thrillbilly85
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Okay, after talking with a buddy that builds competition-level rock crawlers, (like the green Jeepster on the latest 24hr to hell and back), I think I'm going to look at clocking the 300 up some. It looks like it's almost 30(ish) degrees down. If I clock it up, I gain not only ground clearance, but it'll also put the shaft farther away, laterally, from the trans pan.
I'd prefer not to run a mid shaft, as I'm going to have enough tied up into the rear driveshaft as it is. But if I have to, obviously I will.
It appears the 350/300 adapter I have is the one from AA. I THINK I'll either use a steel adapter ring, which is 3/8" thick, OR ill drill out more holes in the adapter. What I WONT do is drill/thread holes into the transfer case. There's less material there, and the holes tend to leak when you do that, as they go straight into the case.
After that, I can get a nice flat skid plate, and (maybe) replace the pan on the th350. It's all beat to shit, and has been clearanced by the PO for the front DS. IF I still need the pan to be clearanced, I'm going to leave the one that's in it, alone, for now.
My tentative plan (because anyone that's read this thread knows exactly how my "plans" go) is to build a skid plate that makes servicing the cases easy, but also provides some mounting points for the lower links, this way, I can achieve the collective triangulation I need, easier, and have nice, long links.
Anyways, that's my though process at this point, and I'm basically shooting from the hip, as is the trajectory of this entire build this far. A penny for the thoughts of those that read this.
I'd prefer not to run a mid shaft, as I'm going to have enough tied up into the rear driveshaft as it is. But if I have to, obviously I will.
It appears the 350/300 adapter I have is the one from AA. I THINK I'll either use a steel adapter ring, which is 3/8" thick, OR ill drill out more holes in the adapter. What I WONT do is drill/thread holes into the transfer case. There's less material there, and the holes tend to leak when you do that, as they go straight into the case.
After that, I can get a nice flat skid plate, and (maybe) replace the pan on the th350. It's all beat to shit, and has been clearanced by the PO for the front DS. IF I still need the pan to be clearanced, I'm going to leave the one that's in it, alone, for now.
My tentative plan (because anyone that's read this thread knows exactly how my "plans" go) is to build a skid plate that makes servicing the cases easy, but also provides some mounting points for the lower links, this way, I can achieve the collective triangulation I need, easier, and have nice, long links.
Anyways, that's my though process at this point, and I'm basically shooting from the hip, as is the trajectory of this entire build this far. A penny for the thoughts of those that read this.
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