CrustyBoy Posted September 27, 2022 Posted September 27, 2022 Hello, I'm looking for the correct crossmember so I can complete my BA10 to AX15 swap. If anyone has a proper AX15 crossmember they'd like to sell me please let me know! - Crusty
howeitsdone Posted September 27, 2022 Posted September 27, 2022 If you get desperate, DeadJeep sells them for like $130 and will probably take a month to ship.
CrustyBoy Posted September 27, 2022 Author Posted September 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, howeitsdone said: If you get desperate, DeadJeep sells them for like $130 and will probably take a month to ship. Yeah that's why I'm posting here. Ordered one from them about a month ago and have been waiting since. If someone here could get me one sooner I'd get a refund. Not the biggest fan of DeadJeep's practice of selling parts they don't have in stock.
howeitsdone Posted September 27, 2022 Posted September 27, 2022 I considered an adapter plate when beginning to do my swap but got lucky with the crossmember. Lets you keep the Peugeot mount for now at least. eBay: Adapter
CrustyBoy Posted September 28, 2022 Author Posted September 28, 2022 I'm definitely open to adapters and aftermarket options at this point. Right now I'm just simply swapping in a 2WD AX15 in place of a BA10. No transfer case or anything. I'd like to eventually do a 4WD conversion but that would be a ways off. So between the plate suggested by @howeitsdone, the adapter made by Novak, or the crossmember you linked, which do you think is the best option? I don't see me trying any other transmissions down the road, even if I did an LS swap it would still be with an AX15.
howeitsdone Posted September 28, 2022 Posted September 28, 2022 Should have mentioned, the plate is specifically made for a YJ (Not sure what that means). I would have tried it if I hadn't found an x-member, but no one here has used it I believe so can't say for sure. I thought the BA10 mount was the same across the board. "Best" would be an aftermarket that's strengthened, but it's up to you if $200 justifies that for what you do with your truck. The one linked also has a 1" drop so if you're not lifted it could alter your pinion angle. Some folks even just use the BA10 crossmember and make it fit, but that'll also adjust the pinion angle.
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