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Old Dec 26, 2012 | 05:53 PM
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I had a 85 jeep cherokee 4x4 with a 2.8 and 3 speed auto...it hardly runs at best...I have read about swapping the 2.8 with a 3.4 but wanted a a trans with overdrive...what would be my best option b/c I want to keep this jeep as it was my mothers and she called him Gods jeep aka mr. leaky...
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Old Dec 26, 2012 | 06:31 PM
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http://www.3400swap.com/
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Old Dec 26, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by bigdaddy73

I had a 85 jeep cherokee 4x4 with a 2.8 and 3 speed auto...it hardly runs at best...I have read about swapping the 2.8 with a 3.4 but wanted a a trans with overdrive...what would be my best option b/c I want to keep this jeep as it was my mothers and she called him Gods jeep aka mr. leaky...
You've got a lock-up torque converter. Don't worry about the overdrive.
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