Will tcase drop hurt anything
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Will tcase drop hurt anything
I want to put a 4.5" rough country lift on my 2000 jeep Xj. I don't have the money for an sye right now. Do you think a tcase drop will hurt anything? I know it puts extra stress on the motor mounts but other than that? Also has anyone done a 4.5" with a tcase drop, if so how did it work out. Thank you!
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I want to put a 4.5" rough country lift on my 2000 jeep Xj. I don't have the money for an sye right now. Do you think a tcase drop will hurt anything? I know it puts extra stress on the motor mounts but other than that? Also has anyone done a 4.5" with a tcase drop, if so how did it work out. Thank you!
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many companies like rubicon express sells a 1" t-case drop kit to use with their high end lift kits.
i used to run a rubicon express 5.5 inch extreme duty kit on my xj years ago, with a 1 inch drop. wheeled that for about 4 years before going long arm and no drop, so i'm sure you will get away with it for as long as you need.
i would suggest a sye once you can afford one tho. i was gonna go sye but decided to do a d300/231 doubler but haven't gotten to that quite yet.
i used to run a rubicon express 5.5 inch extreme duty kit on my xj years ago, with a 1 inch drop. wheeled that for about 4 years before going long arm and no drop, so i'm sure you will get away with it for as long as you need.
i would suggest a sye once you can afford one tho. i was gonna go sye but decided to do a d300/231 doubler but haven't gotten to that quite yet.
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Don't forget.....that t-case drop that helps the rear driveshaft angle...hurts the front driveshaft by just as much where it bolts to the tcase, so keep an eye on it.
You already have a double cardan joint, so you may not notice it much.
You already have a double cardan joint, so you may not notice it much.
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Mine has the RC 4.5" kit with the T-case drop and no SYE. I purchased it this way in the spring. I plan on installing an SYE eventually, but so far I have not seen any issues. Although it did grenade a U-joint back there, but I think that was the original one and it has 188k on it.
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On one of my trucks, I had to clearance the ears of the double cardan joint slightly, as they would hit just enough to give you a clicking noise when it 4wd.