That crossmember does not raise the transmission. If it raised the transmission you would also have to raise the motor. Its just a lower profile crossmember in a sense. Just as strong, but tucked up under the pickup.

 

How does one "adjust a transmission to the right angle" without completely remounting it? All this crossmember does is sit closer to the undercarriage of the truck. I suspect it eliminates the huge rubber block as well.

 

Yeah they have been around and I have looked at getting one for my truck, but I kinda like the idea that my truck will scrape the crossmember before anthing else, it kinda works as a tester if you rub it.......it lets you know to find a new approach, if your not worried about your body or frame its all good then.

and it is primarily used in lowered trucks for clearing speed bumps

 

I'd still like to see pics of one of these crossmembers installed if anyone has one.

 

So can can we just say it's helpful to some and not to others? I bashed my stock transfer case skid plate on a log/rock while coming out of a back channel of a river when I was camping last year. I would've hated to have seen what it would've looked like if I didn't have one. So to each his own.

 

Agreed. That's all I was saying to begin with. I know how much my transfer case skid plate is scratched, and my current trans cross member is scratched up too. So If I where to get or make one of these minimalistic crossmembers, i'd definitely consider having one added to it.

 

Hey you can you post a pic of said "bracket"?

 

I believe underbody protection is a good idea on any vehicle used for any type of off roading, or on road if the vehicle is lowered.
Individuals may descriminate, but ma earth pulls no favorites. BTW I exercise that right with my iggy list everyday...especially with newbies.
Silver, while it may not approach the perfection of the god of all things off road, I did a bit of research and found a couple of pics of reworked factory crossmembers.
Here's one...

http://www.pavementsucks.com/board/t...idplate+mod%2A

Sadly, the OP didn't really do the job on the rear crossmember for the skidplate.
However I saw an thread somewhere wherein a fellow sectioned that rear crossmember and lowered it (or raised it) and gained over an inch more of clearance. He had to get a 2nd crossmember from a junk yard.

I'll keep digging...

 

Nice find. Archer's done some really cool stuff over there. That's some good work. It seems that only an inch is not that much, but every little bit helps when it comes to ground clearance. I just wouldn't want to sacrifice too much protection though for the sake of 1" I guess it is a tradeoff you have to weigh for yourself.

 

There, i've cleaned up this thread to get it back on topic because I think it is interesting and i'm sure others will find it interesting too. Let keep it on the topic guys. Thanks.