1993 YJ transfer case question

Thanks Bill. This brings up another question. If I get an SYE kit right away, can I use any NP231, or does it have to be out of a Wrangler? I know these were used in some Dodge and Chevy applications as well, and I was wondering if any of those would work as well.

Thanks again.

Chris

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Bill,

I wouldn't mind a CJ at all, even though I began this quest looking for a Wrangler. The problem I have is finding Jeeps for sale here that aren't at some ridiculous price. The second problem is that I live in an area that takes its toll on vehicles in the winter (rust). It's almost impossible to find a CJ in any condition here, let alone something that has a body panel left on it. I live in a relaitively small town so there isn't much to choose from. Whatever I buy will be a long term project to build the way I want it, but it would be nice to be able to drive it while I accumulate the parts for the mods I intend to do. I also have many friends who have auto related businesses so some of the mods I want to do won't cost me a fortune. I also have a pretty well equipped shop of my own. I basically am looking for a Jeep that is a solid starter for my project. Ths basically means I need a good frame and a decent tub. The rest really doesn't matter. This particular Jeep I am looking at has very little rust, at least according to the owner, and also has a few things done that are to my liking. All that said, i am still looking at a 380 mile round trip just to look at a Jeep that may be a POS. I'm waiting for the pics to be emailed, so hopefully that will help. To give you an example, I know of 3 CJ7's in the area. My good friend owns one of them. The other two are not for sale, and I have been told won't ever be. When I see someone that has a YJ and have a chance to talk to them, I tell them I would be interested in buying their Jeep when they are ready to sell, but the phone hasn't rang yet. there's just not much to choose from here.

Chris

"L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@cox.net...

Chris,

Don't listen to this old goat, he still thinks points and condenser are high tech!

YJs are fine and their transmissions & transfer cases last as long or longer than any other Jeep. Look for a YJ NP231, they were sold in the hundreds of thousands and you're bound to find one at a good price. A buddy of mine just got one for his '93, with SYE already installed for $350.

Jerry,

Thanks for the advice. Bill does have some good advice and links and I appreciate them. I do know about the "real jeep" thing with him, so I filter out whatever I consider "real jeep" technology. One of the areas I lack knowledge in is transfer cases. I'm sure once I get inside one I can figure out what makes them tick. I've rebuilt just about everything else that is rebuildable on a vehicle. I did have an NP231 in my S10 Blazer that I literally drove the hell out of, so I can attest to their durability. I also see there are parts to make them handle even more torque capacity, so that is always an option too. My eventual plans for whatever I buy include either a 4.0 stroker, or a Chevy V8 conversion. I am a gearhead at heart, so most of my vehicles end up with quite a bit more power than they started with. I think the power increase will come in handy because most of the off road stuff I'll be doing will involve mud. We don't have much for mountainous areas here, but eventually I'd like to travel and do some of that too. It's just been a long ordeal trying to find a decent CJ/YJ here without affecting the national debt, so hopefully this one works out.

Chris

The stupid slip yoke notwithstanding, just like the older gear driven boxes, NP231s have been around for nearly two decades and have proven themselves time and again to be extremely durable. Further, at 2.72:1, they're far better crawlers than 2.0:1 D20s & 18s.

As for me, hey, I've got an Atlas II AND a D20, no sissy chain driven stuff around here....except for the one in the Grand Cherokee.

That's not a "tale" of an NP231 cratering in a YJ or TJ. If some idiot mfr (like Ford) puts an underspec unit in a fullsize and it snaps the p. gears, that's not the fault of the box,. it's the fault of the cst cutting idiot engineering team that signed off on it in the first place!

Millions of NP231s are serving Jeep owners faithfully every day with narry a problem. Bottom line, even with the idiot slip yoke they work like a charm for 99.5% of their owners, have a better crawl ratio and are far lighter to boot than the old iron case gear jammer xfer cases.

D300s routinely snap their output shafts under load, should we condemn them, or just shut the f&*k up and put in a stronger output shaft?