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I'm looking at purchacing a 90' jeep cherokee with a 4.0L inline six ,with an automatic. It is not alltime four wheel drive. The motor is bad ,tranny is good. The body is in excellent shape as well as the interior. I have a Chevy 389 stroker motor almost complete that i was going to put in my s-10 street truck. But its going to be winter here soon so I would like four wheel drive again. I like the strait axel in the front for a cost efficient lift system ,and get articulation where my IFS 88 yota lacked. I heard a rumur that a chevy motor will bolt up to a jeeps transmission. If this is possible I could pull this off pretty quick. If I could do a simple engine swap I would have everything to pull it off. Otherwise I would have to get a tranny and transfer case, or a bellhouseing kit. Do you have any information that might be able to help me out?k thax,
Greg
Greg,
The people to talk to about any conversion such as your planning would be Advance Adapters, as they manufacture conversion kits for most vehicles.
I have dealt with them on several occasions, and they are quite helpful.
Advance Adapters, INC.
P.O. Box 247
4320 Aerotech Center Way
Paso Robles, CA 93446-0247
http://www.advanceadapters.com
(805)238-4201
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Carl Brandt
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Will discuss suspensions, lifts, lockers along with tire suggestions. Trail ratings and possible requirements needed for specific type of trails. Safety equipment and what you should carry with you. Certified off-road instructor. I am not a mechanic, and 4-Wheeling is a hobby, so if I can't answer a technical question it is due to my mechanical knowledge being related to vehicles that I have owned, or have worked on. I do not have manuals on all vehicles.
Experience
40 plus years of 4 wheeling in a variety of vehicles. At the present time, my major off-road rig is a 94 Jeep Wrangler with a spring over and a 1 1/2" suspension lift. This gives me a total lift of 7" or so. I have lockers front and rear. I have removed the track bars, and sway bar for maximum articulation. I am running a stock 2.5 ltr 4 cylinder with a Jacobs ignition along with a cold air high flow filter. It has 4.56:1 gears with a Dodge NV4500 transmission along with a 3.8:1 Atlas II transfer case. This gives me a final ratio of 105:1 in low gear/low range.
Other vehicles I own, are a 96 Ford F-250 with a 6" lift, posi rear end, 36" Hummer tires, 5 speed with a fuel injected 460 ci engine, an 87 Samurai with an 8" lift, Ford 9" rear end with a spool, Chevy Dana 44 front end with an electric locker, 5.88 gears, 16% reduction in high range and a 6.5:1 low range with 35" Baja Claws, and a stock 2003 Grand Cherokee Overland.
Trails I have run are the Rubicon (10 times), Dusey Ershim, Fordyce Creek trail, McGrew trail, several trails in Moab, Utah along with local monthly runs.
Organizations
Lost Coast 4x4's
Cal 4-Wheel
Corva
UFWDA
Blue Ribbon Coalition
Education/Credentials
Certified off-road instructor - Certificates in engineering/electronics
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