pug Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 What is the good and bad off dropping the transfercase one inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 It reduces your rear drive shaft angles. Needed with lots of lift on short wheelbase vehicles like Cherokees and Wranglers. Not needed on MJs as the drive shaft is more than long enough to not have too steep of an angle even at 7+" of lift. And even on vehicles where it is "needed" it is a quick and dirty fix that in my opinion should only be temporary until the problem can be fixed right. The bad: Weakened cross member mount and lower ground clearance as your cross member will "float" an inch lower than the rest of the frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 you shouldn't ever have to do it unless you have a TJ or a REALLY tall XJ and it makes all that important stuff that much closer to rocks and danger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navigator Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 some XJ's (97 and newer) with as little as 3 inches of lift need a transfercase drop or SYE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Remember... it makes your rear DS angle better, but makes the front one worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 The stock crossmember is just flimsy sheetmetal. Do you really want it hanging lower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 some XJ's (97 and newer) with as little as 3 inches of lift need a transfercase drop or SYE. All XJs '96 and newer with 1" of lift or more need either a transfer case drop or a SYE to control vibrations. But that's for the XJ with the new style output shaft. MJs typically don't need a transfer case drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choochoo1996 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 transfer case drop is not needed...just adjust rear pinion angle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pug Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 The only reason i want to do this. Is because the transfercase hits the floorboard when i give it gas and shift. i replaced the trans mount and i did bend the floorboard up. Something else i changed both the motor mounts now my dw went away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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