Is Anyone Running Savvy Tuck with UCF Engine Skid?

[taylormade73]

As the title asks: Is Anyone Running Savvy TC Skid with UCF Engine Skid?

I originally installed the UCF skid system (tc and engine). However, I eventually transitioned to the Savvy tuck for ease of access to the hangy downy thingy bits underneath since my rig is a work in progress. I thought I would be able to use the UCF engine skid with the Savvy tuck, so I didn't order the Savvy engine skid and kept the UCF to save some dinero. My skids have been off for 6 months or so while I tinker around underneath in my garage.

I've recently gotten it to a point where it is road worthy enough to do some testing and shakedowns on recent mods, so I installed the Savvy skid on the crossmember and went to attache the UCF engine skid to it and it was a fair amount short of reaching it, to the point of not even touching it. I tried bending the engine skid braces to get it to work (keeping the engine skid clearances in mind on adjacent parts), but it still barely touches the edge of the Savvy skid.

What gives? Anyone successfully mated these two products or do I have to sell the UCF and get a Savvy?

 

[Lou]

Id be curious what a savvy skid measures in length.

 

[taylormade73]

Id be curious what a savvy skid measures in length.

Me too. If anyone cares to measure I can compare to my UCF skid length.

 

[taylormade73]

Savvy site has length at 38" and my UCF measures 35.25"

 

[rasband]

Savvy site has length at 38" and my UCF measures 35.25"

My savvy is 36.25” (with an overlap of ~1.25”)

 

[taylormade73]

My savvy is 36.25” (with an overlap of ~1.25”)

Interesting. Ty

 

[Mike_H]

Hmmm....Weird. It definitely works the other way (UCF T-case skid and Savvy Engine). I can measure the overlap and difference between where I drilled holes and the old holes are, if that helps at all. You also might look at the engine mounts. Can you flip them around, install the angle iron differently, etc? I know getting those "right" was pretty key to getting everything lined up properly when I installed the engine skid.

 

[taylormade73]

Hmmm....Weird. It definitely works the other way (UCF T-case skid and Savvy Engine). I can measure the overlap and difference between where I drilled holes and the old holes are, if that helps at all. You also might look at the engine mounts. Can you flip them around, install the angle iron differently, etc? I know getting those "right" was pretty key to getting everything lined up properly when I installed the engine skid.

Yes, I could change the mounting, but the skid is tapered in such a way that the more I moved it back the more it interfered with my 42rle trans pan and didn't fit the shape. I adjusted it back as far as i could while maintaining clearances and was about an inch short.

 

[B00mb00m]

Yes, I could change the mounting, but the skid is tapered in such a way that the more I moved it back the more it interfered with my 42rle trans pan and didn't fit the shape. I adjusted it back as far as i could while maintaining clearances and was about an inch short.

Add a piece of plate on the inside that bolts to the TC skid and the engine skid.