what am i looking for?

[btm24]

in about 10 weeks ill be getting a part out cherokee for my truck :D ill be taking alot even be doing the 4x4 convert from the cherokee so i need one that is going to match up with my truck. i have an 89. what year range? thanks

 

Brandon

[dave92cherokee]

depending on how much you get left in the cherokee anything from a 99- would work just anything HO will have to have harnesses and such swapped around.

[Bounty Hunter]

If you have an auto tranny, you will want an '87-'90 so the transmission will plug right in. The transfer case and front axle will be fine, just check the axle gear ratio to match what you have the back, or plan on rewelding the spring perches on the XJ rear axle to install in the MJ.

[btm24]

ok thanks yall. so its for the most part a no go on any thing newer then 1990? i was thinkin 96 and below but :dunno: thats y i asked :D

 

Brandon

[Oizarod115]

do you have an automatic? is your engine strong? do you have a full gauge cluster? do you have a tilt-column and intermittent wipers? are these things you want? these are some questions you need to ask

 

also keep in mind the rare chance that any cherokee 87-90 might have a d44 rear.

[Eagle]

The best match would be '87 thru '89. A 1990 XJ will still be a Renix and all the engine and electronics stuff will be the same, but the front hubs, rotors and brakes will be different from your '89, and the rear brakes will be the smaller 9" Chrysler drums.

[btm24]

do you have an automatic? is your engine strong? do you have a full gauge cluster? do you have a tilt-column and intermittent wipers? are these things you want? these are some questions you need to ask

 

also keep in mind the rare chance that any cherokee 87-90 might have a d44 rear.

 

yes auto, yes great engine, no full gauges, i how ever will part the hell out of the cherokee and that is why I'm looking for the best match. sry i need to be more spesific. but thats hard to do because i just don't know what parts ill take out. if i got a 91-96 how much more work am i looking at to get the parts to match? and yes i know finding a d44 is going to be hard to do but i know thats what i want there for thats what ill get :D thanks yall

 

Brandon

[Eagle]

It's going to depend on what you hope to swap over. For example, from 1991 and newer the speedometer is electronic rather than mechanical, and the polarity of the fuel gauge is reversed, so you won't be able to use a gauge cluster out of a '91 or newer XJ. The spline count on the transfer case input changed, but since you'd need the tranny and transfer case together to upgrade to 4WD that's not an issue ... as long as both the tranny and transfer case in the XJ are known to be good.

 

You can certainly swap in an entire newer front axle -- you just have to be aware that you have to swap in an ENTIRE newer front axle. You can't mix-and-match calipers, knuckles and hubs between the newer and older axles.

 

Chrysler started using c-clip Dana 35s with the smaller brakes in 1990.

 

To reiterate: what year(s) would be the best donors depends a lot on what you want to use off the XJ.