concretecowboy

hey guys i'm new here. I'm looking at buying a 1997 cherokee 2wd from a buddy of mine. however i want to convert it to 4wd so i can take it wheeling around where i live in northern illinois. My main question is what axle should i look to get for in the front? i want to be able to make it my dd and a capable weekend wheeler. And also, what other parts will i need to get a hold of to complete this conversion? if this has already been asked then send me a link to the thread because ive been searching and maybe i just overlooked it somewhere. thanks in advance

JSmith0055

Same thing here... I've been searching for this write up i saw a while ago but cant find it. It had all the tears makes and models that had axles compatible for xjs

rweaver138

any year dana 30 out of an XJ will work and will be direct bolt in, but you'll want to find one w/o vacuum disconnect and with 297x u-joints.

you will also need a 4wd tranny - AW4- automatic, AX-15 - manual, and a transfer case - np231 - part time 4wd, or an np242 - full time 4wd.

you'll need a front driveshaft as well, maybe some other things that im forgetting.

CheapCherokee

shifter linkage, but that kinda goes along with transfer case

Walter

pry need rear drive shaft too due to adding a transfer case to it