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Old 01-27-2011, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Vegas69 View Post
If that's ride height, the driveshaft is definitely sloping down to the pinion. When you measure working angles, it needs to be on the u joint caps. That photo with the block of aluminum is not an accurate measurment. You should measure the u joint cap in the pinion and the driveshaft. That is your working angle.

Widowmaker, I agree that the chassis doesn't have to be level. The numbers will jive regardless. The issue is a pinion that is higher than a tailshaft.

Thanks for the photos...
Yes, that was 'ride height' but the pics are deceiving as it was barely sloping up to the pinion (between .2-.5). The alum block was only done to see if the measure was similar to the one taken @ the machined surface of the starter mounting pad (for pics).

To recap, that was @ ride height w/the block/driveline set @ 2.5° & the pinion w/no shims @ 2.2-2.4°.
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