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Old 10-20-2015, 08:16 PM
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Trey, Greg is correct. Get the pinion side of your rear up, ideally at the same angle as your tranny is down. If tranny is down 2.5, your rear should be up in the front close to the same, as to run parallel. It's best to find these numbers with your cars frame as close to level to your shops floor, as possible. If a vehicle has a rake to it, for instance, you'd always get a false starting point number from your smart level...of course parallel is parallel.
Leaf spring cars "like" the pinion down a bit more than a link car, because of the movement the rear sees during acceleration. Especially leaf spring drag cars. Get some shims, and it should fix your problem.
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