goodwilljeeper
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Ohhh that makes since now. Thanks a lot guys! That answered my questions. Appreciate it
I had the exact same problem with my 01 with the 3.5 re kit (more like 4.5) I had to do a hackntap and had a front shaft modified to fit in the rear. Tcase drops are crappy band aids, hackntaps are cheap and not to hard to do. Plenty of write ups out there.
How much of a drop in gas mileage have you seen with your current set-up? My 01 never left town really.
awesome pics, looks so freaking fun man. Im super jealous thats for sure.
Drop it half and inch , measure the angles, test drive.
My money is on some axle wrap(due to long shackles, soft leaves, crappy/shot shocks) , a bad pinion U joint in the rear DS(or maybe joint at tcase output bound up and died) , and the fact that you're pinion angle> t case output. You really need that pinion 1-3* below the tcase output to account for axle.
fo tcase drop and dialing in rear angles, you can use washers. stack em a few at a time , until the vibes go away.
If your pinion is too high, no amount of washers will fix it , you will need to shim the pinion down. that means putting the fat part of your shims facing forward.
and replace your U joints. Bad angles and axle wrap will kill them fast then you end up chasing your tail.
I would do the t case drop in the short run , since if it fixes it, you know your problem. in the long run it will kill your motor mounts and tranny mounts faster, but just swap it for a SYE whenever you can down the road.
You best bet is shimming rear axle