Think I have the tc drop already but not sure, new to jeeps, how would I know for sure

 

It should look like metal spacers almost between the bottom of your xj and the actual cross member, I have a 3in full leafs and a lil budget boost so I'm like 5in over stock and I vibe pretty good

 

My t case resting on like a bracket on top the cross member with the bushings

 

Ok so a couple months ago I hit a curb with the right rear tire going about 30 mph (stupid round about) and now when I put on the breaks I can hear a clicking coming from the right rear side. I need to replace all of my breaks anyways and was wondering what else I have to replace on that side?

 

Kinda like that

This is a tc drop the don't all look like that but same function if that makes sense

 

Hey thanks alot. Don't have one. Not sure what I wanna do now, have to do some more research.

Doesn't seem like tc drop good idea, want all the clearance I can get

 

I believe you can switch ctossmember from an ax-15 with yours drops a bit with losing ground clearance

 

While its on topic. What cross member is needed for the drop? I tried taking 3 different ones off at the JY an AX-5 4x4 an AX-15, 4x4 and 2x4 all of them were the same as one from a AW4 4x4...

 

Oh I was under the assumption the ax-15 gave a 1in drop

 

So was I! Lol. Maybe it was some oddball ones or I got it mixed up... but like I said 3 dif cross members all the same.

 

Not being dumb did you mount them at all???

 

I have determined it is something not aligned properly, my belt looks like it's sitting too far back on the idler messing up my belt and the idler.

This is a 3 month old idler with maybe 200 miles on it:
https://i.imgur.com/Jy8FW.jpg
And Gatorback of the same age:
https://i.imgur.com/zRh9H.jpg

I am pretty sure it's the power steering pulley that's misaligned, but its seem like if I bring it forward to get it off the back of the idler it will be misaligned in relation to the water pump. My question is; Should belt be riding at the rear of the water pump pulley or the front?

 

I laid em all next to each other, all the same. I was at the junkyard the whole time. I didn't buy one because there was no distinguishable difference between any of the ax cross members and one I pulled at the jy off an aw4. Like I said. I don't know if its an odd case, or what. But I know what I seen.

I remember thinking that maybe the drop is in the mount (part with rubber) but all were pretty well worn and dirty and couldn't really tell. I didn't pull those though.

I'd like to known because it would be nice to do this upgrade. I wanted it to work.

 

It should be pretty much in the middle of all the pulleys.

Did you line up the belt as it was being tightened? Gotta rule out user error...

 

I thought maybe one was deeper than the others Idk I'll have to go check it out :/