cruisercase90

Hey everyone new to the forum and so far Im digging it. A couple months ago i purchased an absolutely immaculate 96 2 door 4 cylinder 5 speed transmission cherokee that i absolutely fell in love with... it has 155,000 miles on it going strong. saw it in a mans yard and after not seeing it move for some time i went to him and spoke to see about buying it. he was leery but when i pulled out 1500 cash and offered it to him he thought for about 10 seconds and went and got the title. unfortunately its a 2 wheel drive, which isnt all bad, but i have always told myself i will never own a 2 wheel drive and to this day have stayed true. so i would like to not break the chain and put a 4x4 setup on it and have a few questions. im very mechanically inclined and would have no problem doing the work.. My first question is will the front end out of a grand cherokee work on a cherokee? #2- when i get a transfer case for it, does it matter if it came out of a 4.0 or a 2.5? #3- i have heard that when you do the swap you must change the transmission as well, is that true, and if so which transmission? And finally what is the complete list of parts to break it all down put it together and drive it off? any input and all input is appreciated.. thanks
James Case

TheJerm

I've done the 2wd swap on my 95. You need to swap to a 4x4 trans, tcase, front and rear axles that match ratios, driveshafts and tcase linkage.

Having driven 2.5 jeeps I know they are dogs and their gas mileage is about the same as 4.0L. So having been thru this, I recommend buying a 4x4 4.0L and either have 2 jeeps for swap stuff over to convert it to 4x4. The cheapest method is a parts vehicle

Gee oh Dee

Moved to OEM Tech.