ok i'm starting to plans the winter Fab Fest like their is every winter at our shop.  this winter it will be my 94 4 door kick into a rock crwler of sorts.  i want 16V(already in truck ), auto tanny, 2 cases, axles are unknown as of right now but most likely they will be a D44 and 9in. both locked.  it will be coils at least in the rear, but most likely all the way around.  tires will most likely be the 36/12.50R15 swampers we already have or a set of 33/12.50R15 Goodyear MT's(the ones that look like the old hummer tires)  but i think 33's would be too small.  we have been toying with puting a ball in the middle so the frame can flex up to 60 degrees but that won't make it into production.  

Now my questions are:

how to swap a Auto tranny into my sidekick?

what year would be easyest?

are they all computer controled?

could i use a 2WD trans witha 4X4 tail shaft?

I'm not worry about cutting sheet metal or beating it with a hammer.  i think i could just take the cable shiter and plop it right onto the 5 speeds  floor right?

stu

 The 3 speed auto is the easiest to install. It has a few hard use issues, but call the wonderful people at Spidertrax and they have a guy locally that does all their auto builups and he is awesome at the trick stuff. Use the 4wd version from a 2 door from 89 up. Have OTT Industries in B.C. do a kicker3 and mate it to a sammy case with a 4.16:1 or a 5.14:1 gearset and you won't have to go obscene gearing in the axles.
Hope that helps.

could i use a 2WD trans witha 4X4 tail shaft?

Just very curious, cause I've found a 4wd 5spd and I've got a bad 2wd 5spd Trans in my new 95.

 I beleive you could, they look like the same basic setup to me, just need to know your way around the gear oil laden gear stuff.

i'll be making everything inhouse. we almost never call out to buy aftermarket parts anymore

stu

I wanna come over and play  

Wild

oh you have no clue(thinking in head, "did that sound gay?")

stu

Bring a Turbo

but really if you where clloser then hell yea but...

stu

I wish I were  

I hear Vermont is beautiful in the fall

We all need to move to a central state

We all need to move to  central state

       

Central State is the name of our local Mental Instution.

http://www.csh.state.va.us/

I bet some people think we are insane to
mod and drive our Zukes the way we do


Wild

       

Central State is the name of our local Mental Instution.

http://www.csh.state.va.us/

LOL.


If wild's bringing turbo's and Stu's got the axles, I'm coming too!

I wish I were  

I hear Vermont is beautiful in the fall

not where i live, its kinda the getto of Vermont but yea if you drive about a hour away it just nice to look at the mountains and the trees.  we own some land out in the sticks and looks sweet in the fall.  (god i hope after all this BS everyone will want to move to VT )

stu