I just had this skid along with the engine/transmission skid installed along with Tom Woods SYE and both front and rear drive shafts. We reused the OEM transmission mount. I didn’t realize any added clearance, I had 15 1/2” with stock and 15 1/2” with the new skid. I was expecting a clearance gain of 1 1/2”, that didn’t happen, at least I have a smooth flat belly.
That’s my setup in the next few days minus the front driveshaft. Good to know. Thanks
My local Jeep guru told me to stay away from BL and MML. If I could find a skid that you could use the factory transmission mount that would be the best way to go. He says if you’re looking for ground clearance go with SL and tires.
. There’s a contradiction in the recommendation as a SL can only get you so much tires size.
Hahahahaha he must not use his Jeep in places where a few more inches of clearance matter. No offense to him but 1.25” of body lift is nothing in comparison to a flat belly skid and significantly higher gas tank skid. Clearance is the by product of a spring lift, the primary benefit of lifting with springs is to provide clearance for suspension cycling of larger tires. I agree with @jjvw , sounds like you need a new Jeep guru
We can’t all have the perfect setup, what works in some areas doesn’t work well enough in others to make it worth the trouble or expense to do that. For some of us just not collecting 50 pounds of geological samples is enough To go with a smoother skid. I’ll never do a tummy tuck, unless it’s on me to get rid of my overhang, I like many others don’t like the looks of a body lift, so I’ll rub rather than do all that work for 2 degrees of BOA. Unless you’re changing your suspension mounting points in relation to your TC outputs (as with a Savvy Mid-Arm) then you’re not listening to your Guru.
I’ll do a write up on my savvy mid arm next week to show why the 1.25” BL is critical. And I hate the look on the body lift on the rear, which is why I’m cutting and lifting the rear frame section 1.25” to not show it. You’re right, people use their Jeeps for different environments and applications - but a 1.25” BL has so many more benefits that disadvantage I can’t see a Jeep guru not recommending it. I’m a big advocate of function (small butt crack) over form (lower skid) but like you said - to each their own.
Awesome, I enjoy a good write up, pompous assery a lot less, some of us old timers weren’t as fortunate as you to have someone else design a suspension that would actually make a body lift even remotely considered function. I guess the rest of us that don’t have the Savvy MA and a TT will just have to rough it with our sub par form only mounted skids while you ride off into the sunset with your pants pulled up over your butt crack and your nose in the air. I’m a fan of function too, but I’m also practical and for what I do, mine functions fine, just like it has for the last 19+ years.
