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Old 12-17-2008, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by space-junk
just wondering, how do the budbuilt skids lift the t-case? i mean, i know that they probably rotate the way that the t-case sits, but i didnt know if the t-case needs to be indexed, or is it a direct weekend bolt on...
The Budbuilt crossmember doesn't rotate the xfer case mount. I'm pretty sure someone is making a crossmember/skidplate similar to the budbuilt but with the option for the rotated mount, but I don't remember offhand. Front Range Off Road makes a different style of crossmember that you can get with a 10 degree clock to go with your Marlin clocked dual adapter.

You can get a Budbuilt crossmember with lift for heading towards the flat belly, but you need a body lift or a bunch of cutting, and some people also lift the motor mounts.
Old 12-17-2008, 06:59 AM
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thanks hypoid... thats exactly what i was looking for...
Old 12-17-2008, 07:56 AM
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*** EDIT*** Not to sure seeing, it is 300 for my turck, I think that I am gonna wait.

Gonna order one rt now... Thanks I have been wondering if they are worth it, glad to others have already tested it..lol...

Laterz

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Old 12-17-2008, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Hypoid

You can get a Budbuilt crossmember with lift for heading towards the flat belly, but you need a body lift or a bunch of cutting....
X2, that's what I got. It provided about 1" of lift to the t-case. I had a problem with the driveshaft angle though, so I lowered it back down about 1/2".
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Its a sad state of affairs when people are actually impressed by quality these days. Used to be you could count on it. Makes you realize how lucky we are to have people like Bud to build stuff for us.

I like the budbuilt products. My single case xmember was nice, until it bent.



But it was easily fixed:



Then I upgraded to a second case and a budbuilt that was twice as thick:



But, alas, that still hung down to low. Sold it, and, for space junk, this is how you get the belly flat:



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Not to start a fight, but I like Sky's better. Theirs is a three-piece design for easier adjustment of drive-line lift (0-2, or custom). It comes standard as a two-case unit and has a hoop over the drive-shaft for increased integrity.
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Originally Posted by Junkers88
They had to be crack heads. I lost a camera, an X box, 35 computer games and my grand fathers .41 Mag Ruger 3 screw Blackhawk (<-- that one hurt since I've had it for 22 years). It was the one day that my 80lb German Shepard wasn't in the house, if Scout had been here we would have had maimed crack heads all over the yard.
please tell me you reported the gun stolen, of all things... if they use that gun to shoot someone, it will get back at you and SCREW you if you didnt report it stolen... dumb question but hey better safe than sorry
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Originally Posted by ozziesironmanoffroad
please tell me you reported the gun stolen, of all things... if they use that gun to shoot someone, it will get back at you and SCREW you if you didnt report it stolen... dumb question but hey better safe than sorry
Good advice...
Sorry to hear about the break in. When I was younger our house was broken into. My dad and I walked in on them. They dove through a back window. A few days later I was cleaning up the glass. Found a Beretta .380 that turned out was stolen 2 days before our house was broken into.

back to budbuilt. I have one for my '81..gained a couple of inches of clearance and lost a rock magnet. I have dealt with a lot of vendors buying junk for my project, Bud had some of the best customer service IMO.
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