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Old Dec 10, 2019 | 07:50 PM
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I'm curious to know, if anyone would possibly know if a steering box from a jeep TJ would work in a 98 cherokee classic... 4wd
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Old Dec 10, 2019 | 08:01 PM
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Dunno, but I'll bet you could look up the part number for both of them online, and see if they happen to be the same part number.
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Old Dec 10, 2019 | 09:25 PM
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They look very different in the pictures on RockAuto.
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Old Dec 10, 2019 | 10:10 PM
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I have one from my brother in laws TJ it an 01..and it looks really similar to my xj one..but I just took a quick glance...what are you seeing in differences?
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Old Dec 11, 2019 | 08:07 AM
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I looked at the pictures for an 06 TJ on rockauto. An 01 might be different.
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Old Dec 11, 2019 | 10:57 AM
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I guess I could count the spline count see if there is any difference there
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Old Dec 11, 2019 | 01:18 PM
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I found out the steering boxes from the TJ and the cherokees are interchangeable certain years anyway...so with that being said i will be able to use the steering box out of the TJ
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