Pinion angle question

the angle finder has a magnet on the side put it against the yoke on a flat part the same with the trans. and if the trans is 2 degrees positive then the pinion should be 2 degrees negative what ever one is the other end should be the same only opposite

got it, that helped out alot, thanks man.

sounds easy enouugh..

damn steve thanks for the post man cause now im saving a little money becuase i wouldnt have thought about it and just took it to have it done... now that i know a little more about it i think i should be able to do it

Alright so i go to home depot today and pick up a angle finder and i measure my diff. at like positive 17 degrees and my tranny is at about negative 15 degrees should i sweat it and adjust it asap or is it not bad??? Im a newbie with measuring pinion angle so any .2 cents would help...

jesus christ, you must not have the truck anywhere near level

fill me in..... i might know what i did wrong..... i was sittin on a hill with the tires turned man you just made me look like a jackass thats common since to have it on a flat surface.... but i was in a hurry.. imma go re-measure now that its in the garage

it doesnt have to be perfect, but on jack stands within a couple degrees. then set it equal and opposite to the tranny at ride height, that is if you have a 1 piece drive shaft.

thanks man im not gonna lie i dug into this without knowing anything but i mean i know the basics of everything so i figured i could do it.... but i dont want to go riding around with the pinion shot... but im just wondering if it being out by 2 degrees how bad is that?? at ride height its 2 degrees off but my flip kit has fully adjustable pinion built in so i mean im just too lazy at the moment to take the time to loosen the u-bolts and twist the axle a bit..

Andy (periportfd) has helped me alot with pinion angle stuff.

for instance, if the rear of your tranny is pointing down 2 deg, then youll want the front of the rear end pointing up 2 deg. this will allow the bearings in the ujoint to lubricate properly, and not bind.

if your angles are off a little, it may just shorten the life of your ujoints a little bit, barring they are binding. if they bind or if the drive shaft is in a straight line with the front of the rear end, the bearings will not rotate inside of the ujoint and fail rather prematurely.

suspension geometry is pretty important, but easily learned.