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sj t/box problem
- Rockwatt
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25 Oct 2012 08:58 #51230
by Rockwatt
the stress just move's to the next weak point ! And that's the middle of the case where the counter gear shaft is and the case breaks clean in half.
the one in the link is for mild offroading ie greenlaning and there are other more comprehensive models available that pick up nearly every case bolt as well you know.
as far as I'm aware none of my customers have had a case breakage even with the four bolt mounting like the one in the link so even that one is up to the job for most people. so IMO a mounting x member is the way to go. The bottom of the cradle was never designed to be a bash plate ! It's there purly to take the stress out of the case with zero ground clearance loss.
but as I make all my mountings to order I'm happy to make them bespoke right up to a fully enclosed jacket.
I also do an x member mounted cradle that bolts direct to the chassis doing away with the original (weak) chassis mounts for more extreme use but as yet have not sold one as they are overkill for most people.
but I will stand by the fact that if you use the tcase as the x member no mater how many bolts you pick up on the case will fail along with very expensive gears ! It's only a mater of time
Replied by Rockwatt on topic sj t/box problem
g187eev wrote: The link you just added only uses the std 8 mounting points??? why is that???... The guy has a full proper skid plate, + he'll have brackets supports the casing in both transverse & longitudinal directions and pics up on 15 bolts throughout???... and it won't cost him a penny??? :S
RB
the stress just move's to the next weak point ! And that's the middle of the case where the counter gear shaft is and the case breaks clean in half.
the one in the link is for mild offroading ie greenlaning and there are other more comprehensive models available that pick up nearly every case bolt as well you know.
as far as I'm aware none of my customers have had a case breakage even with the four bolt mounting like the one in the link so even that one is up to the job for most people. so IMO a mounting x member is the way to go. The bottom of the cradle was never designed to be a bash plate ! It's there purly to take the stress out of the case with zero ground clearance loss.
but as I make all my mountings to order I'm happy to make them bespoke right up to a fully enclosed jacket.
I also do an x member mounted cradle that bolts direct to the chassis doing away with the original (weak) chassis mounts for more extreme use but as yet have not sold one as they are overkill for most people.
but I will stand by the fact that if you use the tcase as the x member no mater how many bolts you pick up on the case will fail along with very expensive gears ! It's only a mater of time
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