ajmorell
05-12-2008, 08:39 PM
Post the carnage in here!
Well, I figured out the problem. It turns out that I bashed my t-case skid/x-member so hard that it was in contact with my transfer case. The vibrations from the motor and transmission/drivetrain were being transmitted back through the cross member and into the body. I'm not sure if it was a result of that bolt coming out of my crossmember, but looking at the design, it seems pretty likely that it will happen again. I need to find a way to stiffen the rear support arm....look below.
Originally there was no gap between these two surfaces.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g118/ajmorell/Jeep/P5120008.jpg
The bracket attached to the unibody was mangled. I pounded it out best I could.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g118/ajmorell/Jeep/P5120011.jpg
Final Result:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g118/ajmorell/Jeep/P5120010.jpg
I'm going to contact Kevin and see if anyone else had this problem. I think the main problem is that rear bracket that attaches to the unibody rail is just too thin. I'm thinking of modifying it so that it is 1/4" u-channel instead of that thin plate and having 2 bolts running through the frame rail in addition to the 2 tapped in from the bottom.
Well, I figured out the problem. It turns out that I bashed my t-case skid/x-member so hard that it was in contact with my transfer case. The vibrations from the motor and transmission/drivetrain were being transmitted back through the cross member and into the body. I'm not sure if it was a result of that bolt coming out of my crossmember, but looking at the design, it seems pretty likely that it will happen again. I need to find a way to stiffen the rear support arm....look below.
Originally there was no gap between these two surfaces.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g118/ajmorell/Jeep/P5120008.jpg
The bracket attached to the unibody was mangled. I pounded it out best I could.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g118/ajmorell/Jeep/P5120011.jpg
Final Result:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g118/ajmorell/Jeep/P5120010.jpg
I'm going to contact Kevin and see if anyone else had this problem. I think the main problem is that rear bracket that attaches to the unibody rail is just too thin. I'm thinking of modifying it so that it is 1/4" u-channel instead of that thin plate and having 2 bolts running through the frame rail in addition to the 2 tapped in from the bottom.