has been already drilled in the firewall. Mine already had the hole for it and they all should, but some people have said their trucks didn't. The auto column will go into the manual truck with no problems, but obviously the shifter hardware will just dangle around, and you'll have to make sure it stays in the "park" position so the ignition cylinder will unlock. Dunno if the manual column has the mechanism for the auto trans park lock cable but I doubt it, but that can be left out if desired. Otherwise it's a bolt in swap. As long as both are on the same side of the Renix-HO year split (and possibly even if they aren't, I don't know firsthand) the ignition cylinders can be swapped around so you can use the same key as before. So basically what gogmorgo said, just with more words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 No idea what you're trying to do here... On an unrelated product that uses a GM column, when I auto to manual swapped it I just took the shift lever off and wired the linkage on the other side of the firewall so it wouldn't move. It was ghetto. That truck is what I use to plow my driveway, so it's totally reasonable for it. Don't do that unless you're okay with ghetto. I'd go to the boneyard and find the correct column. They aren't too expensive at this point given that there's millions of early XJs out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omega_rugal Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 they bolt right in... whatever you are trying to do... as for me i want to put a column shifter on my 5 sped manual... for reasons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 as for me i want to put a column shifter on my 5 sped manual... for reasons... Going European? 3 on the tree is hard enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH4020 Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 Thanks for all the help. Wasn't thinking when I started this. What I'm doing is swapping complete interior. So now I'm thinking of just painting the column to match the swap. Should have figured that out first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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