Changing rear end angle.

[DURG]

Also, if you are running a 5" frame height, you may need a 2 piece shaft. More pictures of your crossmembers?

[wayno]

It's a porterbuilt rear cross member - running a tko 500 transmission (if this thing ever turns a wheel) - but I did discuss with them that I was running a one piece drive-shaft.

[wayno]

These file limits are killing me

[wayno]

so the thought process was to set the frame level at 5" inches - get the angle of the transmission to 3 degrees - drill and bolt in the transmission member... put the drive shaft in place and set the pumpkin up the same 3" - but I'm definitely not going to clear this thing with this one piece if that's the case

[DURG]

Originally Posted by wayno

It's a porterbuilt rear cross member - running a tko 500 transmission (if this thing ever turns a wheel) - but I did discuss with them that I was running a one piece drive-shaft.

What is the angle in this picture of the TKO ? Looks steep.

[wayno]

It's super steep - maybe 10-12 degrees in the picture - the transmission cross member is just laying in the bottom of the frame rails - the thought process was to hook up the drive shaft - crank up the rear of the transmission to 3 degrees and then bolt drill and bolt that and then get the rear pumpkin into the right position - but I was leaving it sort of in the breeze until I was sure I could get the angles I needed.

[DURG]

Put it this way I have a Porterbuilt touring setup with coilovers with a 6" rear ride height. When I am on the stops in the rear at about a 3" frame height, my one piece 3-1/2" od shaft just BARELY clears the cab. I had to modify my mid crossmember heavily for clearance but I have a four link so no big deal. Check my build thread for some pictures just for reference if you are interested.

[wayno]

No that makes sense to me guys- I guess where I was going awry is expecting given the entire thing is porterbuilt - front to back and they knew I had a once piece as that was part of the discussion (are your going to run a 1 or 2 piece drive-shaft) that I was feeling I was doing something wrong - with the transmission at the correct angle I would have to cut right through the top of their trailing arm cross member (obviously it looks like I'm going to have to run a two piece - but I was working on the basic assumption that they have this set up down to a fine art why ask if I was running a 1 or 2 piece unless that's taken into consideration - I'm waiting to hear back from Nate and Team but definitely looking like I blew a couple of hundred dollars getting that drive shaft shorten and the new U joints