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Old 11-07-2008, 06:48 AM
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Dude, sorry about that. I didn't realize I never pasted the link.

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Originally Posted by XJ Stryker
OH yeah and watch out they snap easy lol... Ask me how i know lol. If you are dropping the X-member might be a good time to check that old tranny mount out.
yes.....they do-very easy. I snapped one of the bolts not the stud and had to drill it out, then fish a new one through the 'frame' rails.

also i dont know if anyone else had these issues but when you drop the t-case it puts more stress on the engine mounts so keep an eye on them. i also had to push one of my hoses (ac?) out of the way of the fan once i was done.
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I agree on the studs....the one on the passenger side for me gave me the most trouble. Used PB blaster...heat.....anything I could think of. Finally ended up drilling a new hole in the frame rail and beatin the SOB out and it came out.

For the grinding, that's just part of your vibes. Been there, done that. Ultimately a SYE is the way you want to go, but for now it sounds like a tcase drop (1" max) will hold you over until you get the SYE.

You can get a front DS from any year XJ, just needs to be from another 4.0/AW4 combo.
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I found that driving in full time 4wd helped with my vibs, it seems to spit the tourque.
I have always been wary of the transfercase drop, I would preffer to keep it as high as possible and out of harms way.
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i just pulled in the shop to make a tc drop, and i already broke the first bolt i tried. i'll warm up the others i think. may be a long night.......
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ok, got the drop made, i learned my lesson after the fighting the first bolt, which I ended up having to drill it out and tap to 7/16.'' So i heated the other ones up with the torch and carefully got them out. Making the actual spacers was very simple. Took it for a drive and it reduced my vibes quite a bit. Still have some under hard acceleration, but its bearable until sye. And i still have a growl when I back off the throttle. It only does it with no load (accel or decel) on the drivetrain. I'm thinking front u-joint? It has 126k so they its probably due for replacement. Can the cv shaft be rebuilt, or do they ever need to be?

Thanks for all the tips on the drop, it sure helped and overall it went well!

also it seems to drive just as good as stock, which I'm very happy about!
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