For those of you who understand driveline angles, here ya go.

Dont like the results of a recent lift kit install so......

I bought a nice meter to measure what going on so let me give you some angles and for those who understand these angles, I'm hoping this sheds some light on the issue with the vibration that is happening during braking and coming to stop only while in gear and once put in neutral, all vibrations are gone.

I took the measurements in both degrees and % of incline, here we go:

Front shaft = 10.14 degrees / 18%
Rear shaft = 8.70 degrees / 15.3%
Front output flange = 3 degrees / 5.5%
Rear differential flange = 5 degrees / 8%

Also interesting and something I don't like, when I measured the side-rail of the bed to verify a suspicion of mine it was confirmed. the front of the truck is higher than the rear. I don't like the look of this, it affects mileage, and makes it harder for a short dude like myself to see over the hood.
The measurement was .55 degrees / 1% incline front to back

This info is based upon having about a 1/2" shim under the carrier bearing bracket.
I am starting to wonder if this shim did not make things worse.

Note: background reminder: this gen 3 truck has a lift kit on it that is supposed to be a 3" front and 2" rear lift. FYI

thanks mike

 

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