Raised t-case, now have ?'s

[pair8hd]

Built a new crossmember that sits flush with the frame rails. This raised the t-case up a bit and now the mech. fan is really close to the fan shroud.
Will getting 1" raised motor mounts help? Or should I just trim the shroud and hope the fan doesn't eat my radiator under engine torque?

 

[rockwerks]

yes they will help by llveling the whole mess out.

 

[Jeepkid8037]

Looks good. I always like the idea of mroe ground clearance. Ever though of using some bolts that sit flush w/ the crossmember? Also it looks like u just used a plate of 1/4"..? steel to make it. how hard was it? did u have to clock the tcase?

 

[BlueGerbil]

I´d use sunk bolts.

 

[pair8hd]

I used a piece of 3/8" plate with some angle iron on the sides for ridgity. No need to clock the case.
I sunk the 4 tranny mount bolts but the 4 crossmember bolt heads are a little trickier to do.
I may just weld some "glider plates" over them.

 

[gearwhine]

Counter sunk bolts on parts that get scraped all over the place are a bad idea. They may give you a whole 3/8" clearance in the 4 little bolt head areas...but when they do get chewed up good luck getting them out. If a hex head gets destroyed you can still get visegrips or something of the sort on them. The so-called "glider plates" are a much better idea, but still can get chewed up enough to prevent you from getting a socket onto the bolt head. I personally would just leave the bolt heads exposed. _nicko_

 

[pair8hd]

Counter sunk bolts on parts that get scraped all over the place are a bad idea. They may give you a whole 3/8" clearance in the 4 little bolt head areas...but when they do get chewed up good luck getting them out. If a hex head gets destroyed you can still get visegrips or something of the sort on them. The so-called "glider plates" are a much better idea, but still can get chewed up enough to prevent you from getting a socket onto the bolt head. I personally would just leave the bolt heads exposed. _nicko_

This was my original plan....