1997 Wrangler Transfer Case Swap

wranglerpat

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Hi I recently purchased my first ever wrangler and am slowly learning. I bought it as a winter project car between my fall and spring semesters in college. I bought it with an exploded transfer case (only half of it was there) and a bent front drive shaft with some minor repair like a seized alternator and bad belt. I purchased a new transfer case but its a different year. Specifically it came from a 4 cylinder manual 1995 wrangler compared to my 1997 4 cylinder manual wrangler. I know that it's a different model year but everything seems very similar and it does spin and fit my car. My question is towards the vacuum lines and the linkage. My linkage was ripped out with the tranfer case so i'm having trouble finding what i need to make it work it seems that the new tranfser case lever is turned 180 degrees compared to the old one (upside down). Any recommendation I get or do would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
 
The early model with the vacuum line is not a drop in replacement as it doesn’t truly disconnect the front axle. The sector plates are different as it was designed for a front axle disconnect (controlled by vacuum) not sure if you can just swap out sector plates and plug vacuum lines but you can use a Savvy or Novak cable shifter to replace your shifter linkage.
http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/transfer-cases/np231