waggy 44..pinion angle

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wishihad1

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Location

charlottesville, VA

• Dec 29, 2007

• #1

hey everybody

just got my tnt truss yesterday:guitar: its truely a piece of art. but i decided im not going to cut and turn my C's. ive got a daily driver now, so the XJ isn't going to need to have GREAT caster. but it will still be driven on the road to the trails. so whats a good point to set my pinion at so ive got good pinion angle, but my caster isn't too out of wack either. im getting a rock crawler 3-link, so ill be able to fine tune it, but for now, just need a number so i can burn it home. im at 6 inches of lift

 

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RCP Phx

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Location

Phoenix,Az

• Dec 29, 2007

• #2

Id shoot for about 5* of castor,you can alway tweak the castor/pinion angles later.

 

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blaisetd

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Location

Westlake, Louisiana (Southwest)

• Dec 29, 2007

• #3

wishihad1,
post up some pics of your set up. blaise

 

RyanM

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Location

va

• Dec 30, 2007

• #4

get some locking hubs and you'll have more cushion

 

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wishihad1

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Location

charlottesville, VA

• Dec 30, 2007

• #5

pics of the 44 im building or the front end of teh jeep now


and oh yea, im doing locking hubs. so ill have a little extra room with that. think 6 degrees is a good starting point

 

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blaisetd

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Location

Westlake, Louisiana (Southwest)

• Dec 30, 2007

• #6

44 in place before the tires go on...

 

53guy

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Location

EnTransit

• Dec 30, 2007

• #7

Do yourself a favor and cut the knuckles. I cut them and turned them, although not enough, and I still couldn't drive in 4H at speed without stupid vibs. Shouldn't have this issue now with a HP. =)

 

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wishihad1

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Location

charlottesville, VA

• Dec 31, 2007

• #8

dont have anybody around here who will do it, and i dont want to trust myself with that job honestly. 44 is still far from going in. its just a bare housing, with the truss right now. still need gears, carrier, joints, etc

 

vetteboy

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Location

morganville, nj

• Dec 31, 2007

• #9

For a trail rig, I would MUCH rather have good caster than a perfect pinion angle.

Am I really going to care about driveline vibes going 50 MPH across a washboard dirt road? I'd rather have the best steering possible.