tailshaft angle at +6
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From: Lawrenceville, Ga
tailshaft angle at +6 Is this okay? I installed a TH400 with an Ultrabell and it's angled up in the rear. I thought the UB would hit the tunnel first but not mine, I still have space. How much is too much on the tranny angle? Do my u-joints hate me?
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From: Lawrenceville, Ga
I'm talking about the tranny tailshaft is angled up towards the floorboard. I'll check it again but that's what it seems to be. All this stuff is out of your old car too. The tranny, crossmember, and tranny mount. Why would your car be different than mine?
B18B1LS1: Are you measuing off the pan or the tailshaft? I used a socket and put it on the slip yolk cap (portion that goes into tailshaft) and then the angle finder on the socket.
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Verdad Gallardo Agreed. The bottom of the pan is not parallel to the centerline of the driveline. It angles up compared to the driveline.
Another measurement you can use to crosscheck is off the front of the passenger head (if the egr is gone).
Another measurement you can use to crosscheck is off the front of the passenger head (if the egr is gone).
If you have a yoke, put it in the tailshaft and then put a large socket in where the universal joint would sit to get a nice surface for the angle finder.
I would get it to zero, but remember that the angle is relative to how the car is sitting. Is it sitting on a level shop floor? Is the car assembled and at raceweight with the suspension completely loaded? If you need to drop it down, you should be able to space between the crossmember and the frame and lower the rear pretty easily.
I would get it to zero, but remember that the angle is relative to how the car is sitting. Is it sitting on a level shop floor? Is the car assembled and at raceweight with the suspension completely loaded? If you need to drop it down, you should be able to space between the crossmember and the frame and lower the rear pretty easily.
Originally Posted by 2FAST4U
By use I mean tire,power,drag only car! the more the angle the more hook the tire will get (slicks) or wheel hop (street tires). At least that is how I understand it!
The difference in pinion angles for different cars is based on the suspension components. So if you have stock rubber bushings that will have a lot of deflection under load (thereby allowing more pinion rotation) you need more angle at rest. If you have poly bushings, you need less pinion angle - and solid rod ends, next to none.
Make sense? Sorry to get off the thread topic a little!