Another 4WD conversion

[Anthi4078]

Hey everyone, I purchased my MJ back in January and I’ve been wanting to convert it to 4WD since. I think I’m finally ready but I had some questions as to what parts I’m gonna need to collect to make the switch. I’ve seen a bunch of other threads on doing this conversion but none were exactly my truck so I just wanna be sure. 

 

Ok so my truck is a 1987 2WD 4.0 with the Ba-10 transmission and a Dana 44 rear axle. I would like to keep it manual but can’t find any manual Cherokees being junked around me, so what I’m wondering is if I could take the front axle, driveshaft, and linkages and what not out of a old automatic Cherokee, and then try and get a AX-15 paired with a NP-231 or 242 out of a old YJ or TJ. Any information would be of help, thanks

[KBRAY88MJ]

I would say keep looking and wait until you find the ax15 you want. Deals can be found if your patient. I was in the same boat your in and one day in marketplace on bookface came across a deal for 300 complete trans/transfer case, front driveshaft and crossmember out of a 97 Cherokee. Maybe put out a wanted ad in this forum and also and bookface groups.  What is your location? 

[KBRAY88MJ]

Also, yes you can get everything else from an auto Cherokee. Depending on what your gears are currently might be a good time to upgrade to 3.55 or 4.10 from a stock Cherokee. 

[Anthi4078]

3 hours ago, KBRAY88MJ said:

What is your location? 

I’m located in Guelph, Ontario 

[Anthi4078]

Ok so I actually ended up finding a junkyard like 10 minutes from my house that had a manual Cherokee. I took the trans, transfer case, front driveshaft and front axle. The Cherokee was a 1987 Cherokee Chief two door with the 4.0 and a ba-10. I’m wondering since my truck has the same transmission and there the same year if I could just take the tail shaft off my transmission and bolt the transfer case to it. Any insight would be helpful, thanks.