Body lift and tight shift boots
12-12-2012, 04:13 AM
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Body lift and tight shift boots
Ok here is my issue. I did a 1" body lift on my jeep which made the shift boot to tight. 1st 3rd and 5th were fine but 2nd 4th 6th and reverse the boot was so tight it would pull me right out if gear. I just got the rough country shifter extension to correct it and now my problem is just reversed. 1st 3rd and 5th now get pulled right out of gear. Has anyone had this issue and what did you do to fix it?
12-12-2012, 04:24 AM
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Pull the acordian boot off and you'll need to take a exacto knife and cut and chop the inner boot some where it gets tight to relieve the pressure.....I believe theres write ups on it on other forums if you google it.
03-24-2013, 06:02 PM
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I just got done going through this exact same issue... DAMN!! What a Pain in the A$$. I also got the RC Adapter... I ended up putting my adapter on and then turning it about 45 degrees... then I cranked down that little allen screw like crazy. In 1, 3, and 5th it would actually hit the plastic console before I canted it to the right. So now it stays in gear and the only "Issue" is that because of the 45 degree turn it now bumps the side of the console going into R. But I can live with that. Can't wait to take the BL off and go back to no shifter problems. Body Lift install... Super easy... Resulting shifter issues.... Ridiculous!!!!
03-24-2013, 06:23 PM
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I had the exact same problem all of you are speaking about. All i did was completely remove the boot that is attached to the center console (fake leather outside/plastic inside)
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Next time please take a few mins to search, there are several threads that have the exact same responses you are getting now.
PROBLEM FIXED
Next time please take a few mins to search, there are several threads that have the exact same responses you are getting now.
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03-24-2013, 06:26 PM
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You could add a spacer on top of the transmission cross member and raise the transmission and transfer case. I would start at 1/2" and go from there to see if it solves the problem.
03-24-2013, 09:44 PM
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I had the exact same problem all of you are speaking about. All i did was completely remove the boot that is attached to the center console (fake leather outside/plastic inside)
PROBLEM FIXED
Next time please take a few mins to search, there are several threads that have the exact same responses you are getting now.
PROBLEM FIXED
Next time please take a few mins to search, there are several threads that have the exact same responses you are getting now.
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03-25-2013, 11:58 AM
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What I ended up doing was I took the shifter bezel up that I had previously modified to look like this.
Loosened all the bolts and pulled the boot in all the way around and retightened. I also added the shifter extender from I think rough country which only reverse my problem until I beat the S out of it with a hammer to change the angle some and all is good.
Loosened all the bolts and pulled the boot in all the way around and retightened. I also added the shifter extender from I think rough country which only reverse my problem until I beat the S out of it with a hammer to change the angle some and all is good.
