Transmission Crossmember

[laidbackbigun]

For all you low riding crazy guys what are you guys doing to remedy the transmission cross member that has its bolts sticking out the bottom of the frame. i wish it was like my sonoma where i could just drill some new holes and it was done.

 

[someotherguy]

Have you tried simply reversing the bolts? It really ought to be that simple.

Never was an issue for me but I didn't have a bagged GMT400; the lowest static dropped GMT400 I ran would drag the gas tank (extended cab longbed) on sharp driveway angles.

Richard

 

[laidbackbigun]

the bolts come up thru the frame into the crossmember how could i reverse them?

 

[someotherguy]

Oh, I gotcha. I thought you were bummed about bolts going through the other way. Last crossmember I had to worry about was one on an HD under an NV4500 and the bolts go down through it with nuts under the frame.

So what's the prob? There's a lot of protruding items along the underside of the frame, a couple bolt heads shouldn't be an issue. Or if they are an issue, they're not your only ones.

Richard

 

[laidbackbigun]

The only thing besides my exhaust that hangs below the frame are the 4 bolts that hold the trans cross member in.

 

[Muney]

unbolt the crossmember, weld some angle iron on both sides and redrill holes into the side of the frame. simple as that, only other option is fabbing a new xmember completely