Pinion Angle
03-18-2012, 09:10 PM
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Pinion Angle
I am trying to find our what shims I should I get or will the stock shims be sufficient?
03-18-2012, 09:14 PM
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What are the details? Lift? Shackle flip? Why are you replacing the shims?
03-18-2012, 09:43 PM
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I have a six" lift with the stock shims.
The reason I am thinking about replacing the shims is to correct the angle of the driveshaft and not have so much angle on the U-Joints.
03-18-2012, 10:42 PM
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Okay so do you have blocks or springs? Either way they have the proper correction built it.
Are you having excess vibration?
03-18-2012, 10:50 PM
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Blocks... Regardless
no all good there. Rides as good as a Bronco would.
My pinion seal started leaking close to the time I put the lift on. Maybe it was just its time to go. The angle looks sharp to me but that may just be me.
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Can you snap a pic of it?
Here is a pic of mine with 6" lift by means of a shackle flip and add a leaf.
This is with NO shim at all.
03-18-2012, 11:20 PM
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No, I am in Taiwan til the end of the month. When I get back I can.
But my angle of the third member and the yoke is a lot more then yours.
How much was that driveshaft? I am still running the stock.
Mine only show like 2 (2 1/2)" of spline but I am worried about flexing out and one it coming out and dirt and that stuff getting in the diff.
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