View Full Version : Rear driveshaft angle CJ7 or ????
WalterD
11-21-2007, 05:26 PM
If you have a rear driveshaft angle of 15 degrees and the rearend of the TC and rear differential line up vertically. The rearend is offset to the passenger side. Then you swap out rearend with a different differential location that is centered. Now you have a horizontal and vertical angle. An angle is an angle, vertically, horizontally or a combination of both. If i swap in a different rearend and the overall angle is now 17 degrees. Is this going to be an issue?:banghead:
Thanks Walter
Oc1paddler
11-21-2007, 07:14 PM
Hard to say. That little bit of a change probably won't hurt but you never know. I would do the swap then cycle the suspension to make sure you don't have any binding of the yokes at full suspension droop! Another thing to check is your driveshaft length. Different axles have different lengths on the pinion yoke and you might need to have your driveshaft shortend!" usually the bigger the axle the longer the nose" Bottoming out your driveshaft will lead to exspensive repairs for sure. Vibrations are a possible problem but I don't think that you can really predict them unless you are getting really extreme angle than they are pretty much a given.
Hope this helps a little.
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