Brians F/R Locked Long Travel Camping and Overland Build

How confident are you in that 1-1/8inch measurement? Is your trans sitting perfectly level? Do you know the length by chance from where it mounts to engine to center hole of trans mount? Im just going to cut mine and go from there if it needs adjustment.

 

100% sure it's supposed to be 1-1/16", but we're just splitting hairs now.

Hard to say. There's not a great reference point to judge level from. It's pretty level though and I have 125k miles since my conversion so it's not causing any fluid issues yet.

Not sure what you're asking.

 

distance of the red line

 

It’s pretty much the same as your stock truck. I can see from the way I modded the cross member that all I did was move the center section down 1-1/6”. It lined up front/back with the rest of the crossmember, just lower.

 

awesome im just gonna take it to my uncles machine shop and modify it. My trans mount will be here Friday so i think im going to take the trans out of my truck maybe this weekend and try to get the cross member made.

 

@BassAckwards do you know the part number for the rear main seal for the 2.7?

 

9031188006

 

This is the one! ^^^

 

thanks guys! I’m taking my trans out this weekend and also making the crossmember! Still waiting on front diff to come back from ECGS. Went ahead and threw in a front locker as well

 

Here’s that inch difference. @jowybyo

where is the trans fill plug btw? I was looking but didn’t see it?

 

Just picked up this. From a 3rd gen. Has a lower 1st gear than the 2nd gen. Only 16k miles on it.

 

Nice! That's gonna be sweet. Is it 5 or 6 speed?

 

5-speed. Basically the same as the 2nd 2.7 manual but with a lower 1st gear (4.33 vs 3.95).

 

Pulled trans. Fabbing crossmember tomorrow

 

Made my measurements now just to cut. 1-1/16 of an inch. Rewelding plate with gussets in Center

 

@jowybyo @BassAckwards can one of you guys tell me the diameter of the fj stick?

Im going to order some of these, weld a metal extension in between 2 and set them on the points to modify the shifter position. That way the stick cam come off if i need to remove the transfercase.

$8 AZSSMUK 1/2" Bore Solid Steel Style Zinc Plated Set Screw Shaft Collars

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I can check later this evening, but the stick is removable without needing to do this.. one little c-clip and it pops out. But sounds like you want to relocate it, so I can definitely break out the calipers later

 

What part of the shifter do you want the measurement on? The smaller part that comes out of the t-case right below the upper section?

 

Thanks I need the thick sections so right when it comes off tcase and right before it meets the plastic piece.

I’m modifying my shifter so it will sit in the coin tray.

 

Thanks my shifter is 45 min from my house were im working my truck so i dont want to have to drive 45 min to take a measurement lol.