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4x4 Related Groups => Tech Talk => Topic started by: Fredduck on January 22, 2009, 05:34:42 PM

Title: 1996 Grand Cherokee LTD ?
Post by: Fredduck on January 22, 2009, 05:34:42 PM
My kid just just picked this unit up today.
It's got a 5.2, auto and it looks like it's full time 4WD.
Is this so or is there a way to put it in 2WD?
There is no 2WD selection on the transfercase
Title: Re: 1996 Grand Cherokee LTD ?
Post by: cLAY on January 22, 2009, 05:42:44 PM
You have the NP249 case. It is all wheel drive all of the time. Only way to get into 2wd is too swap in a different t-case.
Title: Re: 1996 Grand Cherokee LTD ?
Post by: Fredduck on January 22, 2009, 06:19:44 PM
What fits?
 231, 241
Title: Re: 1996 Grand Cherokee LTD ?
Post by: LifesGrand on January 22, 2009, 06:32:00 PM
What fits?
 231, 241

NP249 TO NP242 (or 231) SWAP
http://jeephorizons.com/tech/tcase.html
Title: Re: 1996 Grand Cherokee LTD ?
Post by: Fredduck on January 22, 2009, 06:35:25 PM
Thanks ;D
Is this thing a ZJ? :o
Title: Re: 1996 Grand Cherokee LTD ?
Post by: dunl on January 22, 2009, 07:38:47 PM
Yuppers....welcome to the ZJ club.  :)

Check out www.mallcrawlin.com and the NAGCA site.
Title: Re: 1996 Grand Cherokee LTD ?
Post by: LifesGrand on January 22, 2009, 08:08:20 PM
Yes..
Still haven't done this myself but it's one of my to do's...
Most have found this to be a fairly simple task to perform..even for the Saturday mechanic.
From what I have read, you may not need to swap out the input shafts if you can find a tc of the same year for your jeep or a 97 & up should work also.
You can also get away without changing the shift gate that sits under the shifter bezel, grab the bezel for your swap tho.
VIC Instructions: located behind the info center, unplug the two wire red clips. Unbundle the tape that is wrapped around the cluster of wires and find two single wire black plugs (one male clip one female) and plug them together! This will prevent the VIC from beeping while displaying, "service 4WD" switch.
hth!