nasty vibrations

[dusterbd13]

after installing what are supposedly belltech 3 inch drop leaves in the back of my truck, i have come across a vibration in top gear, cruising, at speeds of 50 or greater. its bad enough that i can watch the bed rock in my side mirrorrs. i have just finished measuring angles, and now im unsure what to do with them.
i used an angle finder from lowes, and measured using a 3/4 short socket from the u-joint caps, with the cap being perfectly centered at the bottom of the driveshaft. the angles are:
front, yoke: +4
front, Drivehsft: -1
Rear yoke: +3
Rear driveshaft: -1



and as far as the numbers themselves are concerned, my math gets me to + 3 front, and +2 rear. if what im reading all over the place is right, i wnat to bring my rear down to -3, correct? equal but opposite? so that would mean 5 degree pinion shims.

am i way off base here?

Michael

[JEFFTATE]

The transmission angle should be parallel to the rearend , but in a different plane.
They are equal , but NOT opposite. They should both point the same way.

The equal , but opposite rule applies to the opposite angles of the
u-joint cancelling angles. ( the separation angles between the driveshaft centerline and the centerlines of the trans. and rearend )
They should be equal but on opposite sides of the driveline.

See these links :

http://www.prostreetcamaro.com/dshaft.shtml

or here:
https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/sho...t=pinion+angle
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Jeff Tate (NITRO)