firstcherokee

Hi everyone, its my first post and just thought I share this with everyone since the forum has help me thru out the process. So I got my first xj, and unfortunately, its was a 2wd. So I set out to convert it it 4wd. I found a 99 xj donor and started working on it last month. Picture worth a thousand words, so here it is:


http://picasaweb.google.com/winwallc/01xj#





At this point, i don't know what to do about the "transfer case indicator switch" that tells which drive position, 2h,4h,4l etc. If anyone know or have done this, let me know,. thanks.

Mullins_j

I did this on my 94'. I didn't hook up the indicator at all. I kinda know if I'm in 4wd or not. You can feel it in my XJ lol.

I was e-mail someone back and forth a little while ago about doing this swap, I think that he did hook his up, I'll go look and see if I can find it. Found it, but I'm not sure if this will help you. This is what this guy did:

I found a donor harness from the plug by the firewall to the transfer case for the speedo and the 4 wd shift plug. I got mine from a 93. The 96 was a different plug. It can be either a auto or standard. The only difference from the 2 wd wire is there are 5 leads and 2 plugs. Plugged right in and worked once I put the light in the cluster.

Welcome to the forum, this is a great place, and the guys on here are even better.

Hope this helps,
J

firstcherokee

I have the shift plug from the donor, just don't know how to splice that into the existing 2wd harness.

Mullins_j

Sorry, I can't help you there. Maybe try and find a wiring diagram?

Good luck,
J

xj_maniac_newb

we need a thread on here where someone tells step by step how they converted it

clv_xj

Im plannin on doing a 89 mj 2wd to 4wd swap soon. My xj is on its last leg as soon as it bites the dust for good im swappin all my lift and drivetrain to it. Im plannin on takin pics and tryin to make a good swap thread.

xj_maniac_newb

oh that would be great, thats my plans, well, after i get money of course