i just bought A 93 grand cherokee 318 the t/c is out of it and i want to put a part time case in it out of a cherokee i have searched this swap but i was wandering if i had to change the input shaft or is there a t case that will just bolt in no propem and do i need the drive shaft out of the cherokee any thing will help

 

This tells how to install a part time 242 TC in the ZJ. http://jeephorizons.com/tech/tcase.html
And Welcome to CF.

 

Member biggoofy told me to check out this link. http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f13/t...-np242-685644/ I'm doing this swap tonight I hope. I got my 242 out a 97 zj straight 6. My 97 zj has the 318.

 

Both are excellent write ups. I started my swap this evening. Went to drop the front d/s and rounded off one of the bolts connecting the d/s to the t/c yoke.

 

Well I managed to get them swapped. Test drive tomorrow.

 

Finally got the rounded bolt out, now waiting for jy to get tc on the ground

 

Swap complete, testing soon...

 

How did it test out? Mine seems to be working as it should. Was wondering if u had to change your d/s. I had to change mine. I'm working with the same ie. 249 from v8 97 zj, and 242 from a 97 i6. Oddly my 249 was stamped with a production date of 98, so someone had to have replaced the 249 before...

 

Drove really nice. I had to change the rear drive line. It has a external slip yoke. I haven't tried any of the 4x4 settings yet,but it sure turns nice in parking lots.

 

Yeah I'm with you on the turning..I have daddy duty today, hopefully I will get to fish/test 4x4 later today. Have you switched out your front d/s yet? If so what year and model did you go with?

 

No on the front D/L. Not sure I need to but there's not alot of room for the yoke to move. I had to change out my front axle. So I have a Cherokee front D/L.

 

I was just wondering about the front d/s, because I want to get rid of the cv front shaft...thanks

 

Gotcha. My original axle had the cv yoke,but the the one I found to replace it had the u-joint style. The drive line is from a cherokee not sure what year.

 

On my '97 ZJ I had the CV shaft (type 3) replaced with another ZJ shaft that had the u-joints w/the dust cap on the sliding yoke (type 1) below.

 

Thanks that is good info.