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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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Hey does any one know if a 1998 Jeep Cherokee sport's transfer case will fit into a 1989 Cherokee sport?
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 07:30 PM
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Is it the same t case do the jeeps have the same motor, transmission..... More u know the more we know
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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Yeah same motor and trany but different year
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 11:29 PM
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I'd say ur good to go
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 11:37 PM
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The main concern is the input gear length and spline count matching.

This might help:
http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge...nput_gears.htm
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 11:59 PM
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i just did this swap but with a wrangler. the input shaft was about a inch longer than i needed so i just grinded it down til it fit. now it works great. need help just pm me
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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 06:47 AM
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Spline count on an 89 should be 21 and on the 98 should be 23. No worky.
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OK well could I rebuild the 98 tcase with the 89 spline
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 11:06 AM
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The only this u would have to switch it the input shaft i believe.
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 06:15 PM
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So if I rebuild the 98 and put the 98 intake shaft it should work
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 06:39 PM
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So if I rebuild the 98 and put the 98 intake shaft it should work
No. The 98 input shaft is 23 spline. Your 89 is 21.
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 07:12 PM
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No. The 98 input shaft is 23 spline. Your 89 is 21.
We get that... so can't he just swap input shaft?
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by tontos14
So if I rebuild the 98 and put the 98 intake shaft it should work
I responded to this. 98 input shaft won't work.
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"So if I rebuild the 98 and put the 98 intake shaft it should work"

Did you mean "if I rebuild the 98 and put the 89 intake.....
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No like if I take out the tcase out of the 98 and rebuild it with 89 spline and intake shaft so the spline match up would that work?
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