pinion angle

[HAULIN IT]

Vile, No sir, You misunderstood me, Again. I have commented before about how well you do produce GOOD VALUABLE information & say it in a way that can be understood. I was sincere in asking for a little help! Yes, We had are differences on the port match thing, I hoped that was behind us. You obviously have ALOT of knowledge & come up with very good wiring diagrams, ect. all the time. The other day you posted info about the Trailblazer 4WD problem & I thought "wow!" Great info at a moments notice. I don't really get you, I think we are really both just trying to help other guys with similar interests & learn a little as we go. I feel the Capt. & I are not seeing quite the same & want to either help them understand it better or maybe I don't do it/think about it the same way as others. If anyone has the "rash" it must be you. I'm fine, I would like very much to get along with EVERYONE on here, including you. I PM'd The Capt. & explained my thought & asked him if we should/could talk about it in the post & he said Ok. RELAX a little Ok? Lorne   

[VileZambonie]

Well Lorne, it certainly sounded to me like you were rippin on me stating "Where's Vile with "proper procedures for pinion angle" out of some manual?" but if that wasn't what you meant then I sincerely apologize but you surely didn't come across that way. If you wanted help explaining it why not just ask? I have no grudge with you but I read what you wrote 5 times and it came across to me as a cheap shot. Again if you didn't mean it like that forget I went off please.

There are zillions of how to's on setting pinion angle and no need to reinvent the wheel. There is no set specific way to do this and you may find one pinion angle works better than another. I must agree unless there's a severe pinion angle it shouldn't effect traction. A pinion angle finder will make life easier and will probably come with recommended instructions http://www.tunerschoice.com/xq/aspx/dept_id.354/display_id.689/qx/Product.htm

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http://www.wolferacecraft.com/pinionangle.aspx

http://www.stu-offroad.com/axle/pinion/pinion-1.htm

http://www.ssz28.com/tech/Pinionangle.html

and so on

[SBC384]

did you guys happen to see the numbers i posted? 95* and 85* is that going to work??

[HAULIN IT]

Sbc, You'll have to wait a moment we're about to kiss & make up. No seriously, that sounds like you are on the right track now. How did you achieve those numbers? What did you do different or change from before? If this is a drag only truck, I would lower it a little more if you can easily, if not, it will probably live as long as your springs aren't too soft & allow it to roll up a bunch. Lorne   

[SBC384]

drag truck only, 85 on tranny rear seal and 95 on rear end + or - a * only reads in 5* increments
thats with the wedges? what do u think?

[HAULIN IT]

Run it! You really need an angle finder in 1* increments for doing this, but it sounds like your in the ballpark. That's what is tough about helping over the internet, what can be shown in a few moments sometimes takes many posts. Did you get you driveshaft length figured out? How much lower is the back of your truck now than it was prior to the shackle/hanger install? Close to the 4" as expected? Lorne

[SBC384]

thanks guys! driveshaft should be ok yea its about 4"
i'll halla