Long Travel BS Thread

a few degree below the center line of the drive shaft shown in this picture.

 

Do 1st gens have a double cardan center u-joint?

 

You compare the angles of your pinion and the front half of your driveshaft. Get your pinion parallel to the front driveshaft and rotate it 2° down. Everything should be done at ride height.

Your axle will rotate backwards when you accelerate (opposite of your wheels). The 2° of pinion angle is to compensate for this.

Do you have a CV joint? This process is for a conventional 2 joint system.

Edit: I don't think this applies to you. It looks like all 1st gens have a CV system. My mistake.

 

Finally got it painted

 

Good thing I cracked open the coilovers

 

Ruh oh. How long are your coils?

 

I'm now running a 8" 600 over a 16" 800

 

Ohhh this is in relation to the drive shaft. Makes more sense now. Thanks

 

Do you have a CV driveshaft? If you do, my previous posts should be ignored.

 

Thanks jeffz0rz. I have plate here just need to get some templates done and then cut it out.

 

I'll send you steel templates, free. Just pay 120.00 for shipping lol

 

There was someone on here that was interested in my pro tools notcher. Can't for the life of me remember who it was.

 

Might have been me

Which part of the drive shaft do I go 2 degrees below? The first peice or the price after the carrier bearing?

 

I'll give you a break because it is Monday, but we've been talking about pinion angle on your diff. You will need to cut off your spring perches and angle the pinion down 2° below the centerline shown. The driveshaft is a straight line perpendicular to the diff.

 

How's this work for ya?

 

Exactly, thanks Bill. Just rotate the diff counter clockwise if you are looking at this side view.

 

thanks..

 

There is a lot of help going down in here! I love it! And perfect, that's exactl the answer I wanted! Thanks!