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Truck is a 72 C10 SWB with coil spring/ trailing arm rear suspension. My current angles have the transmission at 3.6 degrees down, and rear end at 2.3 degrees with pinion pointing up( sloping down from front to back) drive shaft is 1.3 degrees down. So in order to get the angles closer to correct, I have been trying to find a 1 degree or even a 1.5 degree shim for the axle. I see Cpp had them in the past but now I can only find 2,4, and 6 degree. Same at Speedway, and Brother’s/Holley. I find 1 degree shims at Summit, but not sure of fitment and they don’t have dimensions for length, and are special order.
I do have 2 degree shims on hand . I have talked with Silver Sport Transmission, and I seem to recall they recommend that I try to keep the transmission at 3 degrees if possible, and I can’t raise it any further without cutting the floor of the truck. So my question is: does anyone know where to purchase 1 degree shims, or should I install the 2 degree shims, making the rear 4.3 degrees, and then lower the transmission to the 4.3 degrees to make for more optimal driveline angles?? Can anyone see a problem with the engine /transmission being at 4.3 degrees down? Any advice is appreciated Thanks |
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Your current working angles are fine, actually real good. The 3 degree recommendation refers to the working angle of joint not a transmission, driveline or pinion. Your working angles are pretty close to being within 1 degree. Typically the pinion should be down 1-2 degrees to allow for wrap under acceleration.
Unless you have a vibration there is no reason to do anything. |
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I only have what could be described as a very slight vibration while cruising at 75-80 in 6th gear. It’s possible it’s not even drivetrain related. I haven’t driven the truck for 5 months now(winter weather) and it will be another month or two before I can do so again, to investigate further. |
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I always understood that the trans output shaft centerline and pinion centerlines should be parallel to one another but not necessarily inline with one another to improve ujoint wear. The centerline to centerline difference to create a max 3° driveshaft angle.
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With your angels listed above i would raise the trans 1 degree and leave the rear alone. When raising the trans it will also cahnge the angle of the driveshaft to close to 2 degrees resulting in 2.6/2/2.3.
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The transmission in my truck is a T56 magnum, and is fairly large, I have the high hump transmission tunnel, but even with the high hump, a portion of the rear of the transmission is very close to contacting the floor of the truck. I can’t raise the transmission any further without modifying the floor. I found a company that makes a extended high hump cover, and believe it would allow the transmission to be raised far enough to get to 2.6 degrees. Level 7 is proud of this piece, as they are fairly expensive, $355 plus tax and shipping. This could be a solution though, with those numbers the drive shaft may be happier. I’m not sure how to figure what the driveshaft angle would be if I added a 1 degree shim to the rear of current setup to plug the numbers into the driveline calculator, to get the operating angles, so my original plan may not be the best plan. Again, I want to thank those that have responded with suggestions /advice, I appreciate it. |
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You could always get a little heat and an air hammer and message it a bit. i will not take as much as you think. 1/2 to 3/4 i bet.
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I do not recall stating it was okay for the operating angles to be far apart. Infact, I said they should be within 1 degree. I did point out that exceeding the 3 degree recommendation is not a big deal. I have a 94 extended cab that I installed a 6/8 drop on and drove it that way for many years. Is lifted now. Has a two piece drive line so I have dealt with that as well for experience. I also said the operating angles constantly change. Depending on suspension type such as the trailing arm and angled leaf springs on the old trucks the pinion angles down the more suspension compresses. A 4 link may be more linear depending on link bar length. Then there is wrap from torque. Which still exists even on a trailing arm truck or even a 4 link. All is good with me, just wanted to explain where I am coming from. My last comment about overthinking it was not meant as an insult. I just believe that searching for the perfect combination of angles can be a fruitless endeavor. It is literally impossible to keep the ujoints in phase under all driving conditions. |
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The fact the engine/trans angle should be 3 degrees or less due to oiling and fueling issues is hardly usless. You should have a 3 degree or less engine/trans angle regatdless of lifted or lowered. You never mentioned the angles on your lifted or lowered 94. do you even know what they were. Did it vibrate? Vibrate acceptable to you? acceptable to me? I doubt it. Recomendations, why would anyone listen to the manufactures recomendations? Richard from SoCal seems to be much smarter. Run u joints from 1 degree to 90 degrees and they should be good..... i think. ask Richard to be sure. I agree angles constanly change but they are at max droop or max compression for milliseconds if ever. The suspension stays within 2 degrees 98% of the time for a street driven truck. |
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Seriously, do you think I would have driven a vehicle with a vibration for any amount of time? That is ridiculous. |
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To me these angles are an improvement and should take away the slight vibration I was feeling at freeway speeds. It will most likely be at least another month before I can do a test drive to prove these changes. (We received another 16” of snow in the past week) I see the first pic loaded sideways, it was tough to get a good shot. Originally I thought it would be easier to shim the rear up to correct my pinion angle, but after thinking it through, doing so would have made my operating angles worse. The drive shaft angle would have been less , and when doing the math, my operating angles would have been worse than when I began. There is a lot of information out there when researching this subject, and sometimes a person can go down the rabbit hole with information that doesn’t directly apply to their specific application. Many years ago my wife purchased a sign for the garage, can you find it? I guess for me this is true. I asked for, and received valuable information from those who have experience setting up their own trucks. Thanks again to all |
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Thats great sfont66. If you have any vibrations now i am sure it is somthing other than driveline angles.
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