I took the old 231 out this weekend, and got the new 241 in, It is as pretty straight forward swap. I highly advise anyone who is getting a long arm kit, to NOT get one that does not allow you to remove the Tcase without dropping the whole front suspension. It adds a lot of time to the swap.
The 231 came out, hardest part was breaking the hard to reach bolts loose! I lowered the tranny down as far as it would go so I could get better access to the Tcase bolts. As you can see the 241 is substantially larger than the 231 I had in previously
I removed the old shift linkage, and then installed the 241, I initially tried to use a floor jack but that didn't work well, so I found the easiest way to do it is to lay under the truck with the tcase on my chest and simply bench press it up. I had a buddy with me and he simply helped guide it in.
I recommend first installing your Tcase and then install your linkage brackets- if you go with a new one.
I decided to go with a cable shift linkage conversion from Savvy Offroad. The kit comes with NO instructions so I used the Novak instructions as a guide, it is basically the same kit. The hardest part of installing the kit is having to pull up the center console, so you are able to pull back the carpet and remove the old shifter linkage and install the new cable bracket. I pulled my drivers seat to make access a lot easier.
Since I had a 2000 XJ, the speedo connector plugged right in, I did have to use a different plug and weatherpack connector for the shift indicator, Dorman 600-506. Pigtail - AC Delco PT724.
I still have the stock exhaust hangar bracket, I had to trim it to fit around the new, larger Tcase