hmm what to do???

[muddcakedmaniac]

Well i have rebuilt an 87 yj and the transmission is the last thing on my list. Since im only 16 i dont have the greatest amount of money so i cant afford the best stuff. I was wondering what is a good replacment in my budget that is fairly easy and not overly complicated. Is there anything i can swap it with ?? i have a peugeot right now and i kno there not the best to start with. Oh and my budget it around 1000$

Thanks in advance for any help.....

 

[TwistedCU]

Your easiest, cheapest would probably be an AX15 from a late 89 to newer Jeep. Here's a writeup for doing it on an XJ but it should get you going in the right direction...
http://www.jeeptech.com/convtrans/ax15swap.html

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Throw in an AX15, just make sure the transmission output matches your transfer case input. Worse case scenario, you'll have to swap out the transfer case input to a 23 spline.

 

[yjdave]

You also need to know that you have a np 207 T/C and it has a 21 spline output shaft. They DO NOT work with an AX 15. So you need to grab the T/C with the transmission when you find a new one. Make sure you get the 231 and not the 241 T/C in alot of newer xj's.

 

[muddcakedmaniac]

Alright thanks for the help. So let me see here, i just need to get an AX15 with a 231 T/C and that is it?? Do you kno about how much this is going to cost me ? Brand new or used ? where should i go from here ? And what exactly is a 231 T/C ?


Thanks again

 

[lah2420]

231 T/C is the model NP231 transfer case for your 4 wheel drive. You have a model NP207 right now. It won't work on an AX15 transmission without a different input shaft. It's usually cheaper to change the transfer case to the 231.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

I'm not sure all '87s have the 207, I think late-year '87's begain using the 231 so he may be lucky there.

 

[lah2420]

I'm not sure all '87s have the 207, I think late-year '87's begain using the 231 so he may be lucky there.

I wish I had been that lucky. If it's an oddball part, I've got it.

 

[bluejeep]

I auctullly have a brand new ax 15 trans that i was going to use but never did. give me an offer.

 

[jaymz77]

I have a NP231 with 21 spline input from a '88 YJ on ebay right now. I've seen a lot of these t-cases go for less than $200 on ebay, so you might look there.

 

[muddcakedmaniac]

hey blue jeep, im not to familiar with this and i dont know what there worth. Could you tell me what im looking at. And not rip me off. Thanks