Front and rear shaft set up with SOA and Chevy springs?
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:17 pm
Hi everyone,
I got the front and rear axles mocked up on the Wagg a week or so ago but have been busy and not had the time to sit down and type.
I have swapped the stock axles to Dana 60 low pinion front and Dana 70U rear, both came from the same Dodge W250 and am using stock 84 GW springs and shackles along with the 60" Suburban rear spring and shackles.
I have a home made shackle flip set up and did not cut the front spring pocket bottom off and up 3/4" as you do in Tads' kit.
I have not burned the mounts in place yet, just in case I need to change something out.
I have the drive train set at 2*
the front pinion is 3* up
the rear pinion is 5* up
The center of the rear output shaft is 8" from the under side of the frame.
I found during a general search on the web, that if there is no driveshaft to measure for angle, one can use a string or a tube to attempt a measurement. I have tried using a string.
For the rear, I horizontally leveled the pinion and used one of the u-joints that came with the rear axle assembly. I installed the u-joint and made a loose loop around a horizontal shaft. I then pulled the string tight and lined it up with the center of the output shaft on the transfer case and used my bubble angle indicator. The measurement I came up with for the rear is @24*.
I do not have any u-joints for the front pinion. I did still make a loop but tried to keep it centered on a spare strap that I installed temporarily and leveled the pinion horizontally. This time I pulled to the center of the front output flange on the transfer case. The front measurement came to @17*.
How close are these numbers to anything you may have gotten when you initially got your suspension lifted?
Thanks,
Dan
I got the front and rear axles mocked up on the Wagg a week or so ago but have been busy and not had the time to sit down and type.
I have swapped the stock axles to Dana 60 low pinion front and Dana 70U rear, both came from the same Dodge W250 and am using stock 84 GW springs and shackles along with the 60" Suburban rear spring and shackles.
I have a home made shackle flip set up and did not cut the front spring pocket bottom off and up 3/4" as you do in Tads' kit.
I have not burned the mounts in place yet, just in case I need to change something out.
I have the drive train set at 2*
the front pinion is 3* up
the rear pinion is 5* up
The center of the rear output shaft is 8" from the under side of the frame.
I found during a general search on the web, that if there is no driveshaft to measure for angle, one can use a string or a tube to attempt a measurement. I have tried using a string.
For the rear, I horizontally leveled the pinion and used one of the u-joints that came with the rear axle assembly. I installed the u-joint and made a loose loop around a horizontal shaft. I then pulled the string tight and lined it up with the center of the output shaft on the transfer case and used my bubble angle indicator. The measurement I came up with for the rear is @24*.
I do not have any u-joints for the front pinion. I did still make a loop but tried to keep it centered on a spare strap that I installed temporarily and leveled the pinion horizontally. This time I pulled to the center of the front output flange on the transfer case. The front measurement came to @17*.
How close are these numbers to anything you may have gotten when you initially got your suspension lifted?
Thanks,
Dan