88Sport_Truck Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 my comanche is a 2wd with a manual tranny and i recently baught a 91 cherokee for 50 bucks with the same engine and 50,000 less miles and it is 4 wheel drive with an auto tranny and i was pondering the thought of makin my comanche 4wheel i was wondering if yall had any tips or suggestions for me before i do it.....[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 My first suggestion is to find a 4wd mj, it will be lots easier then trying to convert a 2wd one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Depending on what precisely you are looking to swap over, it ranges from "a whole heck of a lotta work" to "even more". BUT it has been done before. I would recommend swapping practically the entire Jeep over. Everything in the engine compartment and everything inside the dash. Trying to mix and match componants and make it all work together will probably take way more time. Get yourself a factory shop manual for both years, then buy a digital camera if you don't have one already and take pictures of everything before you remove it and take notes along the way. I used a spreadsheet in eXcel to keep track of my MJ buildup (TJ trans/t-case, Ford axles) and it was a great help. Questions like this get asked a lot and whether or not you should do it depends on what youre looking for. Are you looking for a project? Or are you just looking to own a 4wd? Jeep on! --Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comanchedude Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 my comanche is a 2wd with a manual tranny and i recently baught a 91 cherokee for 50 bucks with the same engine and 50,000 less miles and it is 4 wheel drive with an auto tranny and i was pondering the thought of makin my comanche 4wheel i was wondering if yall had any tips or suggestions for me before i do it.....[/img] I have done the conversion from 2/w std to 4/wd auto and its not that bad so if you just want to make your 2wd a 4wd then simply switch tranny and axels (the complete drivetrain) and you have what you want. You will need to use the radiator for the auto and shifters ect but it will be a weekend job with the help of one or two friends. if you swap engines then you have much more work due to the fact of the different engine control systems (renix vs CryCo). so take a weekend and swap the drivetrain and you will be ready to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnuck Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 So far I have converted 6 to 4x4. Not hard to do after the first one! Now putting a 4.0L with the EFI into my '84 J10 is a quest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 So far I have converted 6 to 4x4. Not hard to do after the first one! Now putting a 4.0L with the EFI into my '84 J10 is a quest! My question is why.... 360, with a gmn tbi conversion would have been easier :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnuck Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Not really. It was a 258 to begin with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 If that was the case, you could have still done a TBI conversion. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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