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<blockquote data-quote="Walt Jaquith" data-source="post: 425289" data-attributes="member: 18654"><p>Ok, I like some elements of Genright's design, but not others. Here's my first pass at a crossmember design. I still have some refining to do, and none of it's to scale; I'll have to measure everything tonight and plug the numbers in. This one allows me to capture all four mounting holes (the regular 700R4 pair and the pair on the 4x4 extension) on the transmission for extra strength. It's ultra-low profile, and shouldn't hang down much farther than the transmission itself. The bushings are inbound where they can allow the tranny to rock a little if it wants to. They're press-in TJ control arm bushings, $9 each from Quadratec.</p><p></p><p>Before I finalize the design I'll probably switch from the round tube to square. It won't look as cool, but it will make some stuff a lot easier, and it all gets hid by the skid plate anyway.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]115767[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Walt Jaquith, post: 425289, member: 18654"] Ok, I like some elements of Genright's design, but not others. Here's my first pass at a crossmember design. I still have some refining to do, and none of it's to scale; I'll have to measure everything tonight and plug the numbers in. This one allows me to capture all four mounting holes (the regular 700R4 pair and the pair on the 4x4 extension) on the transmission for extra strength. It's ultra-low profile, and shouldn't hang down much farther than the transmission itself. The bushings are inbound where they can allow the tranny to rock a little if it wants to. They're press-in TJ control arm bushings, $9 each from Quadratec. Before I finalize the design I'll probably switch from the round tube to square. It won't look as cool, but it will make some stuff a lot easier, and it all gets hid by the skid plate anyway. [ATTACH type="full"]115767[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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