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4x4 Related Groups => Tech Talk => Topic started by: 4004ever on November 23, 2006, 01:11:11 PM

Title: cherokee 4.0 into tj?
Post by: 4004ever on November 23, 2006, 01:11:11 PM

any good writeups installing a cherokee 4.0 driveline into a tj?

Shaun

Title: cherokee 4.0 into tj?
Post by: BlackYJ on November 23, 2006, 01:41:40 PM

Are you looking to go from a 4 banger to 4.0L?  A little more detail would be good.  I have swapped a 94 XJ drivetrain (4.0L) into my 95 YJ (2.5L)

Title: cherokee 4.0 into tj?
Post by: RedYJ on November 23, 2006, 03:52:22 PM

If your dumping your transmission I would be interested.  I do know there is a lot of good write ups around, just google search it and you should find some

Title: cherokee 4.0 into tj?
Post by: 4004ever on November 23, 2006, 04:41:25 PM

yes, I currently have a 2.5 and want more power.  I can get a complete xj for about 1000$

I was wondering how much work it was to put into the tj.  I am planning on putting the engine, tranny and tcase from the xj into the tj

shaun

Title: cherokee 4.0 into tj?
Post by: BlackYJ on November 23, 2006, 09:02:57 PM

There are tons of sites around outlining the 2.5 to 4.0 swap.  The main thing is that you are going from MPI to MPI so that makes a few things easier.  Here is a list of stuff that you will need to do

1.  Cut and remove 2.5 motor frame mounts and get new mounts (~$180-200 from dealership)
2.  New fan shroud
3.  Lengthen front DS
4.  Shorten rear DS
5.  For the wiring harness the guy that did mine, spline in the 2 extra cylinders because the connection to the fire wall was different

Thats about all that I can think of