new x-member

[Sandboxcowboy]

Some of my latest mods to gain clearance and reduce driveshaft angles.

Made from 1/4" plate with two 1X1 steel runners along each side to keep the plate from bowing under load.

There's 1" solid bar drilled and tapped then welded to frame from previous crossmember.
Two 1/2"X1" bolts on each end of crossmember hold the assy. in place.
I used a polyurethane Chev. V-8 trans mount from Energy Suspension.
The mounting holes in the ply mount were too close together so i made another plate that matches the Trans bolt pattern and welded the two together.
As you can see i had front driveshaft clearance issues and had to do some modifying while installed.
(Goin to remove the x-member and clean the cut up a bit later.)
Oh yeah, this is for an AW4 trans in my YJ.
Painted aluminum for clarity of photos

Enjoy~

[LanceM]

Looks good , and hell of a lot better than the chop job i did to mine. Are you going to add anything to protect your TC?

[Sandboxcowboy]

Thanks Lance
I think ill try something after a while but i havnt bashed it yet. Probably make roundish addition to backside of existing skid that will unbolt so i can drain fill it easier.

[diablojeep]

Dam good idea Justin! Cheap and fairly easy to do.

[Sandboxcowboy]

Thanks Kev! Hopefully cya out on trail soon huh?

Justin

[diablojeep]

Have to head out west to launch the new mega cab, then I'll be home and wheeling again for a month. We are doing a joint Jeep/Dodge launch over a couple of days. Poor John is being forced to drive around in a new Commander while I show people how to pull stumps and boulders out of the ground with a Mega Cab!

The mega is large enough I figure I can hide a Commander inside while his crew is having lunch