moosemobile

Hello everyone ...i been researching this for a while now...I purchased a 98 Cherokee 2years ago..story from previous owner was it was originally a 4x2 (automatic) it was being converted to 4x4 and is already lifted ..front axle installed bit still has the 2wd trans. I found a 93 that the body is rusted out but drivetrain is in perfect condition. I know the plugs are different and wiring is different. I found some old threads on other forums and I'm getting mixed info...that its hard...and that it's a piece of cake.please let me know if anyone actually personally done this Thanks! !

freegdr

the swaps diff all depends on your wrenching background the more you have the easyer it is....

JeepCoMJ

The 98 and newer trans have two extra sensors, that are necessary. You're gonna needs a 98 and newer trans

moosemobile

thats for sure? what sensors are they? thanks

Trev1006

If the 93 has a perfect drivetrain, I assume you mean engine as well? I would gut the 98, and use the 93 engine, trans, t case and wiring harness. This wouldn't be too hard, just put it back together as it was in the 93. Well I say not too hard, if you can wrench and have tools. Ive done a few of the older 4x4 conversions, 94 and earlier, and they were easy.

Trev1006

Oh sorry, I misread your post, I thought you already had the 93. If you would need to buy it, it would be a toss up. Look for a 98 tranny and t case combo, or just use the 93. Doing the tranny and t case swap only would be easier, assuming the parts can be gotten cheap. Once you get the parts, its basically a bolt in swap.

moosemobile

thanks ...yeah I already got the 93 I was think if I had to I would even go as far as swapping the harness ...how would the instrument cluster and other body harnesses work out?

JeepCoMJ

trev...you can't put any wiring or sensors but 97-01 in 97-01 xj's. completely different systems.

Trev1006

I would swap everything if I was doing it, cluster and all. As long as I could make it look descent in the dash. It will be time consuming to swap everything over to the newer jeep. And I cant be sure that you won't have to get creative with a few things.

Trev1006

You could use the 98 shell, and run complete 93 drive train. Ive built jeeps from piles of parts only, so im sure that could be done, im talking using the entire 93 and only the body essentially from the 98

JeepCoMJ

ok, so wreck a perfectly good harness just to spend 15-20 hours trailing down leads so you can get the 97 dash harness to work?


and no, you could not make the old gauge cluster work. not a chance in hell. you need to stop offering flat out stupid advice.



I don't know what the extra sensors on the tranny are for, just that they're there, they're hooked up, and they have something to do with the 97 TCU.

the other thing is that the 93 torque converter has a different bolt pattern than the 97, so you'd have to redrill that on the 97 flexplate to make it work (as I've said before, you CANNOT swap torque converters between transmissions and expect any sort of longevity in the transmission life).

Trev1006

W here in my advice did I say to use anything but the body from the 98. Maybe you should read all of what I type. I said use the 93 cluster, 93 everything

Trev1006

My 92 MJ is a 90 Cherokee 4x4 with a 98 engine, all my 92 gauges work properly, so dont tell me it cant be done

Trev1006

And yes, mine started life as a 2x4

JeepCoMJ

let's see. there is not one single dash connector shared with the old system, so you'd have to custom wire everything to make the 98 dash work with the older stuff. and even then, things like turn signals, cruise, etc. just flat out wouldn't work, or would take alot of effort to.

even then, you'd be better off swapping to the old system...which would require COMPLETELY GUTTING BOTH TRUCKS, and starting over. the work to convert a 96 and older to 97 up is time consuming, and not easy. doing the opposite would be as well. the firewalls are different, heater box is different, a/c system is different, steering column is different, all of the holes in the firewall for this are different, the fuse panel would have to be custom mounted, wiper assembly is different, fuel tank is different, fuel lines are different, evap system, dash mounts, all sensors, all wires, air bag system are all different, and the wiper reservoir would have to be rigged to work, or converted to the different style. oh! don't forget the difference in tail light harness and headlight harness...


in what freaking world do you live where you'd do that to a 98? in what freaking world do you live that a transmission swap with an incompatible transmission would justify doing all this work?




you need to just stop offering absolutely terrible advice.