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Old 06-16-2011, 08:53 PM   #1
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Pinion angle with Air bags

What are you airbagged guys running for pinion angle? What is the stock angle supposed to be?

I was told along time ago that you were not supposed to have your driveshaft in perfect alignment with the pinion...you always want it to be a couple degrees off?? Is this correct?

How about angle change throuhout the entire travel??

Any help would be awesome


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Old 06-16-2011, 09:13 PM   #2
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Re: Pinion angle with Air bags

If it were me id set the pinion angles at whatever your ride height will be, usually the pinion gets set 1-2 degrees down to compensate for axle wrap under acceleration.
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Old 06-16-2011, 10:53 PM   #3
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Re: Pinion angle with Air bags

The output shaft on the tranny should be at the same angle as the input on the diff with the truck sitting empty and the air bags set for road travel.
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Old 06-17-2011, 11:09 AM   #4
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Re: Pinion angle with Air bags

Thanks guys...Im designing a 4 link in solidworks and i wanna get it as close as possible before i start building. I appreciate the input
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