Here is a picture of my diff angle, by scaling it I am approximately 6 off. I emailed zone offroad, they said a two piece drive shaft is rare and there kit does not include any spacers, but one of there vendors installed a carrier bearing relocation bracket from a f250/350 and it worked. He showed it to me and it doesn't look right but I'm not real familiar with lifted trucks. Sounds about right I think after rear end torque. I pushed it in to cover the shiny area and then measured how much more it could push in. If you start getting vibes at highway speeds, then throw a degree shim under your leaf packs to correct the pinion angle. My friend has a 04 F350 longbed crewcab with a 12" suspension lift. U. S. Military - Veteran. I already have a high speed vibration that i'm trying to get rid of. New ujoints both ends of the drive shaft. Join Date: Feb 2008. 2 piece driveshaft angles with 6" lift. 11-17-2010 11:59 PM.
You might want to consider getting rid of that driveshaft spacer too, it shouldn't be necessary. Any thoughts/advice are much appreciated! Just keep a slush fund. Also to complicate matters greatly, I realized in the process of measuring my angles that my rear shaft was assembled OUT OF PHASE for some reason (as in, really SUPER bad out.... 30-45 degrees). Drive shaft angle explained. Ive been trying to find a transfer case lowering kit to help take some of the angle out but can't find anything that is supposed to fit. Join Date: Jun 2010. Anyone running a 3 to 4 inch lift tell me what your drive shaft angel is after the lift and how it's running with that angle. Now, looked at the pinion into the transfer case and there's some up and down play. I just want the full picture so I understand all the ramifications of mods.
My mech seems to think I could have serious issues, like shearing the shaft if I drive highway driving so I need to get this fixed. 11-28-2007 08:30 PM. Vibration comes and goes with suspension compression.
Reason I ask is becasue I rebuilt my entire rear suspension, new 2, 025lbs leaf packs, new hangers, and new Bilstein 5100 Shocks. Can they get THAT loud?!? I've done a bit of searching but thought I would do a quick post and see what people's thoughts were. Impact of lift on drive shaft angle. Looking at the angle on mine and wondering what everyone else has and if there have been any issues with it. Anyone out there have any experience with this or have a suggestion.
Any Constructive suggestions and inputs would be greatly appreciated. Location: Maricopa, AZ. I picked up the builder parts off of TRM customs. I have non-adjustable arms in the rear on both the LCA and UCA. I want to verify any potential causes prior to fixing what might just be symptoms! Need more lift, would the drive shaft be ok. Perhaps that was actually my driveline prior to the bearing getting loose?!? Also lets face it who doesn't want more lift? Seems expensive, but so is fixing the bearing and leak! RubiconSS this is EXACTLY what I'm trying to do. But due to the loose bearing it's impossible to know what's causing what now--and I don't remember when the vibe it started.
Sounds like i'm hearing now that the angles should be the same at rest. Of course you will need to measure with an angle finder what degree of degree shim to plug and chug. A rear DC driveshaft (and even double DC shaft) is also an option and has helped other folks. Does that sound about right? I think I should get adjustable UCA's and slightly adjust the angle prior to fixing the loose bearing/leaks. So it's a bit higher than the ideal of 1 degree difference (due to acceleration forces pointing the pinion up), but not crazy-bad. Especially if you wheel. Seems good there under the above assumption. Driveline angles on lifted trucks. I'm curious to see what everyone else has for angles. The more I learn the more I come to the conclusion that the my best bet is to put skid plates on the JKUR and run it stock. Like from the transmission to the pinion and axle housing. I am of the opinion this is 100% due to the pinion angle but I am not sure why some people do not suffer from it like I have been. They lifted it a lot more then 3.
No broken shims as there are none. Maybe a 1/16 of an inch play.