Atlas 3.8 Or 4.3 Or Tera Low 4.0?

[Dukes69]

Originally posted by blkTJ
you guys are making damn good arguments for an auto.:yay:

[cbremer]

i've got a 4L60E sitting in my driveway.


but, it's out of my brother's truck, so you'll need to take it while he's not looking

it's even got a new input seal

[RatherBeJeeping]

I've got one of those 4L60E's sitting in the Jeep. Sexy looking thing too.

[goodtimes]

Originally posted by blkTJ
you guys are making damn good arguments for an auto.:yay:

Yea, a automatic will help a bit, but I don't like 'em off road. When I come idleing up to a big f'in rock, I don't want to have the jeep stop when the tire hits it, making me use the skinny pedal, which then causes the jeep to "lurch" over the top of the rock, making me hit the brakes to get it slowed down again.....I prefer it to just keep idleing along at it's 2 mph, right up and over the rocks. Much more user friendly. It is also nice on those steep decents (such as Lions Back or the Luge bypass), not having to ride the brakes the whole way.

The key with the manual is that you gotta have deep enough gears, which is not always easy to do with the short wheelbase (no room for the second transfer case).

[Dukes69]

Originally posted by goodtimes
Yea, a automatic will help a bit, but I don't like 'em off road. When I come idleing up to a big f'in rock, I don't want to have the jeep stop when the tire hits it, making me use the skinny pedal, which then causes the jeep to "lurch" over the top of the rock, making me hit the brakes to get it slowed down again.....I prefer it to just keep idleing along at it's 2 mph, right up and over the rocks.

I dont have this problem with my auto. I've come up to many a Big f'n rock and it just chugs right up, no lurching or stopping. Then again, I do have some pretty deep gears in there.

[jmbrowning]

NP241OR

I heard that the Daimler-Chrysler designers got tired of Tera transfer cases grenading and went with the NP241OR instead.

A few totalled Rubicons are beginning to turn up or you can get them new. Hope you find this idea interesting.

[goodtimes]

If you can find one of the NP241's out of a rubicon for a good price, that is a very viable option. Might be cheaper than putting a SYE and 4:1 kit in a doner 241 yourself......but buying a new one ("241OR" as DC likes to call them) is very expensive. I read somewhere that it would run you in excess of $2500.

[brian4.2]

I'm going this route with my jeep. I've got one coming from JB conversions.

http://www.jbconversions.com/pages/nvg241OR/index.html

The price shipped to me in CA is $1,850

It includes the right yokes for the TJ

I was looking at the SLE and the tera-lo but this looked like a better deal.

Should have it Thursday

[NAILER341]

that looks cool, but.. i think i'm still going for the atlas. it is about the same price. actually i can get the atlas for less than what you paid for that jb case.
i am leaning toward the 4.3, but considering the 5.0
thanks for all of the input on this thread so far keep em coming!

[blkTJ]

Originally posted by NAILER341
actually i can get the atlas for less than what you paid for that jb case.

care to share where?

[NAILER341]

jason laliberty at groupbuy.com
1700 for the 4.3 with shifters. i got this price a couple of months ago, so it may have changed a bit... but if you are really interested, brian, maybe we can negociate a deal for 2?
i think i will be ready in a couple of weeks to a month...

[NAILER341]

i made a mistake on the price... it is 2015 for the 4.3 with the shifters, and 1700 for the 3.8 with shifters. SORRY

[goodtimes]

Originally posted by brian4.2
...The price shipped to me in CA is $1,850...

Wow. That is much better than what I heard they were gonna' be. For that price, it isn't so bad of a deal.

I would still go for the 5:1 if it were me though.

[NAILER341]

2250 FOR THE ATLAS 2 5.0 with the stronger output shaft...
brian? are you interested in buying a couple of these?

[blkTJ]

sorry erik. I can't make that kind of commitment (sp?) at this time.