AH said:
The 4.0 is out of my 87 cherokee and is not the high output. I figure it is going to be better than the carberator. Would it be better to leave the 4.2 in? How hard would it be to do the spring over? I am going to put in my d44 out of the cherokee as well so I will probably be changing the perches.
Just seems like alot of technical work to put in a booty motor. It is fi and will run better than a carb, but how much time do you have for the swap???
I am sure you will want to dump that motor in the future for a good top end. It is a decision to really think about. Do you have to pass smog tests???
I would swap in a motor in front of that ford tranny that will be powerful enough to really get it. 302's are really nice :thumb:
SOA will give you issues with steering, but there are tons of options for that too. Newer jeep WJ knuckles have a cast arm for high drag link connection, then the tie rod just runs down low. It is bolt on high steer for a jeep 30 front end. Its a really cheap fix in my opinion.
That front end will have coil spring perches from the cherokee, so torching that off for leaf springs will be the hardest part of an SOA. It honestly is sooo easy.