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89 MJ 5speed manual swap for newer 4.0


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I just bought a 89 Comanche 4.0 other a 5 speed. My new project never worked on a Jeep so I’m getting educated. I would like to build a newer 4.0 for it and a new transmission to match can anyone tell me what will bolt up thoughts on gearing ( not going to be rock crawling more of a ice fishing rig/mud not to extreme)

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If you get an AX-15 from a newer 4.0 Cherokee or Comanche, it's pretty straightforward.

 

The gearing will depend on exactly which transmission you get as well as the size of the tires you want to run.  Bigger tires = higher number gears.

 

If you go to http://www.grimmjeeper.com/gears.html you can just pick the transmission and transfer case (NP231) from the drop down menus and plug in tire size.  Then play with gear ratios depending on what size tires you pick.

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