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is it supposed to be like this?(pic)

Hey guys, well ive been looking at the pics of my truck and comparing them to ya'lls rigs and there is one consistant thing that i keep finding is different with my rig. The transfer case in my rig sits REALLY low.. or atleast thats what i think that is.. heres a pic.. Is it supposed to sit that low? is there anyway i can maybe hide it somehow? its ugly and it sits so low im scared its gunna get caught up..

I wouldnt have noticed it except i didnt notice it on any other trucks.. Should i just not worry bout it?
 
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that is your t-bar drop bracket not your transfercase...no you dont have to worry about it
 
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And yes your t-bar bracket will sit that low with the SL. It is a drop bracket lift IIRC
 
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that is your t-bar drop bracket not your transfercase...no you dont have to worry about it


OOOOHHH.. i feel stupid loll.. thanks redneckstone.. But is there anyway to raise it or not? I have never seen a truck where it sits that low
 
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And yes your t-bar bracket will sit that low with the SL. It is a drop bracket lift IIRC
iirc?
 
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If I Recall Correctly
 
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Here is another pic of an SL installed

 
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gotcha.. and yes it is... it just looks so dam vulnerable lol.
 
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Thanks Justin. Apreciate all the feed-back..
 
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its quite strong no worries.. with 35's there is decent amount of clearness..
 
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its quite strong no worries.. with 35's there is decent amount of clearness..
alright. thanks guys, i really appreciate the help.. Deffinatly eased my worries
 
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If you really are worried about it you could look into doing a coilover conversion. Then you could remove them completely. But that's a lot of work for something that's isn't really and issue.

And by the way, I haven't seen your truck in awhile until I looked at this thread and wow. It looks good man.
 
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that is the downfall of superlift. t-bars sit in the same location as a stock truck but your truck is 4" taller.
 
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A coilover still has that support bar setup.. no pics on me offhand.. but its in the exact same spot, its only gaining about an extra 2 or 3" of clearance compared to the superlifts T-Bar area.
 
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Originally Posted by SniperX103
If you really are worried about it you could look into doing a coilover conversion. Then you could remove them completely. But that's a lot of work for something that's isn't really and issue.

And by the way, I haven't seen your truck in awhile until I looked at this thread and wow. It looks good man.

Hey thanks Sniper!! That means alot you have no idea.. I think ill just leave it, not that i know its not really an issue, i just wasnt sure if it was supposed to be like that.. Thanks again for all the help and comments guys.. It means so much..
 
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Those drop brackets would even look more so 'sticking' down once the body lift is on....

 
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