Toyota drivetrain lift (flat belly)

Jcampbell54 · Feb 11, 2014

Ok so I just got my crossmember in. (Got it from CASHED). Great seller by the way. Anyway I want to lift my drivetrain since I have a body lift on the truck to achieve a flat belly. Anybody on here got some tips on doing the engine mounts? The transfer case x member I'm good on just needing ideas on motor mounts.

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Whiten · Feb 11, 2014

I just lifted the T-cases up and cut the floor with no bodylift in my old 4runner. Just loosen engine mounts up before lift then tighten them back down. I think Roger Brown had some spacers he sells on pirate to lift the engine if you want to buy something premade. Heres some pics of a mud truck I lifted the engine on.

Glen1978 · Feb 11, 2014

Get rid of the factory Toyota motormounts unless you bolt and/or chain em. Id recommend making up some plates for the motor and come off a PLATED frame to some tubing to a rubber leaf spring bushing setup. I ran that in my old F-toy and it worked great.

Jcampbell54 · Feb 11, 2014

You think I could get by with cutting that actual block plate and using it for a c to slide a leaf spring bushing in? I think that's kind of where your going with it. The idea you used on the pics is what I was shooting for. Maybe a short piece of 2x2 tubing off the frame to raise it and reuse factory motor mount bushings.

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TBItoy · Feb 11, 2014

use the block side plate/fixture (unbolt the factoy rubber mount and throw it away) to fab a spring bushing style mount. you can either build an "adapter plate" style bracket with 2 tabs welded on that bolts to the factory frame side mount, or cut it off and build the bracket for the spring bushing right off the frame.

Unless you have a clocked tcase adapter, your rear driveline angle will most likely be pretty steep, but workable.

Glen1978 · Feb 11, 2014

My rear driveline angle was horrendous but the Toyota Ujoints can take some serious abuse. Make sure you use shafts from a solid axle rig....the joints allow more angle.

Jcampbell54 · Feb 11, 2014

Ye I have the cv type front shaft. If it gets too steep I'll lower the suspension some to compensate. I just figured I take full advantage of the body lift and the new crossmember. And thanks for the ideas. It's giving me a good idea of what needs to be done.

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outlaw yota · Feb 13, 2014

Chain motor mount then cut floor out.it helped my truck out a bunch.if yo have dual cases the u joint angle is fine with cv shafts front and rear

stickymuck · Feb 13, 2014

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/MotorMount.shtml I had a 1" drive train lift using 3/4" flat steel for the motor mount lift.

Jcampbell54 · Feb 13, 2014

Another question I have is the horse collar in between the frame. Move it back? Or just scrap trying to reuse it. It's going to be to close to leave where it is.

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