How To: Pinion Angle

Subject: How To: Pinion Angle Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:06 am

Check out this link below to help you set your pinion angle:

http://www.carcraft.com/howto/91758/

Dev Cool

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Subject: Re: How To: Pinion Angle Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:31 am

not ever having done a bag job before when i do mine i was planning on leaving it on leaf springs while i do my 4-links. once i get them all welded up i was goin to do away with the leaf springs. is this smart for the first timer?

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Subject: Re: How To: Pinion Angle Sun Jul 29, 2007 2:01 pm

dropped90 wrote:

not ever having done a bag job before when i do mine i was planning on leaving it on leaf springs while i do my 4-links. once i get them all welded up i was goin to do away with the leaf springs. is this smart for the first timer?

The Leaf Springs will most likely get in the way of your lower bars if you do a 4-Link!

A good way to keep the pinion angle and take them out is to tack weld the axle to the frame using u-bolts. Then you will be able to keep your pinion angle and everything will be out of the way for your 4-link.

Plus it makes it easier to center you step notch too!

Dev Cool

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Subject: Re: How To: Pinion Angle Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:04 pm

using u-bolts how so. a pic would be great. trying to picture in my head but not working

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Subject: Re: How To: Pinion Angle Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:04 pm

dropped90 wrote:

using u-bolts how so. a pic would be great. trying to picture in my head but not working

I don't have any pictures, but let me try to explain it better!

Take your regular old U-Bolt and put it under your axle, the axle will now sit in the "U" portion of the bolt. Do this at the end of the axle on each side. Then jack the axle up until it touches the frame. The U-Bolts should be on the outside of the frame rail, and then put a tack weld to hold the U-Bolts to the frame, therefore holding the axle as well.

Hope that helped?

Dev

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Subject: Re: How To: Pinion Angle Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:06 pm

just an added tip..
for every inch of drop....add 1 degree of pinion angle.
That's the rule of thumb.
Now with that said, if you have a two piece driveshaft... forget it, because that changes everything.

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Subject: Re: How To: Pinion Angle Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:10 pm

yeh i have a 2 piece. so i could jack it up tack the u-bolts on the frame and on the axle just enough to hold. then take off the springs. this does make sense and would definetely help when welding in the notch

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Subject: Re: How To: Pinion Angle Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:24 pm

dropped90 wrote:

yeh i have a 2 piece. so i could jack it up tack the u-bolts on the frame and on the axle just enough to hold. then take off the springs. this does make sense and would definetely help when welding in the notch

I love having a Carrier Bearing...makes things a lot easier!

Glad this will help you out though!

Dev Cool

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