Who is Forcing RWD all the time with their Tazer?

[ParadigmDawg]

I only made it to 10,000 miles on mine before the clutches started slipping and the front wheels quit pulling. Installed an Atlas after that as I had to get winched off the trail.

I'm now at 36,000 miles and had planned on an Atlas 3 years ago. I had the front quit pulling once so I told myself that I would change to an Atlas the next time I had the issue. I have never had it again.

I daily drive mine, and wheel a lot. It not unusual for me to drive 2.5 hours to a trail, wheel for 6-8 hours and drive home with only turning it off for gas and trail side lunch.

 

[EBYCREEK]

When my front tires would quit pulling it would be fine if I let it set overnight. The problem is I didn't want to set on the trail overnight to let everything cool down. The Atlas install is pretty straight forward. With the new kit your existing driveshafts will work. You just order it with the correct flanges. You will need a new DTCM off the same year rubicon without full time 4WD along with a Tazer. I did mine with a floor jack in the garage. A 2nd person would of made the job easier for sure.

 

[OldVetteGuy]

When my front tires would quit pulling it would be fine if I let it set overnight. The problem is I didn't want to set on the trail overnight to let everything cool down. The Atlas install is pretty straight forward. With the new kit your existing driveshafts will work. You just order it with the correct flanges. You will need a new DTCM off the same year Rubicon without full time 4WD along with a Tazer. I did mine with a floor jack in the garage. A 2nd person would of made the job easier for sure.

I have changed my share of GM transfer cases in the past myself, personally, my favorite was the 203 which was cast iron and had the weight of an engine block. I can attest it not fun by yourself and just a hydraulic jack.

Kudos to those with the damn the torpedoes let's just get er done attitude!

After having an opportunity to look over some of the transfer case documents at the Jeep dealership the transfer case used in the 392 is really not up to the task for anyone that uses the 392 Rubicon as it was intended.

And that is a serious off road rock crawler and not a mall crawler. The front clutch control motor is a joke and really cannot provide the necessary torque to lock up the front clutch pack as needed in serious off road condition for any period of time. As I understand it from a Jeep service manager, for 24 and newer the motor was upgraded and software updated to try to cut back on warranty claims on transfer case failures. I am sure this has helped but it was just a band aid.

While we all might not need the bullet proof capabilities of the Atlas. Running the factory case in 2wd (via the Tazer) will help avoid unnecessary wear an tear and maybe keep you out of the dealership with transfer case issues running the 392 in 4wd all the time.

 

[dgerb]

I have changed my share of GM transfer cases in the past myself, personally, my favorite was the 203 which was cast iron and had the weight of an engine block. I can attest it not fun by yourself and just a hydraulic jack.

Kudos to those with the damn the torpedoes let's just get er done attitude!

After having an opportunity to look over some of the transfer case documents at the Jeep dealership the transfer case used in the 392 is really not up to the task for anyone that uses the 392 Rubicon as it was intended.

And that is a serious off road rock crawler and not a mall crawler. The front clutch control motor is a joke and really cannot provide the necessary torque to lock up the front clutch pack as needed in serious off road condition for any period of time. As I understand it from a Jeep service manager, for 24 and newer the motor was upgraded and software updated to try to cut back on warranty claims on transfer case failures. I am sure this has helped but it was just a band aid.

While we all might not need the bullet proof capabilities of the Atlas. Running the factory case in 2wd (via the Tazer) will help avoid unnecessary wear an tear and maybe keep you out of the dealership with transfer case issues running the 392 in 4wd all the time.

I'm on my second transfer case. While replacing the first one a couple of years ago, the dealer made a change to software that supposedly increases the force on the clutches so they don't slip as much. knock on wood, so far so good. I have a tazer and was running it in RWD for awhile, but then I started worrying about the full amount of power going to the OEM rear axle and associated parts, mainly the OEM pinion bearing which may not be designed for full load all the time.....everything is always a trade off....

 

[prodriquez]

Who am I to argue with the internet

Don’t get me wrong… my little TC will definitely get an atlas… but the OEM has survived 40k of dedicated offroad use, at every (7-9 rated) mall between Colorado and California, since 2021…

And I tow an off-road trailer (Opus 4 @ 3500, empty)… with a Jeep that weighs over 6400 lbs, without people and any recovery gear

Maybe I’m just lucky… but upgrading everything else has worked for me.