68Formula
06-14-2012, 04:16 PM
I'm really confused, and trying to get my car back on the road after a rearend swap.
Measuring both my tailshaft and my pinion angle, they point down towards the center of the car. So if you were to draw lines through them, they would intersect. The tailshaft points 2° down, and the pinion 4° down.
So, do I just need to shim the rear up so it's only 2° down? Or do I need to shim the trans up a total of 4° so that its 2 ° above horizontal (instead of below), and also shim the rear so it's only pointing 2° down? Or do I leave the trans alone and only shim the pinion up?
I've looked online and there seems to be a lot of conflicting information and ambiguity.
Update:
Just installed the driveshaft. If I put the angle finder on it close to the rearend, it points downward towards the front 3°.
How to best do this setup? The rear suspension is factory style leaf spring, but solidly mounted (no rubber or polyurethane pads).
Measuring both my tailshaft and my pinion angle, they point down towards the center of the car. So if you were to draw lines through them, they would intersect. The tailshaft points 2° down, and the pinion 4° down.
So, do I just need to shim the rear up so it's only 2° down? Or do I need to shim the trans up a total of 4° so that its 2 ° above horizontal (instead of below), and also shim the rear so it's only pointing 2° down? Or do I leave the trans alone and only shim the pinion up?
I've looked online and there seems to be a lot of conflicting information and ambiguity.
Update:
Just installed the driveshaft. If I put the angle finder on it close to the rearend, it points downward towards the front 3°.
How to best do this setup? The rear suspension is factory style leaf spring, but solidly mounted (no rubber or polyurethane pads).