Again, congrats. Nothing better then a good father and son road tripWell, I made it home, had a great journey with my son and it ran flawless. I can't say enough about the entire staff at AMW we were treated like royalty the entire time we were at the shop, if anyone has this conversion done, I highly suggest flying you to pick it up. We spent almost the entire day at the shop it was a great experience to share with my son which is a total gearhead like me.
The shop is spotless, and everyone will stop what they are doing and explain the process to you at any point, the atmosphere in the shop has a good vibe and it shows in the work they do.
I was under the Jeep admiring the work and the next thing I knew Jarid the owner of AMW was under there with me. He noticed some exhaust clearance that wasn't to his liking so we climbed out he took it in the shop and when we got back from lunch it was perfect.
The power is so good, and the transmission programing is so much better than any stock vehicle I have ever driven. I averaged 15mpg going between 75 and 80 mph on the 2,800-mile journey home.
As far as Ca Smog goes he is in the process and is working very hard to make it a reality. If anyone has any more questions let me know. I am sure I will think of more things and update as I get more miles on it.
Well I hate to talk about what I paid because things change on what they offer from time to time the best thing is to call for exact pricing. I did get a trade in credit for my engine, trans and transfer case. I installed Chromoly axles front and rear before I sent it to them.
How is your conversion. I’m sending y23 rubicon to them in June. How are the 4:56 gears? I have 4:88 do you see 8th gear and stay there. Thanks for any info. ThanksI am sending my Gladiator to AMW next week for a 392 swap, they will also be doing PSC steering at the same time along with a few other things including drive shafts. This is the first time in my 60 year history letting someone else lay a finger on one of my vehicle's. I did my first v8 engine swap in my 81 Toyota pickup when I was 20 so this is going to be hard for me.
So far the experience has been fantastic other than sending in the deposit check. LOL I am shipping the truck from Ca to Michigan next week then me and my Son are flying out on Nov 9th spending the Day at AMW and driving it home.
The truck as of now is on stock axle housings with RCV's in the front, Reid Knuckles, ball joint deletes and Chromoly axles in the rear, sitting on 37's. I have 4:56 gears and ARB's front and rear. I am what I consider a Rock Lander toughest trail so far is probably 5 rated but next year I hope to step that up a bit and see how this goes.
Sorry for the delay I have been out playing, It is working very good I am very happy. I have about 5,000 miles on the conversion now and have had a few house keeping items I wanted to improve but AMW got me what I needed, and all is good.
It is working great, I am very happy with the 4:56 gears. It goes into 8th gear and work just like the Jeep was on stock tires. It turns about 2100 rpm at 70mph with 37" Patagonia tires.
Thank you. Are you running the Dana 44 , what kind of mpg?
Yes Dana 44 my milage is 15 at best but around 14 most of the time on the hwy, In town about 11.
