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06-02-2016, 09:34 PM | #12 |
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Re: Novice driveline question
For rolling around the garage you should be fine just tightening up the U bolts after getting the rear end centered . being equal from the leaf springs out to the wheel mounting face of the axle,
As far as angel for the pinion , I have been trained to set -3* on diesel and electric motor shaft driven fire pumps for oil rigs high rise buildings ect., These are mounted on 8-12" I-beam frames, They will flex, when they start up there is a lot of torque , upon start up and they run till they get a signal to shut down, many lives depend on them, the -3* is required for the u-joints to function properly . Now on leaf spring cars/trucks the frames and leaf springs ,basically the whole drive train, on these trucks will flex , how much depends on your engine and how you drive , a stock motor and a light foot actually will not require more than -3* . more torque and a heavier foot will require up to -7*. A lot of people will dis agree, as well as with politics and religion and dating your second cousin. There is a lot of flex in the drive line of a leaf spring car/truck , even some that have boxed and beefed the snot out of them for more HP, which is good, but they will flex and twist when the torque is applied . here is an article you can read through: 2QuickNovas.com - Setting Pinion Angle http://www.2quicknovas.com/pinionangle.jpg http://www.2quicknovas.com/pinionangle.jpg Last edited by 1958Warrior; 06-02-2016 at 09:48 PM. |
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