Flat Belly with a 241

[MTBLAZER89]

Ok I have a Th350/241, and I would like to raise it up, and possibly clock the case up. Looking at my setup right now the X-member is in the stock location, and the adapter sits about 2-3 inches below the frame rail.

I might clock my case up in the future, but mainly would just like to have a lower profile crossmember, and get the bulk of it up a few inches.

Do I have to have the short adapter foot to do this?

 

[scouthead]

Do you "HAVE" to?
Are you plannining on buying or building? Or worried about breaking an adapter?
Not following why short adapter would make a difference...

 

[MTBLAZER89]

Well I'd be buying the adapter. I'm not worried about breaking anything. The entire crossmember hangs 4" below the frame and its bolted up and high as it can be. I have the "tall" styler adapter right now, and the bottom where it mounts is 2-3 inches below the frame rails.

So If I build a new crossmember level with the bottom of the frame rails and the tall adapter will it hit the body, or do I need to get the adapter with the short mount?

 

[MTBLAZER89]

Right now I have this

Do I need to swap to this to raise the drivetrain up some?

 

[Chaddy]

I have the short adapter, and I had to raise the whole drivetrain up about 3 inches and built a crossmember to get it flat.

 

[MTBLAZER89]

I have the short adapter, and I had to raise the whole drivetrain up about 3 inches and built a crossmember to get it flat.

I was hoping you would see this. I got the 3" estimation from reading your old posts. I think if I build a custom flat crossmember with the tall adapter it would actually raise the t-case up 5-6 inches which I imagine will cause interference with the body.

 

[84zz4ss]

I have a 700/241 combo using the stock adapter. It looks a lot like the short 350 adapter. I made a new crossmember and went to the second spot on the clockring.

Not the best pic but the belly is flat with a 1" body lift. I did modify the floor some.

 

[Chaddy]

I was hoping you would see this. I got the 3" estimation from reading your old posts. I think if I build a custom flat crossmember with the tall adapter it would actually raise the t-case up 5-6 inches which I imagine will cause interference with the body.

With the short adapter, I raised it up about 3" and I had to cut a hole in the body and build a box. Then I had to cut the seat and fab a mount for it.

The front driveline will be fun.

 

[MTBLAZER89]

With the short adapter, I raised it up about 3" and I had to cut a hole in the body and build a box. Then I had to cut the seat and fab a mount for it.

The front driveline will be fun.

Ya i know I have all your threads saved

 

[Chaddy]

Ya i know I have all your threads saved

Nice....I will go back to my room now.

 

[MTBLAZER89]

Nice....I will go back to my room now.

Well maybe not all of them, but a bunch of them that pertain to your front driveshaft setup

 

[scouthead]

Yeah I think if you want to really get the belly flatter you will need the shorter style adapter... and a lot of work. My 241 is pushed up and clocked... had to cut the floor, make new crossmember, redesign transfer case shift linkage, front driveshaft problems, and the belly is still not flat. My skidplate hangs down a little over 2 inches down from the frame, but the old crossmember was 2-3 inche lower than that, and the T.C. was right there in harms way. My setup didn't maximize ground clearance but I gained a couple inches, and feel it improved everything else quite a bit. My 241 is on the back of an SM465. The adapter is long, but has the short style footpads.

 

[twoslo4five0]

mine is totally flat.no body lift.its a 208 but same pricable.i run a stock 2 1/2 ton front shaft and dodge rear shaft here ya go.exhaust is fun as well

A little test fittin.

Finished product.

Inside the cab.

 

[wayne]

There is a bunch of pics and info in my thread. I have since switched to a 1410 u joint at the front axle.

http://www.coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=233149

 

[Hossbaby50]

I have the short adapter w/208 clocked 2 positions. I built a new crossmember/skidplate setup when I added the clocking ring. Mine sits 1.5" below the frame rails but there is an air gap between the tcase and the actual plate steel. I could probably have made my skidplate/crossmember flat with the framerails but that was extra work and didn't leave alot of space for the exhaust (which I didn't want to redo) and left not alot of room between the skidplate and tcase housing.

Harley