An automatic from about the same year Wrangler yes but the cherokee tranny will not work.

 

Yeah I guess I should have said it is not a direct bolt rather than will not work huuhh!!!

 

I would gladly swap you trannys except for the distance and mounting a clutch would be a PITA.

 

Cherokee trans will work just fine. Not a bolt in affair but easy to do. perfect write up already done too.

AW-4 Transmission Swap - 1

 

X2, the 4-speed AW4 from a Cherokee is a very popular swap for the TJ. It's not a bolt-in swap but neither is it that difficult as shown in the above link from Jeepsr4m. I helped install one into a TJ that competed in the King of the Hammers event last year, it's that good of a transmission.

The easy bolt-in automatic tranny swap is the 32RH 3-speed auto out of a '97 to '02 TJ with the 4.0L. I did that swap two years ago and it can be done in a weekend.

 

Okay i just found someone who wants to exchange his auto tranny for a manual one, but, the transmission shop wants 800$ just for swapping my transmission. isn't that too much?

 

is this a direct boltin if you already have the three speed trans. all i want is the extra gear.

 

No. Anyway you look at it this is a very complex tranny swap for the AW4 into the wrangler and no matter what trans you have in your wrangler now it is not going to be a direct bolt in unless somebody has done this upgrade on it before you got it.

 

So to be clear…. The 97 32RH will work direct replacement for a 2000 tj

 

Welcome to the Forum!

 

no not exactly
changes drive shaft lengths
requires cooling thru radiator or external
also lock up torque converter function requires either Auto PCM(computer) or some creative work around
it will bolt to 4.0 and current transfer case but transfer input shaft is wrong length so need special seal that kind of works or change of transfer case input

 

X2 to the above but to expand it a little, it's an easy bolt-in swap which I did to my '97 TJ. If you have any specific questions send me a message. This conversion was one of the most helpful/useful/best upgrades I did to my previous TJ. And even though my TJ already had f/r lockers, the automatic trans turned it into an absolute beast on the toughest trails imaginable.