dropping my transfer case...

[mercab18]

i installed a 2" coil spacer lift in my 97 TJ a while ago but never dropped the TC. now that my jeep is bumping, i want to do it.

i was wondering if anyone knew the dimensions of the spacers in a TC dropping kit. i have access to a machine shop and i plan on just making them myself. are they 1 1/2"...? 2"....? thanks for your help.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

They are a 1" drop, but you shouldn't need it with a budget boost (I never have). If your jeep didn't have any problems immediately after the lift then the problem is somewhere else.

What exactly is the jeep doing?

 

[mercab18]

i have a mechanic who told me that's what needs to be done. i dont think it's the thing that's causing the main problems, but it doesn't help the rear axle allignment...

are you sure it's only 1"? do you know the outside/inside dimensions too? i want to build these things as quickly as i can so i can install them.

thanks for your help.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Just use 6 aluminum pucks 1" thick, with 6 longer bolts. Or get rectangle tubing 1"x2" and make a piece for each side of the skid. Very easy.

I'd get a second opinion, if it wasn't a problem when you installed the lift then it shouldn't be a problem now.

Or listen to your mechanic and spend more time/money chasing down the real culprit.

Again, can you explain what it's doing when you say 'bumping'?

 

[mercab18]

when i'm in drive and moving less than 10 MPH, i can feel bumping under my feet. it almost sounds like there's a stick under there or something, but there isn't.

i was worried that it was the transmission, but i was told by my mechanic friend that it isn't.

 

[redrooster]

Look for shiny metal on the driveshaft yoke ears. If it's not shiny and worn look elsewhere for your problem.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Could be the CV joint is worn out on the front driveshaft. If you needed a TC drop you would get a steady vibe under acceleration.

Your problem lies elsewhere, I'd take it for a 2nd opinion. I'd look at it if you were close.

 

[Jason4x4]

I did need a TC drop when I installed a 2" budget lift on my '06 TJ (which I was also told is unusual for such a small lift), but as others have said the vibration you feel when the TC drop (or SYE) is needed is constant vibration under accelleration, not really what you describe.