Rusty's Cross Member and 1" drop cross member

[Kejtar]

OK... so the big question is is the 1" drop one less sturdy (sacrificing some brace or stiffener) because it is supposedly same clearance as the other one.

http://www.rustysoffroad.com/media/skids/xj/crossmember_01.jpg

Also for time being can I attach that stock t-case skid to it for now? (I am sooooo broke at the moment and my tax refund $$ has to go to something else :( )

Kejtar

[ChuckD]

If your so broke just do a TC case drop, if you already didn't have one. At the most it would cost you about $25 for a piece of 1x2 rect tubing and some bolts. Use Gojeep's instructions, I hope you can convert metric to imperial. :)

Later when you have the money get the SYE. :)

[Kejtar]

I have the drop, that's not the issue, but I am considering going without the drop for a while if I can use the crossmember with the 1" lowering from the get go (so for time being I get best of both worlds: drop and keep clearance)

Kejtar
P.S. I was born and raised on metric... I still have trouble with imperial every so often..... :)

[ChuckD]

Good point, I guess you could always resell the cross member.

[Kejtar]

:) yup

[bbaker80]

I'm using Rusty's 1" drop cross member. My guess is it's 1/4" steel, and welded into a box, so I doubt you're going to hurt it. Mine has been on for about a year and a half now, with 2 trips to Paragon and some local wheeling, and other than a bunch of scratches, it still looks new. I'd say go for it, you won't be sorry you did.

[Safari Ary]

Kej, how pressed are you for time?? I was going to work on a flat x-member this weekend for myself. I could probably duplicate it fairly cheaply and send you one. You could just lower it so that you are at or below the stock height(a flat x-member raises the tranny 5/8"(a little more than 1cm ;))). Let me know if you're interested in hearing more. Peace

Ary

[XJoachim]

You cannot fit the Mopar t-case skid to the 1" drop crossmember. The t-case hangs too low to attach the skid to the crossmember. Rustys long arm kit comes with the built in 1" drop and im going to install a 1" raised tranny mount to get the t-case up where it belongs. My advice ist: Don't do it, if clearance is important for you go with the SYE an then loose the 1" drop.

[Ronbo]

Originally posted by XJoachim
You cannot fit the Mopar t-case skid to the 1" drop crossmember. The t-case hangs too low to attach the skid to the crossmember.

My factory transfercase skid bolts up without any problem to Rustys' drop crossmember. The x-fer case doesn't come close to hitting the skid. Weird.

[Kejtar]

to those of you that installed the crossmember: the tranny mount just matches over? I hope :) :)

[Ronbo]

Yes, same mount.

[Georgia Mike]

Top notch piece :thumbup: I've got the 1" drop version,x-case skid,and engine skid. It was expensive to buy it all,but I've never for a second regretted it! :)

[juicexj24]

I Rusty's Cross member with the 1" drop. Even Rusty's when I tried to put Rusty's Skid Plate back on I needed to use some spacers between the skid and the crossmember to clear the x-case. Works great and looks fine.

[Kejtar]

hmmm... I didn't seem to have that problem... I just had to use a BFH to shape it better LOL. In any case I will be looking into better alternatives though for the skid :)