stever6kid
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Alabama
Ok guys I may be :new: to :
: but I'm not a newbie to the XJ. I'm ready to step up the old family (1996 Cherokee Sport 4.0L HO AW4 2WD) car buy stroking it out with a 4.2L crankshaft. I am also building a custom suspension set up for 4.5 inches and converting it to 4WD (hopefully useing a pair of dana 44's). I am on a budget and like doing the work myself so I really don't want to buy the motor, plus my buddy has a machine shop in his garage so tools are not an issue. I have the 4.2L rods which have been cleaned, shot peened, checked for straightness and reconditioned. I however am having trouble finding a crankshaft that will fit my engine so my question is does anybody know what I should be looking for? Someone told me I needed either a 6 or a 12 counter weight shaft to fit my 1996 4.0L HO block, but what does that mean and what year models have that?
: but I'm not a newbie to the XJ. I'm ready to step up the old family (1996 Cherokee Sport 4.0L HO AW4 2WD) car buy stroking it out with a 4.2L crankshaft. I am also building a custom suspension set up for 4.5 inches and converting it to 4WD (hopefully useing a pair of dana 44's). I am on a budget and like doing the work myself so I really don't want to buy the motor, plus my buddy has a machine shop in his garage so tools are not an issue. I have the 4.2L rods which have been cleaned, shot peened, checked for straightness and reconditioned. I however am having trouble finding a crankshaft that will fit my engine so my question is does anybody know what I should be looking for? Someone told me I needed either a 6 or a 12 counter weight shaft to fit my 1996 4.0L HO block, but what does that mean and what year models have that?
