Hey Everybody.
I've read a lot of posts on a lot of websites over the past 4 years since I bought my 98 Grand Cherokee, and I read one thing more often then any other. That the factory parts on a 98 Grand Cherokee are prone to fail.
In relation to the Diffs, 42RE transmission and transfer case...I have read terms like "horribly unreliable", "poorly designed" and "weak" over and over and over again.
I live in Australia and it is difficult to find parts to replace or upgrade for my ZG, so I have had to mainly buy rebuild kits to rebuild the factory components of my Jeep. I have rebuilt the transmission, replaced the VC in my transfer case amongst other sensors here and there and replacing the front end steering and suspension components. It drives well and it is a nice reward for all the work and money that I have put in.
But here in Australia there are many places that I would like to take it off road...but in the back on my mind are all the opinions and quotes that I have read over the years...that they are weak, and break easily off road, the transmission is ineffective for off road use, the transfer case it poor and the diffs are weak.
Now I do not intend to do extreme off roading or rock crawling...mainly just bumpy trails, sandy deserts ect. Probably some hill climbs and things like this.
Just keen to hear some opinions here on the reliability of the factory I6 engine, 42RE tranny, NP249 Transfer case and diffs.
Maybe I just got some bad luck and found mainly negative threads on the web?
Thanks in advance.
Take care.
I've read a lot of posts on a lot of websites over the past 4 years since I bought my 98 Grand Cherokee, and I read one thing more often then any other. That the factory parts on a 98 Grand Cherokee are prone to fail.
In relation to the Diffs, 42RE transmission and transfer case...I have read terms like "horribly unreliable", "poorly designed" and "weak" over and over and over again.
I live in Australia and it is difficult to find parts to replace or upgrade for my ZG, so I have had to mainly buy rebuild kits to rebuild the factory components of my Jeep. I have rebuilt the transmission, replaced the VC in my transfer case amongst other sensors here and there and replacing the front end steering and suspension components. It drives well and it is a nice reward for all the work and money that I have put in.
But here in Australia there are many places that I would like to take it off road...but in the back on my mind are all the opinions and quotes that I have read over the years...that they are weak, and break easily off road, the transmission is ineffective for off road use, the transfer case it poor and the diffs are weak.
Now I do not intend to do extreme off roading or rock crawling...mainly just bumpy trails, sandy deserts ect. Probably some hill climbs and things like this.
Just keen to hear some opinions here on the reliability of the factory I6 engine, 42RE tranny, NP249 Transfer case and diffs.
Maybe I just got some bad luck and found mainly negative threads on the web?
Thanks in advance.
Take care.