Need help with engine swap with 96 cherokee

[solomotorsports]

I have a 95 grand cherokee 4.0L auto 4X4 drive train. I want to put it in my 96 cherokee sport 4.0L auto 4X4. I know the trans and transfer case are different. What i am wondering is if the plugs are the same that go to the trans. I do not have the new drivetrain at my house yet so i can not look.I would appreciate any help.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

No, they will be different, they are two different transmissions. Why use the Grand parts? They're generally more problematic than similar XJ parts.

 

[solomotorsports]

I can get a free drivetrain out of a grand. My drivetrain has 317,000 miles on it and the trans went out. I know they are different. I would like to know if the trans and transfercase would plug in or what i would have to do to get it to work

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

The '95 is OBDI and the '96 is OBDII, so there is the possibility for more problems there.

XJ transmissions (AW4) are a dime a dozen, I had trouble selling mine because they rarely fail. Let mine go for $100. To me it'd be worth spending a few hundred dollars to know it'll bolt right in.

 

[solomotorsports]

I can get a trans with 110,000 on it for $300 does that sound fair?

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Sounds high depending on where you get it. Decent price for a junkyard, high if buying from an individual. $100-$200 is more accurate.