Belly pan & transmission / transfer case mount

[MarkAllan]

This is a great site and I'm always impressed with the depth of knowledge on here so here's a puzzler I'm dealing with right now... I'm installing a 3.25 inch lift in my 2002 TJ and the kit came with the spacers to lower the belly pan. But if I lower the belly pan then that will bring the transmission/transfer case down with it because of the mount being bolted to the belly pan, doing so will change the factory angle of the drivetrain. That doesn't seem like a good idea. Looking for some insight into what others have done or not done about this.

 

[macleanflood]

That's how the kit is designed to reduce chances of unwanted vibrations.

To eliminate the spacer you'd need things like adjustable control arms, a slip yoke eliminator, new rear driveshaft... probably a cable shifter for the transfer case and a few more things.

Thread 'So you want to run 35" tires on your TJ?'

Oct 19, 2016

I felt this thread was necessary at this point. We see a lot of people on the forum who insist on running 35" tires, but probably don't know how to do it properly, or what's required (other than just the tires and lift).

For anyone considering adding 35" tires to their TJ, first take into consideration that this is no small feat. You're going to need at minimum several thousand dollars set aside. Sure, there's ways to do it on the cheap, but if you plan on off-roading your TJ at all, you'll want to do it right.

I'm going to give you a run down of what you'll need to properly run 35"...

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-Mac

 

[MarkAllan]

So pulling the drive train (transmission/transfer case and engine) into a different angle isn't going to create more issues somewhere else..like engine mounts ? Just seems haphazard to me.

 

[macleanflood]

Yup. Hopefully the engineers who designed that lift kit didn't make a ton of bad compromises to make it work.

Watch the fan inside the shroud. That's usually your best indicator. I've notched my holes and slid my fan shroud around post motor mount, body mount and tummy tuck.

-Mac

 

[John Cooper]

So pulling the drive train (transmission/transfer case and engine) into a different angle isn't going to create more issues somewhere else..like engine mounts ? Just seems haphazard to me.

No it gets the driveline angles back to where they need to be.

Not haphazard just a cheap way to do a lift.

 

[MarkAllan]

So it pulls the drivetrain down to better align with the lowered axles...I get that. However I agree that it does seem to cut a corner or two. I'll keep an eye on my engine mounts and the fan & shroud. Thanks guys!!!

 

[roboto65]

Well if you don't want to cut corners then an SYE kit and cardon joint rear drive shaft will solve that problem. You would not have to drop the belly pan then.

 

[Moglocker]

Well if you don't want to cut corners then an SYE kit and cardon joint rear drive shaft will solve that problem. You would not have to drop the belly pan then.

Yep,then jus get a set of adjustable upper arms to bring the pinion angle up.