Who's got a TeraLow 4:1?

rkutzner · 09-15-2004, 05:14 PM

A freind just got one SHIPPED from Sams Offroad for $849 !!! With a 2 year warranty, I'm considering this over the Atlas which would cost almost 3 times that after driveshaft mods.

**BigWaylon** · 09-15-2004, 05:23 PM

Is that just the 4:1 kit, or a t-case with the kit installed? cause the kit itself is usually in the $1200 range...

Greg

rkutzner · 09-15-2004, 05:26 PM

Just the kit. $1200 is way too high, I've seen them at a few places right around 950 - 1000 plus shipping.

**BigWaylon** · 09-15-2004, 05:30 PM

if you really want one, I know somebody selling one "installed" in a t-case for a grand...

Greg

gl717 · 09-15-2004, 05:34 PM

does that include the SYE
Im definitely interested

gl717 · 09-15-2004, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigWaylon

if you really want one, I know somebody selling one "installed" in a t-case for a grand...

Greg

Bigwaylon I pm'd you

**BigWaylon** · 09-15-2004, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gl717

Bigwaylon I pm'd you

...and I just PM'd you back...

Greg

rkutzner · 09-15-2004, 07:23 PM

Anyone want to give their thoughts ?

**Jerry Bransford** · 09-15-2004, 07:26 PM

On a 4:1? Great upgrade to an NP231 if you do enough of the type offroading that requires a lower ratio that doesn't affect your highway rpms or speeds. I'd love to install either a Tera 4:1 or Atlas II in my TJ, that is for sure!

jeepman14wheel · 09-15-2004, 07:33 PM

You cannot beat the tera low, I have one and I love it. It has never let me down and like you said, no drive line mods required.

rkutzner · 09-15-2004, 07:42 PM

Thanks! As much as I'd love an Atlas, paying 3 times as much ($1800 for standard Atlas plus front upgrade plus DS's plus shift levers = ~2500) and going through the hassle of modifying the TC mount and getting the DSs relengthened/shorten just doesn't seem worth it.

charles_2000 · 09-15-2004, 08:43 PM

I like mine alot, you don't even know it's there in 2 hi. But they do whine when in 4 low and a little in 2 low. The first time I drove it in 4 low, I thought there was something wrong with it, but it's normal.

Jack Flesher · 09-15-2004, 08:48 PM

It's a great crawler and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. The only real downside is if you are combo crawling and fire-roading, you have to shift in and out of hi for the roads... Which we should all be doing anyway

TJ=MT Pockets · 09-15-2004, 09:40 PM

I have the tera low kit. I blew mine up within the first 8mos--It was replaced under warrantee. Have had the "new" one in there for about 9mos now. All is well, but it is noisey--even in 2hi. It is great off road if you do rocks. If i had it to do over again, i would have went atlas---i know with all the mods it costs a lot more, but you can control the front and rear seperatly. Plus, I think an atlas is a lot stronger---i am still waiting for mine to go again. The only reason i went tera instead of atlas was because the jeep club i'm in was having a group buy on tera stuff and i got the 4-1 for $750, a lot less than an atlas would have run me. But, i guess your wheeling style will or should dictate what is right for you. Don't get me wrong the tera works good, but the atlas is a much better/stronger unit than any np231.

FlexyTJ · 09-16-2004, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJ=MT Pockets

I have the tera low kit. I blew mine up within the first 8mos--It was replaced under warrantee.

What "blew" exactly? I have been considering this option as opposed to regearing the R/P's since I only need the crawl ratio in 4L and dont wanna make it a pain to drive to and from the trailhead, its not a trailerqueen yet

I have wondered about the durability of multiplying THAT much torque through a chain driven case....

09-15-2004, 05:23 PM	#2
BigWaylon tubework is cool... Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 7,646 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Is that just the 4:1 kit, or a t-case with the kit installed? cause the kit itself is usually in the $1200 range... Greg __________________ 2001 TJ 60th Anniversary Edition (details in Profile) www.carolinarockshop.com All the pics I have...including a Table of Contents

09-15-2004, 05:26 PM	#3
rkutzner Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Westminster, MD Posts: 904 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Just the kit. $1200 is way too high, I've seen them at a few places right around 950 - 1000 plus shipping. __________________ 2001 TJ Sport Everything SELF INSTALLED. The Serious Stuff:4.5 RE LA, 35" MT/Rs, 4.88s, Super44 w/Detroit, D30 w/Ptrax, SYE, Tera 4:1, 2LOW & Rear Disks, AntiRock, Lotsa Skids (some homemade!), Nth Shock Shifters, Patriot 9500...and LOTS more !

09-15-2004, 05:30 PM	#4
BigWaylon tubework is cool... Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 7,646 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	if you really want one, I know somebody selling one "installed" in a t-case for a grand... Greg __________________ 2001 TJ 60th Anniversary Edition (details in Profile) www.carolinarockshop.com All the pics I have...including a Table of Contents

09-15-2004, 05:34 PM	#5
gl717 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lancaster PA Posts: 13 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	does that include the SYE Im definitely interested __________________ 2000 TJ sport. 4.0 5spd, BB, 1"bl. 33X12.50 MTR's, super 35 w/detroit, truetrac in front, 4.56's, JKS discos, armor, pocket flares, winch... yada, yada, yada.

09-15-2004, 07:23 PM	#8
rkutzner Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Westminster, MD Posts: 904 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Anyone want to give their thoughts ? __________________ 2001 TJ Sport Everything SELF INSTALLED. The Serious Stuff:4.5 RE LA, 35" MT/Rs, 4.88s, Super44 w/Detroit, D30 w/Ptrax, SYE, Tera 4:1, 2LOW & Rear Disks, AntiRock, Lotsa Skids (some homemade!), Nth Shock Shifters, Patriot 9500...and LOTS more !

09-15-2004, 07:33 PM	#10
jeepman14wheel Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 338 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	You cannot beat the tera low, I have one and I love it. It has never let me down and like you said, no drive line mods required. __________________ RE 3.5 lift, 1" BD/MT lift, 33.12.50 MTRs, Teralow, SYE, Detroit locker, Eaton E locker, Dana 44 front, Ford 8.8 rear, warn winch, full roll cage, Fuel cell.

09-15-2004, 07:42 PM	#11
rkutzner Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Westminster, MD Posts: 904 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Thanks! As much as I'd love an Atlas, paying 3 times as much ($1800 for standard Atlas plus front upgrade plus DS's plus shift levers = ~2500) and going through the hassle of modifying the TC mount and getting the DSs relengthened/shorten just doesn't seem worth it. __________________ 2001 TJ Sport Everything SELF INSTALLED. The Serious Stuff:4.5 RE LA, 35" MT/Rs, 4.88s, Super44 w/Detroit, D30 w/Ptrax, SYE, Tera 4:1, 2LOW & Rear Disks, AntiRock, Lotsa Skids (some homemade!), Nth Shock Shifters, Patriot 9500...and LOTS more !

09-15-2004, 08:43 PM	#12
charles_2000 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 39 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I like mine alot, you don't even know it's there in 2 hi. But they do whine when in 4 low and a little in 2 low. The first time I drove it in 4 low, I thought there was something wrong with it, but it's normal. __________________ 2000 Jeep TJ Wrangler Sahara Tera 4:1 / Dana 44 / RE springs with Disco's/ 35" MT-R's / Alum. Wheels / LED Brake Light ,Warn Winch 9.5/Bumbers /PS Cover/Warn gas tank skid Expertoffroad Rockers / Diff. Covers / Hand Throttle / KC's & Hella's / and on and on........

09-15-2004, 08:48 PM	#13
Jack Flesher Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 174 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	It's a great crawler and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. The only real downside is if you are combo crawling and fire-roading, you have to shift in and out of hi for the roads... Which we should all be doing anyway __________________ 97 TJ, 4.0 5sp, 4:1 TC, 2-low, SYE, 3.5" RE Superflex, 1" BL, Belly-up skid, D44 Tru-Lok F&R, 4:11's, 33's