Vance DDPL-001 Static Drop Down Plate Variable Setback

If you have a 90HP - 400HP short shaft engine and a long shaft transom and need to lower your engine, this is the product for your setup! The DDPL-001 Can lower your engine up to 5 inches. This unit is not adjustable, there are multiple holes on the engine and transom side so that you can obtain the correct height while you are installing the engine. If you must adjust after initial installation you will have to remove the engine and move to the desired mounting hole set. This unit is variable setback meaning if you order it with 8 inches of setback and later decide you need 10 inches of setback for clearance issues you may be having, just let us know and we have the extension parts available to you can extend it further out without having to return the unit you have. Before ordering this unit, keep in mind that lowering an engine may cause issues with the engine head hitting the transom when you want to tilt up or hydraulic steering lines/cables may hit the transom. The more setback you have, the less of a possibility you will have clearance issues. This unit is available in a 8'', 10'', 12'' setback.

• Overall Dimensions: TBD
• Transom side Dimensions: TBD
• 5'' of vertical drop maximum - Fixes the problem of short shaft engine on long shaft transom
  
• Angles are 1/2'' aircraft aluminum
• 400 HP Maximum Rating
  
• Hard-Anodized Black Finish Available (Salt Water Ready)
• 1 Year Limited Warranty against Manufacturer defects
• Weighs 50 pounds
  
• Proudly machined and assembled at our own factory in TENNESSEE, U.S.A.!
• Patent Pending

• Drop Down Plates are the perfect solution for short shaft engines with a long shaft transom!

Here are the pre-drilled hole dimensions listed below in inches:

• Pre-drilled holes for 1/2'' stainless hardware
• 12 7/8'' across the top two holes from center to center
• 9 7/8'' across the bottom two holes from center to center
• 8'' of vertical distance between the top holes and bottom mounting holes

If your holes do not match this configuration, you can drill into the aluminum plate. However, by modifying the unit returns will not be accepted.

*Lowers your engine closer to the water, you may run into issues with the engine being too close to the water potentially causing engine swamping from waves or wake made from the boat hull or lake/ocean. Check this before ordering, we are not responsible for engine damage/failure due to these unforseen issues.

Not sure what size Bolt Kit you need to mount your Vance jack plate / Vance drop down plate to your boat transom? Click here to use our jack plate bolt kit calculator.

Not sure what the Vance Transom Plate Inside Braces are? Click here for more info.

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We manufacture all of our products on our own equipment at our facility in Taft, TN!

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