hey fellas...I just noticed the topic and figured I'd lurk. Will was good enough to mention he read something I posted on jeepforum.com. I found this georgia site a while back while following a discussion on some other board. I signed up a few days ago. I'm Steve.
This is my teraflex belly-up when I was trying to get it to fit. The problem I had was when I finally had the body lift and motor mount lift squared away and then lifted the skid with my floor jack....there was unwanted contact. The red arrows point to a reinforced lateral ridge in the skid that runs from one frame rail to the other. It contacts the transmission bracket that you bolt the rubber transmission mount to. Also, the back corner of the transfer case would rest on the belly-up skid.
I ended up making some spacers out of scrap bar stock to get more lift from the transmission mount. The topic link that Will posted above tells the whole story. The skid works fine since then, but it was a lot of "little things" to get it to fit. You have to remember, the skid will raise the transmission and transfer case a couple inches. This will have a big impact on the rear drive-shaft angle to the rear end. You will have to be able to dial up the rear pinion.
I later ordered a teraflex oil pan skid and transmission skid to "compliment" this belly-up. It was a disappointing effort. I eventually made the parts work, but I had to drill and grind and improvise.
regarding the skid that "krawler" is looking at....I think there's a difference in a YJ skid and TJ skid. I don't know what the difference is. And I read somewhere that the TJ skid was improved at some point. I also read it was easy to bend, but I think you have to recognize the weight and cost vs. a thicker skid. So you need to know if this used $75 skid will fit your jeep. And the skid may be bent from use. Still, that's a good price.
When you purchase it new, it comes with two motor mount spacers to give your factory motor mounts about 3/4 inch lift. I ended up installing MORE 1" mounts. You have to have a short shaft SYE so your rear drive shaft will clear the back of the skid. I also purchased a Advance Adapters shifter bracket for about $35 from "offroadtoystore.com".
Also, I only recently started messing with a jeep. So I've been reading a lot of internet chatter. Apparently, many veterans don't like teraflex as a company. I don't know the story behind this. You pick up on this by reading between the lines.
I'll stop for a minute here. Before I go, I just noticed that I now can see a few more topic sections here. I guess I was accepted. Thanks for that.