Transfer case on the driver side?

[Smkozma69]

Just wondered why my transfer case lever is on the driver side when all other jeeps I’ve seen is been on the passenger side it’s a 1980 Jeep J 20 with a four-speed

[Stuka]

79 and older FSJ's have a passenger side drop transfer case, so the lever is on the passenger side.

80 and new FSJ's have a driver side drop transfer case, so the lever is on the driver side.

[derf]

1980 and newer J20 uses the T18a with a driver drop NP208. It's a J20 only combination. The J10, wagoneer, and Cherokee used a T177 4 speed manual with the NP208.

79 and older used several different manual transmissions over the years with the passenger drop Dana 20. There wasn't much exclusive to the older J20s.

[Smkozma69]

That helps, thank you both for the info.

[Fast79Chief]

!979 Cherokee Chief with Quadratrac transfer case has the Low Range Lever on the DRIVERS side floor. !980 no longer used the Quadratrac transfer case.

[Stuka]

!979 Cherokee Chief with Quadratrac transfer case has the Low Range Lever on the DRIVERS side floor. !980 no longer used the Quadratrac transfer case.

Yes, QuadraTrac BW1339 had the low range shifter under the driver seat. As did later QuadraTrac NP219 and NP229 transfer cases.

But he was referencing the floor mounted shifter that is used with a manual transmission, in this case a NP208 transfercases that is up on the transmission tunnel to the left of the transmission shifter.