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Hi everyone,
Sorry, this issue *has* been discussed a few times on various forums, but a lot of the continuity on this is 5+ years old. And I can't seem to make a new post on archived threads.
My XJ is: a daily driver, 95%+ on road only, in great shape with 180,000-ish miles. AX-15 with NP-231 Tcase. It will remain a DD, and I'm just refreshing items to keep it as a live-able DD that is capable of getting me across various low-threat, non-technical off road locations. Also has a 3.5" lift with 31x10.5 tires.
My question is this: though the NP-242 swap is certainly possible (I've had the Tcase since 2013, and got it with the intent of putting it in my old AW4 XJ when I lived in AK), some people say it works great, while others (one guy in particular online, can't remember his username) says it will create too much "slop" based on an open diff introduced at the Tcase. I understand this may be true in principle, but I'd like to hear from those who have actually been running this (@foxwar71, I tried to PM you but your inbox is full...would also welcome any feedback from anyone else who has at least tried this / ridden in one).
More specifically...
1) Is the "slop" with an AX-15+NP242 really that noticeable?
2) Is it present only when in Full Time 4WD, or in all modes? My hope is that any sub-optimal issues would only occur in FT4WD, and otherwise it'd feel like a standard 231 Tcase.
I'll eventually be moving back to New England, and would love the FT4WD option after driving a 231 equipped XJ in AK for 3 years. PT4WD works ok, but it's not a perfect solution to on-road conditions where available traction changes rapidly.
Thanks in advance.
Sorry, this issue *has* been discussed a few times on various forums, but a lot of the continuity on this is 5+ years old. And I can't seem to make a new post on archived threads.
My XJ is: a daily driver, 95%+ on road only, in great shape with 180,000-ish miles. AX-15 with NP-231 Tcase. It will remain a DD, and I'm just refreshing items to keep it as a live-able DD that is capable of getting me across various low-threat, non-technical off road locations. Also has a 3.5" lift with 31x10.5 tires.
My question is this: though the NP-242 swap is certainly possible (I've had the Tcase since 2013, and got it with the intent of putting it in my old AW4 XJ when I lived in AK), some people say it works great, while others (one guy in particular online, can't remember his username) says it will create too much "slop" based on an open diff introduced at the Tcase. I understand this may be true in principle, but I'd like to hear from those who have actually been running this (@foxwar71, I tried to PM you but your inbox is full...would also welcome any feedback from anyone else who has at least tried this / ridden in one).
More specifically...
1) Is the "slop" with an AX-15+NP242 really that noticeable?
2) Is it present only when in Full Time 4WD, or in all modes? My hope is that any sub-optimal issues would only occur in FT4WD, and otherwise it'd feel like a standard 231 Tcase.
I'll eventually be moving back to New England, and would love the FT4WD option after driving a 231 equipped XJ in AK for 3 years. PT4WD works ok, but it's not a perfect solution to on-road conditions where available traction changes rapidly.
Thanks in advance.