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Jeep Parts > Skid Plates & Armor > 33 Engineering Hi-Clearance Skid Plate
33 Engineering Hi-Clearance Skid Plate
33 Engineering
* Adds 3 inches of clearance with minimal impact on center of gravity
* Made of 3/16" cold rolled steel
* Two-piece design for easy transmission access/maintenance
* Powder coated
* Requires a body lift or t-case drop for proper installation
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33 Engineering Hi-Clearance Skid Plate
Avg. Customer Review: (8.7 Stars):
Number of Reviews: 3
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WOW what a great idea! |
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Date: Dec 20, 2007
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Reviewer: A JeepReviews.com User from (Freehold, NJ) |
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Well 33 Engineering has done its homework. The belly up skid with a cross bar that holds all the vitals up when you take down your skid is genius. All skids should be like this. I even take off my skid plate between off road events and drive with just the subframe crossmember, No more jacks holding up my tranny when doing service. Make sure you purchase thier high clearance trans mount at the same time! I own a 2005 TJ and had very few clearance problems. I also insalled a MORE 1" motor mount kit and a JKS 1/25" body lift and a SYE with Tom Woods shaft. All worked in harmony. Remember when you change one thing it effects 4 others, LOL It's a jeep thing you should understand.
Thanks 33 Engineering |
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This Skid Plate is everything they say it is. |
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Date: Dec 12, 2007
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Reviewer: A JeepReviews.com User from (Maple Valley, WA) |
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This is a real easy Skid plate to add to your tj.
I installed it on an 05 Unlimited Rubicon. I took before and after measurements and found it lifted the lowest point of ground clearance 2.75".
Everything went great untill I test drove it. As soon as I got on the excelerator there was a roar
that sounded like it had grinding gears mixed in. I noticed the exhaust contacting the right lower control arm and remembered someone else had mentioned that problem. I heated it up with a torch and had no luck bending it away. I then took it to a Muffler shop and had them put a bend in the pipe to miss the arm, upsize the pipe a little and change my muffler to a Magnaflow.
That didn't do the trick. The Muffler has a dull roar of it's own I'm having trouble getting used to.
Next I took it to "TJ's Offroad" in Kent Wa. They told me that when I get on the gas the Transfer case would move up contacting the floor and that by lowering the skip 3/4" It would take care of the problem. They aslo said that the Rubicon has a larger Case and the other Tj's wouldn't have the same problem.
In all fairness to 33 Engineering I had called thier help line and they didn't say anything about the T-Case moving but did say to lower the case. I should have listened. It would have saved me $500. on the muffler pipe job.
Now everything works great. I've had the chance to go over the same trails I've scraped bottom on with no contact whatsoever. I'm real happy with it and it was worth all the trouble. I hope this will help the next Rubicon owner with their install. |
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33 Engineering Transfer Case Skid/Manual Trans mount 05 Rubi |
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Date: Sep 24, 2005
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Reviewer: A JeepReviews.com User from (San Diego, CA) |
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The short version is that it all works great.
Over all I'm really impressed with the quality of the skid/tranny mount, and the design. The problems were really minor:
Tranny mount bolts were about 1/4" too long. Fixed with hacksaw.
Locker pump bolts designed to be countersunk, but plate not drilled that way. Fixed with 1/2" drill bit.
That's really it for problems... Not bad for the first batch.
The setup required the following... (with what is now a 2-3/4" suspension lift)
33 Engineering Tcase Skid
33 Engineering High clearance transmission mount
1" Body Lift
1" Motor Mount Lift (Not REQUIRED but I feel it's the right way to do a BL)
CV Driveshaft (Currie flange type, Required if you have more that 1" of suspension lift)
Adjustable Upper Rear control arms
Skyjacker transfer case shifter bracket (shifting is nearly impossible without it)
RE Track bar relocation bracket, The angled one for CV Driveshafts
TeraFlex Shock Relocation Brackets
So... While the skid/Tranny mount are only $500 shipped, I spent around $900 on other stuff to make it happen. Sure, I'd have wanted the other stuff anyway...
Worth the $1400? Yup! Glad I did it. I'd like to do a locker relocation to complement it.
Looking back, It would have been much easier with better upper control arms. I personally don't like the TeraFlex ones... The hard bushings make them a real pain to install.
On the issue of clearance, the 33 Engineering web site says that "shims" are necessary to make everything clear... I've got some 1/4" plate in as spacers, but I think that I can get away with 1/8".
The only problem that I haven't addressed is exhaust contact with the upper right front control arm bracket. Makes a heck of a noise. I'm going to try and "Massage" some of the exhaust hangars with a prybar, torch and big hammer. Wish me luck!
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