@Chris, do you have a photo of this front crossmember? I've only owned a manual TJ and LJ and there is just the skid plate, no crossmember that I can recall. Is this an automatic only piece?
Replacing Transfer Case Skid Plate: Suggestions?
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@Chris, do you have a photo of this front crossmember? I've only owned a manual TJ and LJ and there is just the skid plate, no crossmember that I can recall. Is this an automatic only piece?
I don’t have a photo of it, but it’s on both auto and manual models. Everyone just removes it anyways, as it won’t work once you start lifting your Jeep. Neither of my TJs have it anymore. If yours doesn’t have it, don’t worry about it.
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This looks interesting. Guess I would have to paint it with some dp40 or maybe get it powder coated, but I think DP40 might last longer. Thanks or the suggestion. Seems the only review isn't a very positive one due to mounting the transmission. I have an '04 Rubicon manual, so I would need to make sure it would work with that setup.
No. I actually bought it to cure some vibrations after lifting since I already had a mml. In the end I wasn't able to use it on the stock skid but I straightened my bowed stock skid which took care of 95% of the vibrations. I was measuring when I was working on it and with the Nth mount and the 3" dropped skid, it looks like it would work for some added clearance.
Found another thread that explains it. https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/extra-crossmember-on-frame.10083/
Auto only for a trans skid plate. Learned something new!
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I got the 3 inch drop.. you have to drill the holes for the tranny mount which wasn't hard. I also did a 1 inch motor mount lift and a 1 inch body . But as cheap as these are you can get the mounts and body lift and still cheaper than most others
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It will work. Put mine on my 05 LJ Rubicon. You do have drill the holes for the tranny mount but want hard. Used a red crayon and waxed the bottom of the bolts. Slowly mounted it and run the bolts up till it made contact with the tranny bolts and made sure it made good contact. Unbolted and the marks were they needed to be. Have had it on about 2 years and no problems. Painted it with POR 15 before I mounted it and then hit it with some black semi gloss and no rust yet. Gained some clearance.
ThatsilverTJ
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05 LJ Rubicon. Manual Transmission. 3 inch (Link Below)and drilled the holes and bought a new factory tranny mount. . Replaced the tranny mount because the old one was damaged
JKS 1.25 body lift
Brown Dog 1 MML
Fit was perfect
This is the one I purchased
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MQIC9IN/?tag=wranglerorg-20
If I had to do it over again I would go with the same one.
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I was in AK when I bought it and he shipped it free. He lost money. I see now he charges $20 for shipping but for the weight of it not bad at all/
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You have a BL, so that can make all the difference in this install. I have no BL. Most tummy tucks require a BL. Still not sure if it would work without a BL so easily. I don't want anymore lift as I feel I am maxed out on what I want, so I don't want to get stuck having to install a BL if this thing didn't fit without one. Thanks for the response though. I like the smooth simple design.
You could do the Nth Degree, https://www.nthdegreemobility.com/wrangler_tummy_tucker_03_06_tjlj_automatic
Here is a recent install,
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/nth-degree-tummy-tuck-install.11049/
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Well, I have a Rubicon, so my tranny is larger. I don't think I could do that without a BL either. Thanks for the idea though. I wouldn't mind gaining some clearance as the stock unit really does hang down there, but I don't want a BL and don't want to do too much in the way of modifications. Probably just clean up the old one, but one never knows what might happen. Something to think about.
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