Ha! I knew you were up to something big, because you did not post anything for such a long time! Congrats on the 4x4 2 door! Enjoy! (Oh, and the 4x4 badge looks just like the ones from a Chevy GMC Sierra) Greetings from Romania & Happy Freedom Day!
You know what, I'll give it to ya ;D They're *technically* from a 2015 GMC Canyon but a quick Google search shows they're the same badge. I hope things are OK over there in Romania 🇷🇴 being close to the war and all
I did a 4wd swap many years ago and I remember that there was not a single bit of information. Me being 18 or 19 and no tools or mechanical and experience it sure was a fun trip . Very good detailed video !
That's the goal around here... just because I make videos doesn't make me any less of a real human being than you or the next guy. Things do go wrong in the real world, and I hate watching videos where nothing ever does go wrong
Brilliantly detailed video as usual! Much appreciated! I'm in the middle of converting mine. Just recently finished the front axle portion of it which also involved re-gearing to match the rear, replacing all new components: tie rods, ball joints, wheel hub assemblies, etc. Only thing I'm lacking right now is the front drive shaft. Once I acquire one for cheap, then on to the transmission swap.
I want to thank you very much for putting this video out. I will be doing this exact thing soon. I have a 1994 Cherokee two door 2.5 liter, 5 speed that was to good to pass up on. I also have a 2000 Cherokee 4 door 4.0 liter (no good) auto that I was going to steal from for the 4X4 system, and possibly the transmission too. Hopefully it wont be too much trouble. I wish I can "like" this video each time I've watched it...3 times by now. Great channel and please keep it mostly XJ.
Don't get too excited, there's a whole lot of obstacles with the 2.5L, and the 4x4 Swap is not well documented at all for them. You won't be able to use a 4.0L transmission behind it, a 4.0L transfer case has 23 splines on the input shaft (2.5L transfer case has 21 splines) the driveshafts are all different lengths, and the front axle will require 4.10 gears (2.5L/ Manual) not 3.55 gears (4.0L/ auto) and even the 4wd linkage is different. Literally the only part you could use in a 1994 2.5L from a 2000 4.0L is the lever, and it wouldn't necessarily match the older interior. To put 4wd in a 4 cylinder XJ, you either need another 4 cylinder donor XJ (very hard to find in the US) or to just 4.0L swap it (very hard and extremely involved, I'm talking relocating engine mounts and replacing the entire drivetrain harness)
@@WAEMIDIV Thanks for replying. Well !@#$%^&*()!!! I was planning on a 4.0 liter swap when the 2.5 liter was dead and broken eventually. I haven't even thought of the engine mounts...or the drivetrain...or the...(keep adding to the list) Damn it man, you just rained on my parade. Crapola.
Love watching your videos ! I have 2 Cherokee and do what I call junkyard mods! I do different mods on weekends to see each works and what doesn’t, with stock parts from other vehicles , keep up the good work !!
Yay homework… it’s for a jeep soo I picked up a 0 rust 2wd 98xj 172k so I’ll be watching this a few dozen times Lots of info I’m going to need thank you for putting this together!!
After I lifted my 99 I developed that vibration. Got the hack and tap slip yoke eliminator kit and put a double cardon front drive shaft in the back. I suspect yours gained the extra pinion angle when you moved the output shaft back and used the shorter drive shaft. You could also get some four degree blocks for the rear leaf spring pads and get the angles to match a little bit better.
Yep that's what I'm gonna do. I have some shims in the mail right now, but in the long term I'm gonna replace my leaf springs, because they're twisted and deformed from axle wrap - and like you said, moving the output shaft rearward put the driveshaft in the vibration zone because of the already incorrect pinion angle that the longer, 2wd shaft was better able to dampen
The Venezuela and Brazil versions of Xj did come with Dana 44 High Pinion on front axle (it’s listed in Factory service manual) And Currie makes a bolt on Dana 44. The Currie RockJock 44 does have some improvements to make it even more heavy duty, and they offer it for rear axle as well. But these are mostly for die hard 4 wheelers. Not sure if low pinion OEM version was made for those 2 countries. I have 93 with ax-15, which is last year of the internal clutch slave cylinder, and have been VERY tempted to swap over to the 94-01 external version (its direct swap, but have to change bell housing and a few other things). Supposedly not as good as the internal one but a LOT easier to change when slave cylinder goes bad.
by "not as good" people mean the clutch is like 2% heavier, it's really not a downgrade at all. I very much prefer the external cylinder to my internal cylinder Pugeoet in every possible regard I am familiar with the Dana 44, in some earlier XJ models here it was offered as a rear axle in the tow package, and the 97-06 Wrangler TJ could be optioned with it as a front axle as well; so the TJ Dana 44 will actually bolt into an XJ A reason I didn't mention the Dana 44 is because I already talked about it in the Front Axle video, and to save time, as I was focusing moreso on a "stock 4wd" swap instead of a "building MY Jeep specifically" sort of video here I do not believe the front Dana 44 ever had a low pinion But for me, the Dana 30 works just fine for what I need a stock Jeep to do. I'll have to wander over to South America and find an XJ someday just to see all the interesting foreign options they have
Ok now do the whole video again but this time with a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0 Straight 6 2wd to 4wd and I wanna see how and where to do the automatic to Manual! I need to see what parts fit and where I can get them from!
I got a 2001 2wheeldrive WJ from my neighbor for $700.oo Then found 2 1999 4x4 with 242 transfer cases an Auto transmissions with junk bodies .. $ 1000. in both of them. Now i have a 2001 4x4 WJ and lots a spare parts 😁
Dead jeep sent me a bad steering column. I asked for a replacement.... they sent another one. Wouldn't accept the return of the first one and then refunded my money even after i called and sent several emails saying no that's not necessary. I don't know if customer service has no real communication or what happened but i just gave up after the first few weeks of trying
Nice video, Waemid. 👍 However, at 35:18 you used a lighter for a heat shrink butt connector. You need a heat gun. I've got a 10 year-old plug-in Milwaukee that's got two speeds. It's been a great tool. I've used at least four different cordless heat guns (I'm an industrial electrician, I have sometimes had to install heat shrink labels by the hundreds; most recently on a 150 MW solar field in WA state). They're okay, but nowhere near as powerful as my old Milwaukee. Point is: get a quality tool and it will last you at least a couple of decades. I've had mine for a decade, and I'm positive it will last for another 10 years, probably 20.
Yeah I do need to invest in a Heat gun, but I find I only crimp things occasionally, and the lighter has never failed me. It's kinda redneck-hillbilly but at the same time, not everyone has a heat gun, much like not everyone has access to a car lift. I try not to use specialty tools unless absolutely needed
Congrats on your 4x4 conversion. Not sure you could have made this video any more comprehensive and entertaining if you tried. Well done. Now.....how can I get you to sell me the 2WD NV3550 you removed, so I can swap that into my '97 2WD AW4 Cherokee? Im having a heck of a time finding one..... 😊
Trouble is, the 2wd NV3550 is such a rare find, that not even the transmission expert (who knew EVERYTHING about the NV3550) had ever even heard of it. This guy has been building Jeep transmissions for 30+ something years and had never even heard of a 2wd NV3550. It was only ever in the 2000-2001 XJ, and the 2002-2004 KJ, in 2wd. That makes it exceptionally rare, so he bought it off me as a core along with the internals of the 4wd NV donor. The fried internals of the 4wd NV are now in a bucket with an empty 2wd NV case in his garage, and will likely stay there for a long time You'd be much better off finding an AX-15, even in 2wd, as the shift lever and all that are also much more common. I have a video on the manual swap too
@@WAEMIDIV Yup, I've already watched it. I've done this swap before, just not on a jeep. I've also looked into the NSG370 swap for my XJ, but I'm not sure thats where I want to be. I need to do more homework. Had no idea that the 3550 was in the early Liberty, that might be a good donor too. Any way you cut it, these parts are becoming exceedingly hard to find. Thanks for the reply 👍
Your explanation and thoroughness are next level man. Where in Florida are you located?would you be interested in helping me out with this I’ll most definitely pay for you time! 👍🏽 converting my 99 with another 99.
The upper bolt on my XJ starter has been crossthreaded for the longest time, and I could never thread it in all the way, but it also doesn't randomly back out
This summer I will be pulling the engine, 4WD manual transmission and the entire drive line out of a 01 XJ. I plan to rebuild everything myself from the ground/block up. Everything new that I can get. And then install them into a 98 XJ that is a 2WD manual. Do you have any recommendations or pointers for me? 01 VIN 1J4FF28SX1L521666 98 VIN 1J4FT28S3WL106902 BTW before I do any work on my XJ, I always look to see whether you have a video on how to do it first!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!
Really no parts for nv 3550 and you believe that? A quick internet search shows different. Why not go with a nv 4550hd like most jeepers would want. I went from Ax 5 to Ax 15 because cheap. But would like the nv 4550. Despite "nobody" works on them. I would just rebuild myself I have a press, feeler gauges, and gear puller.
well, allow me to ignore all 4+ of the shops I talked to who each denied me service and cited the same reason every time, buy a press, feeler gauges, gear puller, and spend whoever knows how long learning the vast technical intricacies of rebuilding a transmission with no prior experience doing so, for a video almost entirely unrelated to transmissions... and/or inform my past self of a custom upgrade Dodge truck conversion for the transmission on a stock vehicle when I'm trying to convey the general process for adding a factory 4x4 system that others need to be able to follow the overall guidelines for. MY APOLOGIES SIR
Got a ? I'm working on 2001 2wd Cherokee xj. I got 96 that got all the parts I need. Will 96 interchange with 2001 ? Got transmission transfer case front and rear off of it.
ok I'll assume the 96 is a 4.0L and they're both Automatics, on stock height (no lift) will the 96 ___ bolt in to your 01: Transmission: no Transfer case: yes Driveshafts: yes Front axle: no Rear axle: yes 4wd lever mechanism & shift gate: yes 4wd trim bezel: no
@charlesmaxey9165 If you really want to swap the entire engine over, that'd have to involve all of the electronics, which are different in 96 than 97, and different in 97 than 98-99, and different than 00-01. You'd be converting a coil rail, California Emissions, horseshoe intake, 0331 head engine with a different belt routing into a distributor, single manifold, boxy intake, 0630 head engine that technically makes less power, and you have to change the ECU to get it to run, which inherently means you have to change the engine wiring harness (or custom your way through it all) which also means you'd have to change your interior harness to get the guages, switches, Dome lights, radio etc. to work... it's a damn mess. Don't swap the engine or you'll be at it for years. You can Rewire the connectors on a 96 AW4 to make it work in an 01 You can modify your exhaust manifold to get a 96 Front Axle to fit in an 01 You can buy a different trim bezel for $15 on ebay to work in your 01 or you could swap the entire drivetrain into a different body, but that's your call man
That's what I'm planning. I got rear and front axle and transmission with transfer case on it. So all I would have to do is just change connectors on transmission? I was talking about rebuilding the other engine and basically just use the block in the event transmission wouldn't bolt up to 01 engine
@charlesmaxey9165 The engine block is not the problem, they never changed the transmission bolt pattern all the way from 1987 - 2006. It's the electronics that are different. Now I'm not an automatic expert, but from what I understand, The 97- AW4 has 1 speed sensor, where the 98+ AW4 has 2. This means the TCM will need/ have different inputs, and require different wiring. You will need to either repin or splice the connectors to make it work, I know it's possible because people have done it before, I'm sure there's an old forum somewhere. by "bolt on" I mean "require absolutely no modification whatsoever", not necessarily "physically connect to" English is weird The high pinion Dana 30 will leave your front driveshaft contacting the exhaust, so that's something else you have to worry about too
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Ha! I knew you were up to something big, because you did not post anything for such a long time! Congrats on the 4x4 2 door! Enjoy!
(Oh, and the 4x4 badge looks just like the ones from a Chevy GMC Sierra) Greetings from Romania & Happy Freedom Day!
You know what, I'll give it to ya ;D
They're *technically* from a 2015 GMC Canyon but a quick Google search shows they're the same badge. I hope things are OK over there in Romania 🇷🇴 being close to the war and all
@@WAEMIDIV Thanks; yes; we're fine up here; we're lucky being part of the NATO. And yes, I googled that badge :)
Happy Freedom day y'all
🧨🧨🧨🧨🇺🇸🦁🌄🐿
Probably the most popular XJ "fix" of all time
My man. You’re hands down the most useful person in my life right now.
I did a 4wd swap many years ago and I remember that there was not a single bit of information. Me being 18 or 19 and no tools or mechanical and experience it sure was a fun trip . Very good detailed video !
This is the most realistic video of working on a jeep. Snapped bolts, leaking oil after draining.....great job!
That's the goal around here... just because I make videos doesn't make me any less of a real human being than you or the next guy. Things do go wrong in the real world, and I hate watching videos where nothing ever does go wrong
It's good to see new videos. Hope you're doing well sir. I've learned a lot about my comanche from your channel, you make excellent content.
I’m the first one watching this. After watching this I will most likely want to do the swap my self
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Brilliantly detailed video as usual! Much appreciated! I'm in the middle of converting mine. Just recently finished the front axle portion of it which also involved re-gearing to match the rear, replacing all new components: tie rods, ball joints, wheel hub assemblies, etc. Only thing I'm lacking right now is the front drive shaft. Once I acquire one for cheap, then on to the transmission swap.
I am literally straight up in the middle of this conversion. Couldn’t have posted this at a more convenient time
I want to thank you very much for putting this video out. I will be doing this exact thing soon.
I have a 1994 Cherokee two door 2.5 liter, 5 speed that was to good to pass up on. I also have a 2000 Cherokee 4 door 4.0 liter (no good) auto that I was going to steal from for the 4X4 system, and possibly the transmission too.
Hopefully it wont be too much trouble.
I wish I can "like" this video each time I've watched it...3 times by now.
Great channel and please keep it mostly XJ.
Don't get too excited, there's a whole lot of obstacles with the 2.5L, and the 4x4 Swap is not well documented at all for them. You won't be able to use a 4.0L transmission behind it, a 4.0L transfer case has 23 splines on the input shaft (2.5L transfer case has 21 splines) the driveshafts are all different lengths, and the front axle will require 4.10 gears (2.5L/ Manual) not 3.55 gears (4.0L/ auto) and even the 4wd linkage is different. Literally the only part you could use in a 1994 2.5L from a 2000 4.0L is the lever, and it wouldn't necessarily match the older interior.
To put 4wd in a 4 cylinder XJ, you either need another 4 cylinder donor XJ (very hard to find in the US) or to just 4.0L swap it (very hard and extremely involved, I'm talking relocating engine mounts and replacing the entire drivetrain harness)
@@WAEMIDIV
Thanks for replying.
Well !@#$%^&*()!!!
I was planning on a 4.0 liter swap when the 2.5 liter was dead and broken eventually.
I haven't even thought of the engine mounts...or the drivetrain...or the...(keep adding to the list)
Damn it man, you just rained on my parade. Crapola.
Love watching your videos ! I have 2 Cherokee and do what I call junkyard mods! I do different mods on weekends to see each works and what doesn’t, with stock parts from other vehicles , keep up the good work !!
My god this video is amazing. Your sense of humor is great. Can't believe all the info and editing here. Very nice!
I thank you man. Getting ready to do a complete rebuild on my 2000 xj soon. Your vids are 🧨. 👍. Happy Independence Day!
Cool video! As you pointed out earlier, the 2WD driveshaft is longer. Shorter 4WD driveshaft will change the final angles of the u-joints.
Yay homework… it’s for a jeep soo
I picked up a 0 rust 2wd 98xj 172k so I’ll be watching this a few dozen times
Lots of info I’m going to need thank you for putting this together!!
After I lifted my 99 I developed that vibration. Got the hack and tap slip yoke eliminator kit and put a double cardon front drive shaft in the back. I suspect yours gained the extra pinion angle when you moved the output shaft back and used the shorter drive shaft. You could also get some four degree blocks for the rear leaf spring pads and get the angles to match a little bit better.
Yep that's what I'm gonna do. I have some shims in the mail right now, but in the long term I'm gonna replace my leaf springs, because they're twisted and deformed from axle wrap - and like you said, moving the output shaft rearward put the driveshaft in the vibration zone because of the already incorrect pinion angle that the longer, 2wd shaft was better able to dampen
Best shift knob I’ve ever seen hands down
It looks super cool at night I love it, and am regretful I didn't get it sooner
I wish this video existed 10 years ago when I converted my 1995 4 cylinder 5 speed 2wd 2 door lol
Nicely done Waemid.I would love to do this to my 2001 XJ.😁😁👍👍
Holy crap Lois, 2 waemid videos in a day!
Oh petah! Stop it!
@@rheidtech Who wants chowdah?
The Venezuela and Brazil versions of Xj did come with Dana 44 High Pinion on front axle (it’s listed in Factory service manual) And Currie makes a bolt on Dana 44. The Currie RockJock 44 does have some improvements to make it even more heavy duty, and they offer it for rear axle as well. But these are mostly for die hard 4 wheelers. Not sure if low pinion OEM version was made for those 2 countries.
I have 93 with ax-15, which is last year of the internal clutch slave cylinder, and have been VERY tempted to swap over to the 94-01 external version (its direct swap, but have to change bell housing and a few other things). Supposedly not as good as the internal one but a LOT easier to change when slave cylinder goes bad.
by "not as good" people mean the clutch is like 2% heavier, it's really not a downgrade at all. I very much prefer the external cylinder to my internal cylinder Pugeoet in every possible regard
I am familiar with the Dana 44, in some earlier XJ models here it was offered as a rear axle in the tow package, and the 97-06 Wrangler TJ could be optioned with it as a front axle as well; so the TJ Dana 44 will actually bolt into an XJ
A reason I didn't mention the Dana 44 is because I already talked about it in the Front Axle video, and to save time, as I was focusing moreso on a "stock 4wd" swap instead of a "building MY Jeep specifically" sort of video here
I do not believe the front Dana 44 ever had a low pinion
But for me, the Dana 30 works just fine for what I need a stock Jeep to do. I'll have to wander over to South America and find an XJ someday just to see all the interesting foreign options they have
Ok now do the whole video again but this time with a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0 Straight 6 2wd to 4wd and I wanna see how and where to do the automatic to Manual! I need to see what parts fit and where I can get them from!
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I got a 2001 2wheeldrive WJ from my neighbor for $700.oo Then found 2 1999 4x4 with 242 transfer cases an Auto transmissions with junk bodies .. $ 1000. in both of them. Now i have a 2001 4x4 WJ and lots a spare parts 😁
At 52:27 you can hear what the first ape that discovered fire sounded like.
What a beast…..
The redeemer as well.
Great vídeo man! Saludos desde México 🇲🇽
Dead jeep sent me a bad steering column. I asked for a replacement.... they sent another one. Wouldn't accept the return of the first one and then refunded my money even after i called and sent several emails saying no that's not necessary. I don't know if customer service has no real communication or what happened but i just gave up after the first few weeks of trying
Impressive work, I swapped my 2007 JKU and it was a lot less challenging, mostly because of the abundance of stock parts.
I'm surprised you found a 2wd JK, there's not many of them around
@@WAEMIDIV yeah, I got a deal on it and put a Dana 44 from a rubicon under it and did the whole swap for less than a $1000. It was a steal
Nice video, Waemid. 👍
However, at 35:18 you used a lighter for a heat shrink butt connector. You need a heat gun.
I've got a 10 year-old plug-in Milwaukee that's got two speeds. It's been a great tool.
I've used at least four different cordless heat guns (I'm an industrial electrician, I have sometimes had to install heat shrink labels by the hundreds; most recently on a 150 MW solar field in WA state). They're okay, but nowhere near as powerful as my old Milwaukee.
Point is: get a quality tool and it will last you at least a couple of decades. I've had mine for a decade, and I'm positive it will last for another 10 years, probably 20.
Yeah I do need to invest in a Heat gun, but I find I only crimp things occasionally, and the lighter has never failed me. It's kinda redneck-hillbilly but at the same time, not everyone has a heat gun, much like not everyone has access to a car lift. I try not to use specialty tools unless absolutely needed
Great video!
Congrats on your 4x4 conversion. Not sure you could have made this video any more comprehensive and entertaining if you tried. Well done. Now.....how can I get you to sell me the 2WD NV3550 you removed, so I can swap that into my '97 2WD AW4 Cherokee? Im having a heck of a time finding one..... 😊
Trouble is, the 2wd NV3550 is such a rare find, that not even the transmission expert (who knew EVERYTHING about the NV3550) had ever even heard of it. This guy has been building Jeep transmissions for 30+ something years and had never even heard of a 2wd NV3550.
It was only ever in the 2000-2001 XJ, and the 2002-2004 KJ, in 2wd. That makes it exceptionally rare, so he bought it off me as a core along with the internals of the 4wd NV donor. The fried internals of the 4wd NV are now in a bucket with an empty 2wd NV case in his garage, and will likely stay there for a long time
You'd be much better off finding an AX-15, even in 2wd, as the shift lever and all that are also much more common. I have a video on the manual swap too
@@WAEMIDIV Yup, I've already watched it. I've done this swap before, just not on a jeep. I've also looked into the NSG370 swap for my XJ, but I'm not sure thats where I want to be. I need to do more homework. Had no idea that the 3550 was in the early Liberty, that might be a good donor too. Any way you cut it, these parts are becoming exceedingly hard to find. Thanks for the reply 👍
Great Video! On the NP231 KJ to XJ conversion, Can you just swap the XJ yoke onto the existing front output shaft?
Nice job man!
36:48 😂 there goes your moneficationes... 🥴
EPIC
Your explanation and thoroughness are next level man. Where in Florida are you located?would you be interested in helping me out with this I’ll most definitely pay for you time! 👍🏽 converting my 99 with another 99.
I don't live in FL anymore but I do come and visit occasionally
you should join the Cherokee XJ discord server
@@WAEMIDIV man that’s unfortunate was definitely hoping you still did. I’ll join that and ask around, thanks again for the great content!
discord.gg/srXazUNB
Waymid ptsd when the starter bolt was backed out
The upper bolt on my XJ starter has been crossthreaded for the longest time, and I could never thread it in all the way, but it also doesn't randomly back out
Ur awesome!!
Where can I get a replacement shift boot (the interior one)
This summer I will be pulling the engine, 4WD manual transmission and the entire drive line out of a 01 XJ. I plan to rebuild everything myself from the ground/block up. Everything new that I can get. And then install them into a 98 XJ that is a 2WD manual.
Do you have any recommendations or pointers for me?
01 VIN 1J4FF28SX1L521666
98 VIN 1J4FT28S3WL106902
BTW before I do any work on my XJ, I always look to see whether you have a video on how to do it first!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!
I have a 2001 jeep xj with great interior everything works and runs and drives that im selling
The badge is off a 19-21 gmc seirra
If you would've commented 13 minutes and 29 seconds ago you would've got it lol, good eye
I thought 92-96 were interchangeable :( what makes a 93 different from a 96
interchangeable what
I found in a junkyard a 1995 cherokee aw4 transmission with a np242 transfer case, it would fit in a 2001 xj 2wd ??
Consult my compatibility spreadsheet. 95 could be made to work with modifications, but will not drop in/ plug and play
Really no parts for nv 3550 and you believe that? A quick internet search shows different. Why not go with a nv 4550hd like most jeepers would want. I went from Ax 5 to Ax 15 because cheap. But would like the nv 4550. Despite "nobody" works on them. I would just rebuild myself I have a press, feeler gauges, and gear puller.
well, allow me to ignore all 4+ of the shops I talked to who each denied me service and cited the same reason every time, buy a press, feeler gauges, gear puller, and spend whoever knows how long learning the vast technical intricacies of rebuilding a transmission with no prior experience doing so, for a video almost entirely unrelated to transmissions... and/or inform my past self of a custom upgrade Dodge truck conversion for the transmission on a stock vehicle when I'm trying to convey the general process for adding a factory 4x4 system that others need to be able to follow the overall guidelines for. MY APOLOGIES SIR
4x4 badge off a 2015 to 2020 Chevy Silverado?
Not quite... but close!
Got a ? I'm working on 2001 2wd Cherokee xj. I got 96 that got all the parts I need. Will 96 interchange with 2001 ? Got transmission transfer case front and rear off of it.
ok I'll assume the 96 is a 4.0L and they're both Automatics, on stock height (no lift)
will the 96 ___ bolt in to your 01:
Transmission: no
Transfer case: yes
Driveshafts: yes
Front axle: no
Rear axle: yes
4wd lever mechanism & shift gate: yes
4wd trim bezel: no
@WAEMIDIV both automatics. No lift. I could use the engine out of the 96 too.? I have everything. Complete donor jeep
@charlesmaxey9165 If you really want to swap the entire engine over, that'd have to involve all of the electronics, which are different in 96 than 97, and different in 97 than 98-99, and different than 00-01. You'd be converting a coil rail, California Emissions, horseshoe intake, 0331 head engine with a different belt routing into a distributor, single manifold, boxy intake, 0630 head engine that technically makes less power, and you have to change the ECU to get it to run, which inherently means you have to change the engine wiring harness (or custom your way through it all) which also means you'd have to change your interior harness to get the guages, switches, Dome lights, radio etc. to work... it's a damn mess. Don't swap the engine or you'll be at it for years.
You can Rewire the connectors on a 96 AW4 to make it work in an 01
You can modify your exhaust manifold to get a 96 Front Axle to fit in an 01
You can buy a different trim bezel for $15 on ebay to work in your 01
or you could swap the entire drivetrain into a different body, but that's your call man
That's what I'm planning. I got rear and front axle and transmission with transfer case on it. So all I would have to do is just change connectors on transmission? I was talking about rebuilding the other engine and basically just use the block in the event transmission wouldn't bolt up to 01 engine
@charlesmaxey9165 The engine block is not the problem, they never changed the transmission bolt pattern all the way from 1987 - 2006. It's the electronics that are different.
Now I'm not an automatic expert, but from what I understand, The 97- AW4 has 1 speed sensor, where the 98+ AW4 has 2. This means the TCM will need/ have different inputs, and require different wiring. You will need to either repin or splice the connectors to make it work, I know it's possible because people have done it before, I'm sure there's an old forum somewhere.
by "bolt on" I mean "require absolutely no modification whatsoever", not necessarily "physically connect to" English is weird
The high pinion Dana 30 will leave your front driveshaft contacting the exhaust, so that's something else you have to worry about too
22:45
If your jeep didn't come with 4x4 you bought a minivan simple as that. And that's coming from a 4runner driver.
Why didn't u just get a rusty jeep for cheap and switch everything. U went through hell for nothing
This is just absolutely ridiculous if you need four-wheel drive that bad just buy one