Axle shims?

scoobyxj · Sep 12, 2005

Ok, I poked around on here for a few looking for an answer, but came up with nothing. My delema is I have suposed to be 3 inches now(sagging to about 2 inches I'm guessing). With a 1 3/4 spacer shackle kit, and H&T with C/V drive shaft to go on. Can anyone give me a suggestion on what degree of shim to even start with. I wanted to get this together soon so my plan was to try to get an idea then buy several sizes up-down from the target hopefully hitting the mark.

langer1 · Sep 12, 2005

scoobyxj said:
Ok, I poked around on here for a few looking for an answer, but came up with nothing. My delema is I have suposed to be 3 inches now(sagging to about 2 inches I'm guessing). With a 1 3/4 spacer shackle kit, and H&T with C/V drive shaft to go on. Can anyone give me a suggestion on what degree of shim to even start with. I wanted to get this together soon so my plan was to try to get an idea then buy several sizes up-down from the target hopefully hitting the mark.

What year, what end?

scoobyxj · Sep 12, 2005

langer1 said:
What year, what end?

Sorry 2000 8.25

langer1 · Sep 12, 2005

scoobyxj said:
Sorry 2000 8.25

Rear? Why do you think you need to shim it? Rear shims come in 2,4,6 degree flavor 2 should be ok.

langer1 · Sep 12, 2005

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Dookie · Sep 12, 2005

with a sye and CV shaft - and not a lot of lift - you may not need shims at all... mine didn't (at about 4" of lift or so on a '99), but your results may vary.

Kejtar · Sep 13, 2005

scoobyxj said:
Can anyone give me a suggestion on what degree of shim to even start with.

Try this

scoobyxj · Sep 13, 2005

Well, I aready have one of those, but it dosen't help me any sence I don't have access to another vehicle to get me around while the xj sets waiting on parts. That and the fact I'll have to install it all at my dads three hours away from home.
I was kind of thinking 4-6* thick end to the back with the shackle lift in the rear.

bj-666 · Sep 13, 2005

if i were you i would put on the sye and then measure. with that small a lift your not going to be breaking u-joints if you don't shim it right away. maby some vibes but it will be something you can live with untill you measure and order the new shims.

scoobyxj · Sep 13, 2005

bj-666 said:
if i were you i would put on the sye and then measure. with that small a lift your not going to be breaking u-joints if you don't shim it right away. maby some vibes but it will be something you can live with untill you measure and order the new shims.

4 3/4 inches with it all on. I'm thinking of maby throwing on the shackles to try for a mesurement then pulling them back off till the shims come.

langer1 · Sep 13, 2005

scoobyxj said:
Well, I aready have one of those, but it dosen't help me any sence I don't have access to another vehicle to get me around while the xj sets waiting on parts. That and the fact I'll have to install it all at my dads three hours away from home.
I was kind of thinking 4-6* thick end to the back with the shackle lift in the rear.

I've not seen shims like that, to do that you would need a 3" spacer and a 6.deg shim.
A 6deg shim is only about 1/16" at one end and 3/4" at the other and will turn your yoke up about 3".

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