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Mike,
You said that raising the Atlas t-case so that you have a flat belly would create clearance issues with 1) your stock seats, 2) your catalytic converter, 3) the drive shaft tunnel, and 4) your hood. You haven't said anything about a body lift. It seems that a body lift would give you room for all four of those items.
Admittedly, that doesn't solve the problem with the front drive shaft angle but you might be able to live with it if you can disengage the front drive shaft when you're in 2wd, and then get high angle u-joints for when you are in 4wd.
RussIf you don't like the way I drive, stay out of the bushes!
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The front driveshaft angle should not be an issue since it will be plenty long, rear might be more of an issue. Russ you are right about disconnecting the hub in 2 wheel drive will take care of yoke angle issues up front. Her has already a body lift. He should be able to do a flat belly with some tenacity and ingenuity.
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Originally posted by dirtman13 View PostAre you having fun yet?
Originally posted by aw12345 View PostHis fun is just starting lol, just wait till the welding starts
Originally posted by Russ Chung View PostMike,
You said that raising the Atlas t-case so that you have a flat belly would create clearance issues with 1) your stock seats, 2) your catalytic converter, 3) the drive shaft tunnel, and 4) your hood. You haven't said anything about a body lift. It seems that a body lift would give you room for all four of those items.
Admittedly, that doesn't solve the problem with the front drive shaft angle but you might be able to live with it if you can disengage the front drive shaft when you're in 2wd, and then get high angle u-joints for when you are in 4wd.
Russ
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Browndog offroad makes a lifted motor mount. They are available in poly or rubber. They are very stout pieces. The issues with lifting the motor are the fan shroud - which is easily remedied by an electric fan, and the back of the valve cover getting very close to the firewall. It won't hit or cause any "problems" until you try to change the valve cover gasket.God forgives, rocks don't
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Mike,
FYI - here’s how mine is setup (my clearance issues were due to the slightly deeper AW4 trans, not the t-case).
I have the MORE 1” higher motor mounts, plus a 3/8” spacer (you can barely see the aluminum spacer under the motor mount in the pic). Without cutting the tub, we couldn’t quite get a “flat to the frame” skid. In the 2’d pic, Blaine added 3/8” spacers between the skid and frame rails (still completely smooth on the bottom).
BTW – no need to go to electric fan with a MML (unless you want to). If your do a BL and MML together, the fan shroud stays in the same place. Even if the fan shroud needs to move up, it’s simply a couple extra holes in the plastic.
Cliff
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I appreciate the advice, but I didn't buy new mounts. I didn't see the options until after I came up with my own. So let me know if you think that this will work:
I put several different plates under the stock mount to lift it that didn't work, but I ended up having to go to 2" square tube for the spacer:
I welded a proper-sized bolt thread to the stud on the stock mount to make it longer, and I am using a longer bolt for the other side.
The lift caused the fan to touch the top of the shroud:
But when I lifted the drive train up 3 inches at the transmission mount, the clearance goes back to close to normal:
So before I make the transmission mount, will this design be sufficient for the motor torque and other forces?[COLOR=#ff8c00]MYJEEP(crawls)ROCKS(again).com
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Originally posted by dirtman13 View PostI don't see any issues with that other than making sure your drive line angles are ok. I would consider replacing the rubber on the engine mount since your in there.[COLOR=#ff8c00]MYJEEP(crawls)ROCKS(again).com
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Could tack weld an X shape on the inside?[COLOR="#FF0000"]R[/COLOR]edneck [COLOR="#FF0000"]D[/COLOR]riveway [COLOR="#FF0000"]F[/COLOR]ab
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