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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 07:14 PM
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My rear axle wraps real bad when I get on it hard. I need to build some ladder bars. I'd say you are having the same issue.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 11:20 PM
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Also check the slip yoke. Those splines may need greased a bit.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2016 | 09:23 AM
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Latter bars would help but I definitely have to much upward pinion angle for sure just gotta get shims or new perches or something
 
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Old Nov 12, 2016 | 09:24 AM
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I just had the slip yoke apart at the carrier and it was all good
 
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Old Nov 12, 2016 | 10:18 AM
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Check the ring and pinion thoroughly...again... or you have horrible u joint bind but your at rest pinion angle
would be radically bad..
 
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Old Nov 12, 2016 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 7.3 forever
Latter bars would help but I definitely have to much upward pinion angle for sure just gotta get shims or new perches or something
You need to check your springs real good then. You shouldn't have too much upward pinion angle. You need to figure out why that is before you put in shims or move the perches. Something is wrong somewhere.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2016 | 09:21 PM
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I believe a lot of the upward pinion angle comes from I have 05 axles only ujoint that had been replaced in the rear was the very rear one in 216,000 but all where tight and good shape the middle one had I mean a touch of play I went ahead and ordered all new spicer life series ujoints and a brand new carrier bearing all vibrations are gone thank goodness but I ordered shims and I'm gonna try to get a set of 05 rear leaf springs to but wow driveline has so little of play now
 
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Old Nov 17, 2016 | 09:25 PM
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Once again thanks guys all your guys advice made me check a bunch of other things this is why I love this website
 
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Old Nov 25, 2016 | 07:58 AM
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Well I picked up a 07 f250 frame and complete running gear so looks like I've got a new set of rear leafs for my pinion shims that came in
 
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Old Nov 26, 2016 | 01:02 AM
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Well got my front coilsprings in and made big difference in ride now gotta get rears swapped so I can get shims installed
 
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Old Nov 26, 2016 | 01:16 AM
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Well got my front coilsprings in and made big difference in ride now gotta get rears swapped so I can get shims installed and we will be set
 
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Old Nov 26, 2016 | 01:10 PM
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Well got my front coilsprings in and made big difference in ride now gotta get rears swapped so I can get shims installed and we will be set
You did a coil swap over night!?
 
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Old Nov 26, 2016 | 01:47 PM
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No I did it almost a year ago I had said earlier in post I that I had done a axle swap already
 
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I swapped the springs out with some correct ones is what I was referring to
 
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