alright, so i bought a 5.2 grand cherokee to start building. the xj is getting d 60's and a good ole buggy treatment, so i want to build the grand for my pavment princess. im gonna pull the 8'' lift and full width axles off the xj and slap it all under the zj. yes, this means im swapping the rear of the zj to leafs!! thats what im gonna get crap about, im sure of it. has anyone seen this done? i did a search and came up with nothing......i would like to know how it turned out because im gonna "have" to wheel it until the xj is done, then the zj is my womans.

also needing to swap out the awd t-case. i saw a thread just the other day but the link for the zj case went to a radio thread.

i just want to know, did the 5.2l ever come with a 231? i know the 4.0l did.

if not then do i just need to find a 5.2 with a 242 and swap it in?

thanks in advance and sorry to kill the rear coils.....but my mind is set cuz im crazy like that!!

 

one more question......how much lift to clear 37's? im not scared of cutting it by any means!!! pretty sure my 8'' xj lift will give 7'' to the grand

 

Jeep Horizons :: ZJ NV242 Transfer Case Swap

 

thanks ol''blue....ur fn quick!!

 

Gotta' be quick when you're old.

 

lol... i bet!! that looks like alot of work!! no 242 will just swap in? what other t-case came in the 5.2l? i know they arent all 249's....i mean i think?

 

I don't know. seed is the ZJ guru around here.

 

Mine's all-time also, but I wish it wasn't.

 

cool...hopfully he looks at this!! thanks alot for that link. i guess if i dont get the answer i want then i will have to go that way

 

yeah im thinking an awd t-case with lockout hubs will be an issue, so i need to swap it

 

Check out advance adapters. They have just about every motor, trans, or t-case adapter imaginable.

 

As far as swapping leafs, for a "pavement princess" as you put it, the leafs will give you less body roll than coils. Handeling won't be too different, but the lack of a "puckered up" feeling when you take a decent corner is nice.

 

5.5 inch lift will clear 37s. thats what mine had before i had to turn it into a daily

 

i killed this build a while back. but thanks, i am lifting my gf's zj in jan to 5.5'' and 35's, so good to hear they will fit

 

im wantin 35s for mine. 33s are to small but they allow for alot of flex