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<blockquote data-quote="adulbrich" data-source="post: 8472232" data-attributes="member: 661255">[quote name=&#039;Massive spl&#039;]Yep washers to fill the gap and relocate that box/wires if its in the way. I&amp;#39;m gunna pay Altimate automotive to install my quad bracket,lol they know what there doing.why would the alt be offset if you put washers? Can&amp;#39;t you either put them in front or back to make up the room without changing the position of the alt pully?</blockquote>Filling the gap with washers won&amp;#39;t fix the issue. The case hits the bracket and forces the alternator backwards 1/4 inch. The pulleys are already at the end pf their threads. I can&amp;#39;t shim them forwards any more than they already are. If I tried moving the actual bracket forwards with washers to make up for this, the belt would rub on the bracket. It was already close with my dual bracket. Regardless, the electrical box prevents me from mounting four alternators.[quote name=&#039;mitchell0715&#039;]how much metal are we talking about trimming to fit the case, and is it where there&amp;#39;s a multitude of bolts going into the block or towards the outside where its only the bracket metal supporting the weightim pretty sure those are electrical connection boxes [USER=660834]@los33[/USER] might know[/QUOTE]&nbsp;1/4 inch of metal right in the middle of the bracket. I really don&amp;#39;t want to grind on a brand new bracket that cost $685 :crap:Yeah, I just don&amp;#39;t know what the electrical is for or where I can move it. There isn&amp;#39;t a lot of extra stock wire length.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="adulbrich, post: 8472232, member: 661255"] [quote name='Massive spl']Yep washers to fill the gap and relocate that box/wires if its in the way. I'm gunna pay Altimate automotive to install my quad bracket,lol they know what there doing.why would the alt be offset if you put washers? Can't you either put them in front or back to make up the room without changing the position of the alt pully?[/QUOTE] Filling the gap with washers won't fix the issue. The case hits the bracket and forces the alternator backwards 1/4 inch. The pulleys are already at the end pf their threads. I can't shim them forwards any more than they already are. If I tried moving the actual bracket forwards with washers to make up for this, the belt would rub on the bracket. It was already close with my dual bracket. Regardless, the electrical box prevents me from mounting four alternators. [quote name='mitchell0715']how much metal are we talking about trimming to fit the case, and is it where there's a multitude of bolts going into the block or towards the outside where its only the bracket metal supporting the weight im pretty sure those are electrical connection boxes [USER=660834]@los33[/USER] might know[/QUOTE] 1/4 inch of metal right in the middle of the bracket. I really don't want to grind on a brand new bracket that cost $685 :crap: Yeah, I just don't know what the electrical is for or where I can move it. There isn't a lot of extra stock wire length. [/QUOTE]

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