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Old 03-18-2006, 05:58 AM
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Default spohn torque arm is binding bad

dont know what gives, i adjust it and i think it moves.,
i set it to the 3* a while ago, before i started doing work on it and now moved it under its own power and its binding real bad when i turn slightly.
i guess i am going to have to use some locktight on it, but

what do i need to set it out to stop the binding.

what do i need to set it for on the street (to have no bind)
and then on the track (to pull a good 60')
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Are you loosening the two big bolts so it can pivot when you adjust pinion angle? Seems to me(and I dont know) that it would bind if you didnt.




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i checked and my driveshaft is at 2* and my rearend is at 2* what gives?
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i believe u wanna be at 0 to -2. positive 2, puttin a strain on the front pinion bearing under launch
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i found the real problem. my stock rear sway bar is rubbing my rear end's girtle as it turns.
should be fixed as soon as i put my sphon rear sway bar in.




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