outlander
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I spent a total of two hours searching this subject here on this forum and on another.....so I feel I'm well searched.I understand driveline angles but don't understand why alot of people can't seem to nail down what size shim they need from the start.Seems like most people go about it by trial and error.
in all my searching I found no mention of how much the ds angle decreases in relation to the change in pinion angle from adding shims.Seems like pinion location in relation to the axle tubes( axle centerline) would have a direct effect on how much the ds angle would change after adding shims....correct???
edit:I take that back....there was mention that shims change the angles about 1.5 times the degree of the shim(if you have a 4* shim you will see 6* of change???)
Say for instance you have a axle that has a low pinion,like a lp d-30 found in newer xj's and you shim it 4*
then take an earlier model high pinion d-30 and shim it 4*
How would the ds angles be effected differently on the two axles due to their varying pinion locations???
Seems like the high pinion would see a more dramatic change,no???
in all my searching I found no mention of how much the ds angle decreases in relation to the change in pinion angle from adding shims.Seems like pinion location in relation to the axle tubes( axle centerline) would have a direct effect on how much the ds angle would change after adding shims....correct???
edit:I take that back....there was mention that shims change the angles about 1.5 times the degree of the shim(if you have a 4* shim you will see 6* of change???)
Say for instance you have a axle that has a low pinion,like a lp d-30 found in newer xj's and you shim it 4*
then take an earlier model high pinion d-30 and shim it 4*
How would the ds angles be effected differently on the two axles due to their varying pinion locations???
Seems like the high pinion would see a more dramatic change,no???
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