Well, the Atlas finally arrived and I had a chance to climb under the Jeep and get it clocked and test fitted. Let me first start by saying the Atlas Transfer Case swap is not a plug-n-go process. The Advance Adapter website says 8-10 hours to get the transfer case installed. Once you open the shipping box you will quickly realize why. The transfer case is the largest most complete part however it has a host of other small bits and pieces that will need to be added, adjusted, assembled, wired, and fine-tuned. After getting a really good idea of what needed to be done in order to at least clock the case in its new home location, I rolled under the Jeep and slipped it on to the tail of the transmission. Excuse all the blocks and stuff on the trans jack. This is what happens when you don’t want to spend a ton of money on a fancy multiangle jack – you improvise.
The transfer case slid right in place and the position looks like it will clear everything. If I run into problems I will have to change the clocking stud positions and try again. Fortunately, this is not a hard task with this transfer case. With the case in place, I jotted down some measurements for driveshafts however I think I will be changing axles so the measurements may not be useful. More on the axle saga at a later date.
