Why does quigley not clock the transfer case??

[dsw4x4]

The first thing I saw on my quigly was the transfer case hanging down like a glass boat anchor waiting to be shattered. Tonight I pulled t-case and adaptor so that I could re drill the the adaptor and clock the case up tight to the body so that it is now about 4 inches higher and level with the cross member thus making the project of building a skid plate for it easier and higher helping out clearance issues.
Has anyone else tried this and if so did they run into any problems?
Derek

 

[Stumpalump]

They probably build them that way to maintain the Ford warranty. What year and engine did you do this on?

 

[adventureduo]

Never crawled under a Quigley to check. What about fluid levels remaining proper? If you clock it is everything still being lubricated properly?

 

[dsw4x4]

Yes I sort of checked that out it was my first thought, the pump will still be submerged so it will not run dry. I was going to fill the case before I bolted it up to the new position so it would still take the same amount of fluid as it calls for. So hopefully that will not be an issue.

 

[arktrekker]

offroad guys clock transfer cases flat all the time with no problems

 

[chet]

It probably helps with driveshaft angles as well. make sure you still have enough shaft/ u-joint travel at full droop.

 

[ujoint]

It probably helps with driveshaft angles as well. make sure you still have enough shaft/ u-joint travel at full droop.

This is my thought as well. A simpler, non CV driveshaft can be used, which is cheaper. Quigley also used to install the t-case off the back of the 2wd tranny, which set it back really far. It also required the fuel tank to be shortened drastically (why Transfer Flow started building tanks for the vans)

Any problems with the shifter linkage after the clocking? How bout some pics?