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si1ver03rubicon
05-28-2008, 00:30
Do I need a body lift to install a motor mount lift?
miljeep
05-28-2008, 05:50
Not sure, but the reason it was recommended that I install the motor mount lift was because I had installed the body lift.

Why would you do a motor mount lift unless you needed to?

Awesome Jeep Photos by the way on Jeep Forum. Someone started a thread her about them.
USMCHarleyJeepGuy
05-28-2008, 11:15
They are also done to help alleviate driveline binding in conjunction with a belly-up or higher lifts. Most people do them with a body lift simply to avoid having to deal with repositioning the fan shroud, but the normal mechanical reason is to help with severe driveline angles and take some of the stress of the short rear shaft and transfer it to the longer, and more forgiving, front driveshaft.

That is my humble understanding of it anyway.
miljeep
05-28-2008, 11:46
What he said...

I guess what I was trying to say is that if you are not doing the body lift, what are the benefits of doing the motor mount lift.
si1ver03rubicon
05-28-2008, 20:41
Awesome Jeep Photos by the way on Jeep Forum. Someone started a thread her about them.

Where's the thread? :D:cool:
miljeep
05-28-2008, 20:51
Eagle Eye 02TJ spotted the stickers. Your Famous!

http://www.militaryjeepers.com/community/showthread.php?t=1734
theyeti1775
05-29-2008, 10:05
Depending on what you are doing there can be reasons as mentioned for doing it.

Personally I like the Brown Dog Motor Mounts. Nice and beefy. Here's a link - http://www.browndogindustries.com/ Free shipping and they were cheaper than the big names.
USMCHarleyJeepGuy
05-29-2008, 10:21
Rusty's mounts are nice too, and comperably priced. Also, they have rubber bushings so they won't necessitate replacing your tranny mount to urethane when you put them on. (If you have poly on the motor, you should on the tranny as well...same goes for rubber)
si1ver03rubicon
05-29-2008, 11:02
I'm to poor for a oil pan skid so I was hoping to bump the oil pan up a lil. Guess I'd be better off staying away from the big stuff for a while and save up.
si1ver03rubicon
05-29-2008, 11:03
Eagle Eye 02TJ spotted the stickers. Your Famous!

http://www.militaryjeepers.com/community/showthread.php?t=1734

I feel like I've accomplished something now. :D
supr_fly03
05-29-2008, 19:32
Man for the price of a MML, you are almost there for a oil pan skid. My favorite is the Nth designed one that AEV sells. I got an Nth one on my Rubicon while they were in business and I got an AEV one for the wifes TJ. Tucks very tight and does not hang down like most. Plus it is super beefy.

https://secure.aev-conversions.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=NTH24302AA
si1ver03rubicon
05-30-2008, 01:47
Thats not bad, but what about the tranny?
theyeti1775
05-30-2008, 09:16
Engine/Oil Skid very very important.
USMCHarleyJeepGuy
05-30-2008, 09:44
PM sent Silver
supr_fly03
05-30-2008, 10:10
If you have an auto too then get something like a skid row, if you have a manual, then dont worry about it, I have used my 6 spd as a skid more then once.
USMCHarleyJeepGuy
05-30-2008, 10:33
If you have an auto too then get something like a skid row, if you have a manual, then dont worry about it, I have used my 6 spd as a skid more then once.

I can't agree with that advice. If you are beating your tranny on the rocks, the case will break...not a matter of if, just a matter of when. A $150 engine/tranny skid is A LOT cheaper than $1500+ for a nuked tranny case and parts scattered on a trail.
supr_fly03
05-31-2008, 15:13
Maybe not good advise, but they guy is seems to be looking to do this on the cheap. I have not ran into allot of situations where I needed a tranny skid. The auto's need it way worse then a maual because they hang down pretty low and it dont take much of a nudge on the pan to push it into the pick up and starve the tranny for fluid ending your fun. Besides if he is running the stock shovel then he most likely wont ever hit it. I run Nth TT's on my Jeep and on the wifes Jeep so they are more prone to damage and are pretty close to skid level.
si1ver03rubicon
06-01-2008, 16:37
Well harley showed me a great alternative for well under 200 bucks. I think I will save for a while and stay away from the big stuff and get the Rokmen Tummy tucker and the engine/tranny skid together.