Paintballpsyco2369
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- Memphis, Mi
Well, I was going to wait to do this upgrade till the stock transmission went out (the Peugeot 10) and replace the transfer case at the same time. Right now I have the Peugeot transmission, and the 21 spline NP 231 with a 4.5" lift on an 88 Cherokee with a stock I-6. Dana 30 from a 98 up front, and a Ford 8.8 rear with LSD. Also 4.10 gears and 33's. When the Peugeot goes, I am upgrading to the AX-15 transmission. Now I have been reading a bit more lately into transfer cases, and figured I would throw something up here to see if I could get some real world input instead of just reading stuff from the Advance Adapters catalog and books and such.
As of now I am leaning towards an NP 231 (newer 23 spline) with the HD upgrade, and defiantly a Slip Yoke Eliminator. I figure since I have it apart, I will go all out for it. I see this as probably the cheapest option, and probably easiest as I would have less custom work to do.
There are 2 other things I am considering however:
1. Possibly an Atlas 2 or 4 speed. I am not too familiar with this one, hence posting here. It seems like a great option, but the rig will mainly be a DD, and light-moderate trail rig so I need to have the speedometer for sure, and I would want to have the SYE with it as well. In doing the bit of looking I have into this, it seems to be the most expensive option, which is more than likely going to mean it won't happen.
2. The other option I am looking at is the Dana 300. Of what I know, it seems like an older model. Someone suggested I look into this one as an upgrade option and so I am. As mentioned above, I would be needing the speedometer hookup, and the SYE. Not too sure how easy it would be to use this one in place of the NP 231, but I am considering it as an option. Also not sure of cost at all.
Basicly I am wondering some advantages and disadvantages to each of the 3 options I have above, and if anyone has possibly done any of these setups, how did/do they work and how easy was it to set an XJ up to use with it?
Thanks for any help anyone can offer, I look forward to any response.
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As of now I am leaning towards an NP 231 (newer 23 spline) with the HD upgrade, and defiantly a Slip Yoke Eliminator. I figure since I have it apart, I will go all out for it. I see this as probably the cheapest option, and probably easiest as I would have less custom work to do.
There are 2 other things I am considering however:
1. Possibly an Atlas 2 or 4 speed. I am not too familiar with this one, hence posting here. It seems like a great option, but the rig will mainly be a DD, and light-moderate trail rig so I need to have the speedometer for sure, and I would want to have the SYE with it as well. In doing the bit of looking I have into this, it seems to be the most expensive option, which is more than likely going to mean it won't happen.
2. The other option I am looking at is the Dana 300. Of what I know, it seems like an older model. Someone suggested I look into this one as an upgrade option and so I am. As mentioned above, I would be needing the speedometer hookup, and the SYE. Not too sure how easy it would be to use this one in place of the NP 231, but I am considering it as an option. Also not sure of cost at all.
Basicly I am wondering some advantages and disadvantages to each of the 3 options I have above, and if anyone has possibly done any of these setups, how did/do they work and how easy was it to set an XJ up to use with it?
Thanks for any help anyone can offer, I look forward to any response.
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