Pinion angle for double cardan -3* ok?

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HobHayward

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MA

• Sep 1, 2014

• #1

In the middle of an 8.8 swap and my test fit yields a 15* pinion angle and 18* ds angle. Was shooting for -2* on the pinion. Brackets are just tacked so not a big deal to move them but I don't want to waste my time if its not worth it.

Haven't turned much up other than that 2* is approximately right.

Thanks!

 

souske

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The land of competition

• Sep 1, 2014

• #2

-2,-3 same diff,
all the shims ive found are in 2deg incerements, it must not be that crucial

 

besthaticouldo

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St Louis, Missouri

• Sep 1, 2014

• #3

it's totalled, just give me the axle.

 

cal

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Hammertown, USA

• Sep 2, 2014

• #4

And thirdly, the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules.

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ftwelder

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Rockinham, Vermont

• Sep 5, 2014

• #5

I read some tecno-babble years ago that Hooke's universal joints don't have the type of thrust bearing in the ends of the caps that would be required to run 0*and be reliable and they also have an output speed pulse that get's worse as the angle gets more severe. I am kind of surprised I remembered that, useless as it may be.

 

DeftwillP

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Round Rock TX

• Sep 5, 2014

• #6

souske said:

-2,-3 same diff,
all the shims ive found are in 2deg incerements, it must not be that crucial

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I always kind of followed this thought in my mind using the same justification.