Transfer Case Drop

brandonrob · Oct 28, 2006

I see eveyone makes a 1 inch transfercase drop is it possible to go to 1.5 or 2 inches???

boomhauer · Oct 28, 2006

brandonrob said:
I see eveyone makes a 1 inch transfercase drop is it possible to go to 1.5 or 2 inches???

Provide all your rig's stats and you'll get some great info from here on which way to go.

Littlewhitexj · Oct 28, 2006

if the vibes are that bad, you hsould try some shims, or just suck it up and get an SYE

AlohaBra · Oct 28, 2006

Very controversial...
it is about money and ...well...culture.
Yes, you can lower Tc up to two inches with a spacer...
Not kosher...if you have the "BROs" (or Brahda..s) looking at it...
But it works.

$25 instead of about 500 bucks for the SYE and the driveshaft that has to go with it...OK ...less if you wanna go Front DS route..
Again...cultural needs.

Don't tell..butta I gotta a 1 5/8" drop and the DS no vibe no more....(get...OO..huh)

Aloha..and best regards..GO Wheeling..no wannas gonna look under der while you go Ovaa da kine bummps wit da style dat you da kine drivin....
Aloha...

brandonrob · Oct 28, 2006

did you do your TC drop custom or did you find someone that makes a 1 5/8 i was thinking of 1.5 to try it out

brandonrob · Oct 28, 2006

Rig

96 xj
inline six
trailmaster lift 4.5 in the front 3 in the back
just put in 2 inch lift blocks from rocky road

very small vibration perhaps the 1 inch case drop will make it ok

also just replaced engine this jeep will not see much if any offroad again ... i need it to carry kids around now lol

goodburbon · Oct 28, 2006

Should've gotten shackles not blocks. Xj springs are too soft for blocks. You can drop the t-case but you are putting your fan closer to the radiator and putting your motor mounts in a bind. not to mention defeating half of the purpose of lifting it in the first place.

brandonrob · Oct 28, 2006

if a 1 inch drop is going to fix the vibration and the jeep aint going off road anymore it is just for looks

goodburbon · Oct 28, 2006

brandonrob said:
if a 1 inch drop is going to fix the vibration and the jeep aint going off road anymore it is just for looks

Good for you....thats great. You have fun with that.

must....not.....flame............

boomhauer · Oct 28, 2006

brandonrob said:
Rig

96 xj
inline six
trailmaster lift 4.5 in the front 3 in the back
just put in 2 inch lift blocks from rocky road

very small vibration perhaps the 1 inch case drop will make it ok

also just replaced engine this jeep will not see much if any offroad again ... i need it to carry kids around now lol

If you swap the blocks for shackles, they help angle your pinion as well which may alleviate the need for the extra t-case drop.

bcmaxx · Oct 28, 2006

I have an 89 with a add a leaf,3 inch tapered trailmaster blocks and a 1 1/4 inch t/c drop, slip yoke is only pulled out 1 inch more than normal and no vibes,good space between fan and rad, make sure your trans mount is in good shape. been a year so far.

brandonrob · Oct 28, 2006

i would have put shackles in but it turned out to be more work as the bolts will not come out without snapping them so i just decided to get the blocks and now the blocks are in... so a tcase drop is like 20 bucks and as far as i can read i think it should help if not get rid of the minor vibration and growling sound when i am letting off the gas

brandonrob · Oct 28, 2006

as i said i have a 96 xj... if there is a nut at the bottome of the crosmember i take it they are stutds..... how hard are these buggers going to be to get out???

Yucca-Man · Oct 29, 2006

Use a stud remover or two wrenches and doubled nuts to remove the studs. Replacement bolts will be M10-1.50

Ramsey · Oct 29, 2006

just weld the nut to the stud and it should come right out.

PW1XJ99 · Nov 1, 2006

First, Skyjacker makes a 1.5" drop kit. You don't have to remove the studs
to insatll it. I've read too many threads about the welds breaking on the
nuts inside the frame rails. (oh what fun)
The Skyjacker kit also comes with a shift linkage relocation bracket.

2nd, the more you drop the cross member, the more everything is going to
hang down. (sucks for off-roading)

Also, the drop will cause the engine to slant back, and down.

Here's a picture with a 1.5" t-case drop.

Note the motor mounts!

I loosened the motor mounts like the instructions said before I put the drop on. Alot of good it did!

Here the motor mount was hitting metal to metal:

After I took the t-case drop off.. (much better!)

Also, the shift linkage before: (tweaked, and rattling)

After relocation bracket:

Just some things to consider. The t-case drop should only be temporary,til you can get a SYE.

brandonrob · Nov 7, 2006

if i only go with a 1 inch drop i wont have all these problems will i?

jdbwrx · Nov 7, 2006

PW1XJ99 said:

What's the story with the second cross member?

Yucca-Man · Nov 7, 2006

Second cross member? Are you referring to the t-case skid??

PW1XJ99 · Nov 7, 2006

Yucca-Man said:
Second cross member? Are you referring to the t-case skid??

Yeah, I made it out of a TJ shovel/skid..

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