piston swap

Swaping 258 to 4.0, 4.0 parts to 258 etc!
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shona13
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Vehicle Year: 1999
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piston swap

Post by shona13 »

Hi all , New to the Forum .
I have a 1999 xj jeep cherokee with a 4 litre engine , which got the jeep death rattle ,stripped the engine down and found a broken piston ,the skirt was broken of.
My question is can i fit the pistons from the 1997 engine ,I had a look at them and they are a lot better made and look stronger ,I have compared all the dimensions and I cannot see why they would not work, :idea:
Thanks.
Hutch.
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Re: piston swap

Post by Russ Pottenger »

No problem.
If you replace the piston rings be aware there are different ring widths in later HO's.
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