LUV CLUB PLANO wrote:
I found a couple 1.9l's, that is what I'm gonna do, If my 1.8l head is reusable I will Use that, then my intake, carb and pacesetter header will bolt up no issue. Are the ujoints the same for the 5 speed and the 4 speed driveshaft, so all I have to do is get a slip yoke with the 5 speed and swap it on to the current driveshaft?
Im also gonna port & polish the heads and headers, so ill see what that does also. Gonna try and get a set of 33in mud tires under her, hoping the IFS can handle them, sense they don't spin to fast or hard
The u-joints are probably the same, but since the 4x4 5sp is longer than the 4sp you are going to have to shorten the rear shaft & lengthen the front, so just have the new shafts fabbed from the best matching parts of the old.
On second thought don't bother with a 5sp swap, with 33" tires you'll never use 5th gear, you'll never find enough HP. 4th gear with the 33" tires will produce a higher final drive than 5th gear with the stock tires. To mount the 33's you'll need a full suspension lift & at least 2" body lift plus some major front fender trimming.