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So I have a 2000 Dodge Durango 4.7 with the 45RFE transmission and NP242 transfer case. The transfer case does not have a 2WD position on the shifter, and I’d like to have the ability to have just 2WD. My previous vehicle was a 96 Grand Cherokee, and it had the same NP242 transfer case, and it had a 2WD position. I looked at these 2 transfer cases, and they look identical, and the pattern on the shifter is the same too, although reversed because it uses a different type of linkage. I’m wondering if the NP242 in the Durango still has the position for 2WD, but it can’t be selected because of the range of motion of the shifter, or is it missing the 2WD position all together. From what I read, 2000 is the only model year that Durangos with 242 t-cases did not have a 2WD position. In order to get the 2WD position, could I just shorten the linkage on the shifter, or would I have to find a 242 from a Jeep to swap in? If it is just the shifter, I could find a shifter from a 98 or 99 that has a longer range of motion. I attached pictures of the shifter in both the Jeep and the Dodge.
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I have read that thread before, it wasn’t very helpful. Just a lot of going back and forth about who’s Durango has what parts on it, and all the model years are different. I hate not having a Jeep anymore, you can find out anything about a Jeep on the forums, but there isn’t much info on Durangos out there. Another thing with Durangos, information varies depending on what model year it is. The 98s and 99s are the same. 2000 is different from the 98s and 99s (new drivetrain, front diff, and went to rack and pinion steering) and the 01-03 is completely different, that like only the exterior body panels interchange with the earlier Durangos.
From what I have gathered about the transfer case, the 98-99 have a different shifter (with a 2wd position) that has a longer range of motion than the 00, but 98-00 have the same NP242 transfer case. So it would seem that it could still have the 2wd position that the shifter doesn’t allow it to reach. I guess the only way I can know for sure is to get up underneath of it, remove the linkage, and see if there are 4 or 5 positions on the transfer case. No matter what Dodge forum I look at, everybody looks at the shifter and sees that it doesnt have a position for 2wd, and assumes the transfer case doesn’t either, though every NP242 I’ve ever seen has had a 2wd position.
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