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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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What are you guys running for a pinion angle.

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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 10:29 PM
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With your setup bout 2*or3* negative.
It also depends if you plan on any type of traction bars.
Slicks/Street tires?
Nitrous?
Lowering?
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Just to verify i have it right, is it driveshaft angle minus pinion, or vise versa. Or should i get a protractor, and tape a pencil to the driveshaft.

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It is flat surface of the yoke to the flat ground your truck drives on.Meaning at 0* you yoke is parallel with the road.
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What drop are you running on the truck peckerwood???
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Originally Posted by SincalT/A
It is flat surface of the yoke to the flat ground your truck drives on.Meaning at 0* you yoke is parallel with the road.
I need to clear this up cause I am a retard.
The flat surface of the yoke would be 90* to the ground while the splines would be parallel.
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Originally Posted by Mangled03gmc
What drop are you running on the truck peckerwood???
2 inch drop shackles...dingle berry

Originally Posted by SincalT/A
I need to clear this up cause I am a retard.
The flat surface of the yoke would be 90* to the ground while the splines would be parallel.
Ok just ordered an angle finder, i will see how far from -3ish i am

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Originally Posted by 2005 Silverado
2 inch drop shackles...dingle berry



Ok just ordered an angle finder, i will see how far from -3ish i am

Dustin
if your shackle only you might need to shim the rearend down. raising the back end of the leafs make the differential point up.
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Tomorrow i am going to install the stock shackles back on. If the vibration goes away i will take the pinion angle measurement then i will have some numbers to try to achieve.

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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 12:44 AM
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you need 1 of these . magnetic one . . you placed it on th yoke . make sure your truck is parked on a straight* your angle should be - 2 or close. .. like -3 or -1 . .so when u floor it it's at a perfect angle 0 . . you could also place the angle on the driveshaft where its parallel . . . i'll post some pics later on so u can have an Idea' if ur angle is positive , you need Shims' .
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