Hey guys, what did you do with your d/r linkage when you lifted your ea82s? I'm working on my buddys 4" lifted car and I'm making a z shaped piece of flat bar to drop the whole shift plate down, but the d/r lever still hits the body and won't go into 2wd.

Hey guys, what did you do with your d/r linkage when you lifted your ea82s? I'm working on my buddys 4" lifted car and I'm making a z shaped piece of flat bar to drop the whole shift plate down, but the d/r lever still hits the body and won't go into 2wd.

I did the same with the little mount - a z-shaped piece.

 

The 2wd/4hi/4lo rod I cut, put back together with both trans & lever in 2wd, marked the amount that had to be cut off & then sleeved with tubing & welded together. Pay close attention to the alignment of the clevis ends of the rod - affects the fork alignment inside the trans.

My 4" lifted loyale with dual range is using all stock shift linkage. Nothing hits, shifts perfect. I was anticipating having to modify but was pleasantly surprised when I didn't.

My 4" lifted loyale with dual range is using all stock shift linkage. Nothing hits, shifts perfect. I was anticipating having to modify but was pleasantly surprised when I didn't.

 

The rear support bushing will rip if left bolted to the body.

 

Can't drop the whole plate unless you reshape the D/R lever.

 

Only real fix is to simply extend the shifter rod linkage, and the stay rod too.

Edited September 28, 201312 yr by Gloyale

The rear support bushing will rip if left bolted to the body.

 

Can't drop the whole plate unless you reshape the D/R lever.

 

Only real fix is to simply extend the shifter rod linkage, and the stay rod too.

Yeah I know the bushing will rip eventually. And no, I didn't do anything to any linkage. Everything shifts perfect, never hits on anything, and no issues at all. Not sure what kit is being used by the OP, but the one I am using dropped the engine crossmember 4", and the tranny crossmember about 2 1/2". So maybe that's why?

Thanks for the replys y'all. I ended up cutting and extending the shifter to get it to work.

Edited September 29, 201312 yr by espey_16

Anyone have new wisdom on this issue? Just encountering it with my Frankensteined GL—lifted with an EJ22 swap and a 4Hi/4Lo tranny.

 

Had an impossible time getting it to shift all the way down to 2wd until I pulled the boot off and straightened out the linkages a bit.

 

Curious about which part of the lever you would choose to lengthen. The solution makes sense to me, I just want to utilize the least damaging option.

I cut the duel range lever off and relocated and reshaped the lever