Nice idea! I got stuck about 3 times the yesterday only because of my 8.25 scraping ground. I might just do this to mine!

 

Finally got the stiffeners welded in, painted and drilled for the new belly skid.

 

Replaced the old Trans mount with a new poly mount.

 

Replaced the old crossmember and transfer case skid with the TNT Customs parts. Next step is to install the longarms.

Replaced this . . .



With this . . .

 

Here's the skid installed and ready for the longarms.

 

the cleaness, the amount of hard work that went into making it clean, the ocd!!! it blew me away readin this!!!

i just wouldn be able to wheel it if it was mine its just that gorgous!!
my friends tell me iv got a beater rig cause its the only one wth pinstriping and mangled panels and it ticks me off cause i wish it was this clean and is by no means a beater.

question the TNT y-link belly pan, what is the difference in ground clearance between the TNT skid and the factory one??
iv been thinking of making something like that (way into the future) with multiple rustys ones that are meant to acomodate a t-case drop, so when you dont drop the t-case it gains ground clearance (1-maximum2")

 

Thanks for the kind words.

As for the skid, I gained nearly an inch of clearance. It hangs 2" below the unibody rails and as you can see, it's totally flat. The old crossmember hung down 2-1/4". The factory TC skid hung down almost another inch lower than the crossmember.

 

Are the long arms for the 3.5 inch lift?

 

No, I'm already running spacers so I'm at about 4.5" now. I bought a set of 5.5" springs that I'll run with no spacers. Also have shackle relocation brackets I still need to install to level it out and hopefully get a better ride and more articulation offroad. Plan to step up to 17" wheel and 34" tire as well when these wear out. When all is said and done, it should sit about 2" higher with 3+" more belly clearance.

 

wow thats realy cmparable and for the price more worth it to skip the time id need to build the setup i though up, how thick is the metal they used?

 

No turning back now. What a PITA this was.

 

It's 1/4" and it's HEAVY. Here's a link to the TNT skid.

http://www.tntcustoms.com/jeep_chero..._bellypan.aspx

Mine is a little different than the one in the link since it has the mounting setup for the longarms and there are a couple extra braces to tie it into the frame.

 

thx

 

Got a little more work done last night. Also, my frame side UCA bold is seized and I can't get it out for the life of me. Guess I'll get the sawzall out and cut the bolt out. Hopefully the other side goes better.

Took the opportunity to paint everything under the fenderwell black too.

 

It's back in one piece now. Shackle relocation brackets installed, Long Arms installed. Had do get longer brake lines for the front. Still running shocks that are too short. Sits a little too low in back too. Had to do this to get away with the short shocks. Will need to get new shocks front and rear, then I can adjust my shackle angle to get it to sit level again. Getting there . . .