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Is it possible to get an XJ Cherokee with:
1) SelecTrac and not CommandTrac ie, you can drive it on dry pavement
2) ABS
From what I can see, they made models like this but in practice it seems like nobody ordered these options
1) SelecTrac and not CommandTrac ie, you can drive it on dry pavement
2) ABS
From what I can see, they made models like this but in practice it seems like nobody ordered these options
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Year: 1990
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I have had the NP242 in both my XJs so far. Neither had ABS... Just the way I like it
The NP242 has to be the most practical T-case jeep ever used.
The NP242 has to be the most practical T-case jeep ever used.
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Odd, I am here in the Boston area and I can literally find a million XJ cherokees. NONE of them have the good transfer case....what % of the used
ones out there have the selectrack would you guess??
ones out there have the selectrack would you guess??
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I have a Selec-Trac transfer case and ABS, but mine was special ordered as a police vehicle. It also came with the upcountry suspension, which has the limited slip rear diff. I was really happy to find it.
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Its like 99.9% of the ones I look at are non selectrack and non abs.....is there a particular model like the limited or sport I should I be looking at? Or, are there certain models that I can exclude that definitely do not have these options? I need a way of filtering out the 99% of cherokees that dont have what I want
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Year: 1998
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Sports and SE's will most likely have the np231, I'd look at limited and classic models, they're more likely to have the np242. It's still a crap shoot though, it was only an option, not standard equipment on any trim level.
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Year: 1998
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from Wikipedia:
Transfer cases
All the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_case used on the Cherokee were chain driven with aluminium housings. Command-Trac was standard on XJ models built with 4WD.
Transfer cases
All the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_case used on the Cherokee were chain driven with aluminium housings. Command-Trac was standard on XJ models built with 4WD.
- 1984–1987: New Process NP207 Command-Trac, part-time only, 2.61:1 ratio with low range
- 1984–1986: New Process NP228/229 Selec-Trac, full-time/part-time, 2.61:1 ratio with low range
- 1987–2001: New Process NP231 Command-Trac, part-time only, 2.72:1 ratio with low range
- 1987–2001: New Process NP242 Selec-Trac, full-time/part-time, 2.72:1 ratio with low range
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abs would mean d35 and 242 xfer cases are like 9 speed transmissions. more **** to go wrong.
with that being said mine has a 8.25 dif and 231 xfer case. I wouldn't have it any other way.
with that being said mine has a 8.25 dif and 231 xfer case. I wouldn't have it any other way.
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For a rock crawler or weekend warrior in the south then the 242 is definitely unnecessary, but here in the north it's awesome to throw it in full time and leave it for nine months.
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The NP242 has 56 parts where the NP232 has 53 (Haynes Manual). The only difference I'm seeing between the two cases is the 242's differential. My 89's sitting at 285k, never been touched other than fluid, and it worked just fine. And I beat that thing.
For a rock crawler or weekend warrior in the south then the 242 is definitely unnecessary, but here in the north it's awesome to throw it in full time and leave it for nine months.
For a rock crawler or weekend warrior in the south then the 242 is definitely unnecessary, but here in the north it's awesome to throw it in full time and leave it for nine months.