has any one ever put a spacer on the t-case mount to get more clearance under there isuzu. will it affect the shifters much thinking of 1" -1.5'' spacer that will give me a neer flat belly that would be great . also someone said that they made a new crossmeber for there t-case/tranny any idea who
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That would be great, but the transmission is firmly attached to the engine. You can't lift just one of them without some serious problems.

Anything is possible. It will take some fab work. The Engine mounts will take some thinking, but again, with enough planning there is no reason it would not work.

If you do this, a body lift of some sort is probably in order.

Michael

Michael has gave you the right answer. My thoughts on this stay the same. If you raise the power train up even 1inch you will be raising the center of gravity even higher then it already is. Is it worth I don't know I just don't think I want my trooper any more top heavy then it already is.

To each there own. Merry Xmas everyone.

Later,
Daniel

Yup ... I am slowly working on it (waiting for warmer weather). I really hated the exhaust crossover. Here is my exhaust and crossmember thread. I made a thinner crossmember out of 1/4" steel, the factory one is about 1.5" thick. I have thoughts of spacing up the back end of the transmission. It may require an new one piece driveshaft with a double cardigan, not sure. And yes you can lift the tranny without lifting the engine Pirate 4x4 thread.

And raising the back end of the trannny/t-case 1" is not raise the COG one tenth that going from 33" to 35" tires. AFAIK the only other way to gain 1 more inch ground clearance, short of major surgery SAS style. Talk about raising the COG <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

And yes you can lift the tranny without lifting the engine...

You *can*, but it is not a good idea. Pirate is often a good source of information, but just because someone on there says something is OK, does not always mean that it is. According to their pictures, you should also use simple square plates welded to your frame for mounting boulder bars, but then only weld a 1/3 of each side and not entirely around the supports either. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

The reason not to lift just the tranny is not only because of the angles. It puts the front motor mounts under constant torque. They will eventually seperate because of this. Radiators and fan shrouds can be moved, but it will just eat rubber mounts.

It also messes with angles. The engine/tranny should be slightly pointed downward, with relation to the frame. This makes u-joints happy. Tipping it up makes for some funky compound angles that cannot be correced by a double cardon joint.

Good Luck,
Michael

Yeah ..... I know the "can" thing does not mean should <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />. With my new crossmember, I can easily play with a little lift, and reverse it if necessary <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/ignore.gif" alt="" />.