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Post by huskerjoe on Oct 11, 2005 12:56:29 GMT -5
I was reading through the Quadratec Catalog over the weekend looking at various lifts { I like to dream!!!} - the question I have is - What is Pinion Angle? I saw a few lifts that said the give you shims or something that adjust the pinion angle - just wondered what in the world that is......
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Post by UnLTDRubicon on Oct 11, 2005 13:56:57 GMT -5
Pinion angle is the angle of the driveshaft in reference to the transfer case and the axles. If the angle is too great there will be binding at the u-joints.
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Post by lucasinpsj on Oct 11, 2005 20:46:27 GMT -5
in my experiance, and dont take it as gospel, but i believe the shems in question are for wrangler with leaf springs. I had to use them on my yj that had 6" suspension lift. i dont see a way you could use them with coils.
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Post by huskerjoe on Oct 12, 2005 7:55:55 GMT -5
thanks guys, I was kind of thinking that they must tilt the axle in some way, but I couldn't figure out how when you have no leaf spring stacks.
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Post by lqcj8 on Oct 12, 2005 9:37:14 GMT -5
with coils , the control arms are adjustable , so you can set your pinion angle . I'll try to find a pic to show what I'm talking about  |
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Post by honaker on Oct 13, 2005 12:23:51 GMT -5
I was reading through the Quadratec Catalog over the weekend looking at various lifts { I like to dream!!!} - the question I have is - What is Pinion Angle? I saw a few lifts that said the give you shims or something that adjust the pinion angle - just wondered what in the world that is...... Have a look at Tom Woods website; www.4xshaft.com/Start with Geometry 101. When I put 32's and a teraflex S3T lift on my unlimited, my drive shaft angle went from about 7 degrees to a little over eleven degrees. As I recall, Tom Woods site suggests that you can get into binding, vibes and much shorter u-joint life when you start to push 15 degrees. I did not use the transfer case drop kit. |
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