setting pinon angle

need sme help on setting the pinon angel on my 84 10. any tips or advice?

whatever the pinion on the trans is the rear end should be the same only oposite. Say the trans is 2 degrees positive. Your diff. should then be 2 degrees negative. The best thing to do is level the vehicle anytime doing this just to insure everything is rite.

get a pinion finder and your pinion i believe supose to be set at zero. if it would be the same as a newer s10 cause i just done one this past weekend

Originally posted by dropped00civic



get a pinion finder and your pinion i believe supose to be set at zero. if it would be the same as a newer s10 cause i just done one this past weekend

so it shoud be set at zero at ride height or opposite the trans?

Originally posted by Wicked Fantacies



whatever the pinion on the trans is the rear end should be the same only oposite. Say the trans is 2 degrees positive. Your diff. should then be 2 degrees negative. The best thing to do is level the vehicle anytime doing this just to insure everything is rite.When I worked at Hollywood Hotrods we did what Nasty Nate said.

we done it at zero at ride height. its working perfect. but im just telling you how we done it. so it could be diffrent on your truck

zero will work. If you read books about it they will tell you if the engine is +3 the diff should be -3. That should be your goal but in some cases you cant do it.

would it matter that i have a 2 piece drive shaft on my 84 c10?

yes and no now it gets weirder. you can run a crazy pinion angle IF you have a double cardone(SP)(looks like two u-joints one right in fron of the other) now if you dont than here is were it gets fun if i remember right you take the angle of the driveshaft closest to the diff and use it. like if you have a carrier bearing you take the angle at the carrier bearing and set the rear end to it.