Jacoop91

Since everybody has suggested that the motor / transmission install is much easier when already mated together, I went ahead and pulled the trans back out and will mount it back up to the motor... which to me seems like double work, but I guess that I am inclined to listen to people who have done this before. So here are the motor mounts that are offset...

So it is storming like hell here in central FL so I'll have to wait til tomorrow to get a decent picture.

Sure thing, I'll be home in just a little bit and I'll get right on that. I'm already feeling a little better just having someone to talk to about it I really appreciate it

Yep, I removed the 2 side mounts from the donor XJ and the driver side seems to line uo perfectly, however the passenger side mount is roughly 1.5" closer to the firewall...at the time I figured maybe the mounting points on the 4.0 were slightly offset by that much, but now that I have the motor hoisted over it, thats not the case.

Yep, I went back and forth on whether or not to leave it attached tp the motor, and I decided to remove them separately

I recently bought a running, wrecked '94 XJ (damaged frame) with the goal of swapping EVERYTHING into my non running '88 comanche (2.5 manual, 4WD short bed). My dad originally bought the Comanche years ago to use as a hunting truck and it ended up sitting out in the woods only to be ravaged by rats, I decided to bring it home and got it to at least run (after spending a lot of $$) however the wiring harness was chewed up too bad to repair. I decided to find someone locally get it into running shape. The first "jeep expert" I took it to, ended up going to prison and the Comanche set for 2 years at his house without it ever being touched. Second "jeep expert" screwed me over pretty bad and I had to go to mediation to get the jeep back. That was 4 years ago... So needless to say I have had nothing but horrendous luck. Over the last few years I've gained some confidence in my mechanic skills and felt it was time for me to try and at least tackle the job because I didn't want to give up on it. I have spent an incredible amount of time trying to get this thing to run right and I just don't know what else to do. Not to sound conceded, but I feel like I have viewed every single article and post regarding this swap...and I still have not found the answer/guidance/solution. I understand that was a long backstory to get to my actual question so I hope someone, somewhere, somehow can help me. I'm having such a hard time trying to line up the 4.0 with the trans and motor mounts...what the hell am I missing? I'm obviously using the mounts from the xj but the passenger side seems offset? Also it seems like there is simply not enough room for the 4.0 to mount up to the trans and driveshaft properly. PLEASE PLEASE HELP 🙏