i love the disco. but....hate the all time 4x4. is it possible to do a upgrade to like a jeep cherokee tcase that isnt full time?

 

why do you hate the fulltime 4wd? its a better case than the 231 since its gear driven. in a XJ everything is always moving anyway unless you changed to manual hubs.

 

Here it is. I'm guessing the advantage is better gas mileage.

I am interested but have not decided to tackle the project yet.

http://store.toddcosuspensions.com/lt230pati2wd.html

 

the mpg thing is negligible though. arent the hubs always engaged? or is there some sort of disconnect on the front axle? if there isnt, everything is always spinning anyway.. it just coasts in the tcase.

 

i am lookin for a complete replacement.

 

why? again, the jeep tcase is weaker, wont bolt in, and has less low range gearing.

 

just an idea as i am doing diesel aswell

 

i saw that thread

 

ya. i ruled out the ford diesel. finaly found someone that tried. just way to heavy. i found some vids on doing a 300tdi and 5spd. looked like its simply. just dont know were to find that in the us for cheap enough

 

converting to diesel isnt going to be cheap... the cheapest one you'll be able to find is a 4BT, but you'll have to fab your own motor mounts, find a trans, fab trans mounts, adapt to the tcase or find something suitable that bolts up... then gauges, cooling, all the other wiring....

its not a simple task. its easier (and cheaper) to buy one of the converted tdi discos for sale on ExPo for $10-12k