Rubicon Transfer Case Swap in Sport JK

[DaveP]

I just picked myself up a 241OR transfer case from a Rubicon and am planning on swapping it into my Sport JK. Has anyone had any experience doing this and would be able to give some pointers or help? I know it's a fairly straightforward bolt-on project but don't know if I need any replacement gaskets, etc. to make the swap go smoothly. Thanks.

[mrfreakinwhite]

Except for drive shafts, it should be a straight forward R&R with the parts. Tom Wood makes a JK shaft package with all the correct hardware you'll need.
If you have an automatic, it is 100% worth it to get a bolt in JK rubi crawler box in there while it is all apart. There's no such thing as too much optional crawl ratio and the slower you can go the more control you have to keep the body straight.

The additional crawler box replaces the empty rear tail shaft housing and it adds no length to the power plant combo.

[DaveP]

What's different about the driveshafts? I hadn't seen anyone mention needing any additional parts there...

I'm running a manual so a Rubi Crawler is off the table (as well as out of my budget).

[mrfreakinwhite]

What's different about the driveshafts? I hadn't seen anyone mention needing any additional parts there...

I'm running a manual so a Rubi Crawler is off the table (as well as out of my budget).

There's several different drive shafts available in the vehicle (searching for just manual transmissions) which will have different slip shaft lengths, collapsed lengths and extended lengths. You could probably bolt in what you have and be ok until they tickle a rock. Most of the lift kits that get installed here on JKs end up coming back for a pair of Tom Wood shafts . Some taller lift kits require new shafts right from the get go.

The stock drive shafts in these are, um, not durable.