MeanLemons Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 I'm putting a 94 external slave ax15 into my 88 MJ (converting from a 2wd auto to 4wd) What brand is recommended for a flywheel? Year specific or just renix specific? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dan Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 You'll have to have a renix flywheel for your renix engine. The CPS is different between HO and renix. EDIT - I may have read your post incorrectly. If you were asking if you needed the specific year.. or if it just had to be a renix flywheel..I apologize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanLemons Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 Indeed I was asking whether if it has to be a 1988 or if it has to be just a renix flywheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyinajeep726 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Any year Renix flywheel will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 The factory parts manual lists the same flywheel for all Renix 87-90 4.0 and 4.2 engines with manual transmissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanLemons Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 Alright any brand preference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanLemons Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 LUK any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Janitor Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 If their flywheels are as good as their clutch kits I'd say go for it. I had throwout bearing failure in the AX-15 in my XJ at 40K miles, replaced it with a Luk clutch. That was almost 15 years ago and 140K miles later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 If their flywheels are as good as their clutch kits I'd say go for it. I had throwout bearing failure in the AX-15 in my XJ at 40K miles, replaced it with a Luk clutch. That was almost 15 years ago and 140K miles later. I'm not posting this because Luk is not a good brand. I've had no experience with them, and they do seem like one of the leading aftermarket brands. However, I don't think that the principal that "they had good products 15 years ago", unfortunately, is necessarily true. This is been discussed in several threads. There are several companies, Moog comes to mind, that used to have exceptionally good quality, and now are mostly Chinese junk. Here is a link which discusses this. http://comancheclub.com/topic/52667-aftermarketfactory-parts/?hl=aftermarket So, I think in such discussions, the question is more "has whatever brand had good quality parts recently?" Several of the gurus of this board suggest that Mopar parts are well worth the extra cost. Gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 ^^^ Agree with this 100%. Even Mopar outsources parts for their newer vehicles now. They haven't produced most Renix-era parts in decades, including the flywheel. If you can find a NOS flywheel, by all means GRAB it. Most likely that isn't going to happen. Everything else (Luk, Crown, Omix, etc.) is a crapshoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Driver Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I've been running a LUK clutch, LUK will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kook911 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Why not just get your flywheel resurfaced? Any machine shop can do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanLemons Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 Why not just get your flywheel resurfaced? Any machine shop can do it?in the first post I typed, I said that I'm converting a 2wd auto into a 4wd manual. I can't use the one from the donor Jeep because it's a 94 (HO). So I need to source a renix flywheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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