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Help with front drive shaft rubbing skid plate on TJ

Okay, so I finished (sorta), installing my 4.5" Rubicon lift short arm. I have the auto transmission and if I accelreate hard the front shaft rubs on the trans skid plate. I have since pulled the trans skid plate. Anyone else have this issue? I could fabricate a new bracket I suppose. Does anyone make a skid plate after market for the TJ Trans?

I still need to adjust the pinion a little more, I get vibes at 65 and up. If the pinion is perfectly setup what speed are typical of the vibes?

Thanks

ULB

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ULB
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How much of the plate rubs the shaft? Would it be possible to notch the skid plate?

Carl

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Carl

It barely rubs that I can see, but I only drove it for 2 miles seeing how it would handle with a couple of fast starts. I am kinda worried that on full flex it would brake a ujoint etc. I am fairly certain I could torch a small section out. I called up RE and they said something to the effect of "you must custom fabricate something". they said it was not an issue with the manual tranny. Weird. I did some other research and it looks like tomken and skidrow sell an after market skid plate.

I wonder if this common on the auto tranny as I did a boatload or reading up and never saw a post regarding it. Perhaps most run manual tranny. Would have went manual, but in SoCal, auto is necessary unless you want a left leg the size of a tree trunk. :)

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ULB

I would just cut the stock plate to work. If the money isn't a problem then get the new skid plate.

Carl

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Carl

I know folks that have had to notch the skid plate for their lift to work.

When your pinion is set up properly, you should be able to do 85+ mph with no vibrations at all. If you have vibrations, you 'will' break something. They are from parts jamming up, not a good thing....

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail > Okay, so I finished (sorta), installing my 4.5" Rubicon lift short arm.
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Mike Romain

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