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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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what would it take to turn a 2wd 93 xj into a 4wd? and about how much would it set me back?
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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you need the transfer case the linkages the piece of the tranny on the rear that mounts the transfer case a front axle a shifter for the t case maybe a new console. i would assume about 500 to 1500 in parts from the junk yard
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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sorry don't forget the front axle shaft as well. i am probably missing some stuff but that is close
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 05:27 PM
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dang!! well I'm talkin to a guy right now about buy his 93 2dr 4cyl for about 600, and im trying to debate wether or not I want to buy it since he says it is 2wd. and I really want a 4wd version, cuz all the trails i know of you have to have 4wd to get through.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by boydballer92
dang!! well I'm talkin to a guy right now about buy his 93 2dr 4cyl for about 600, and im trying to debate wether or not I want to buy it since he says it is 2wd. and I really want a 4wd version, cuz all the trails i know of you have to have 4wd to get through.
you can get a 4x4 4.0 liter 6 cylinder for around 700 to 1000 dollars in that year model keep looking around.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 05:38 PM
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k thanks.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by a1racer
sorry don't forget the front axle shaft as well. i am probably missing some stuff but that is close
the only thing you forgot that i see is the harness.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 07:40 PM
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just find a donor that has a blown motor or a trashed body. Me and a couple buddys just changed a friends from 2wd to 4wd in 2 weekends. and that was with a lot of beer drinking mixed in.
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