[Chris_]

Originally Posted by GreenJip

I got my drive shaft done today. So, TimBrown came over and helped me set the pinion at the right hieght. I miss measured the pinion earlier. It was set at 17* and I was able to pull it down to 14.50. I am one degree lower than the drive shaft so that I can compensate axle wrap on take off.

I think you'll be fine. My pinion angle is about 14*, my axle is at 13*, and I set my brackets at 15~16; almost too much.

[mjstranz]

When I was stock with the RE long arm my springs were arched so bad that they bound up against the shocks sometimes...

[GreenJip]

Originally Posted by mjstranz

When I was stock with the RE long arm my springs were arched so bad that they bound up against the shocks sometimes...

I was telling TimBrown that tonight. That made me feel better too!

[GreenJip]

After adjusting the track bar, I took the Jeep for a test drive. I am only in front wheel drive, so I dont know what the 4.10's feel like with the 35's yet. The Jeep drove great and it felt solid on the road. No rattles or squeeks. Some will argue this, but I can tell the difference with the rear disc brakes. I stopped a lot faster than before.

I didn't get as much rake as I thought with the larger rear diameter tubes. I was going to put 1" pucks in the front, but I don't think I need them. I will post pics of the stance when I get a chance in the day time.

[AKTJ99]

cool to see your from nashville, i was born in clarksville and lived in dover before joining the air force now i live in alaska, go figure. jeep looks nice by the way

[mjstranz]

Welcome to the board AKTJ99.

[GreenJip]

I drove the Jeep this week with the rear drive shaft in. I am running 2400 rpm's at 75 mph. Thats way better than I was getting with the 3.73's. I may gear deeper in the future, but for now I am going to enjoy the 4.10 gears.

Heres a picture of the side view. The rake is noticable, but its not so bad that I think I need to correct it. I'll take your opinion on which you think looks better.



I also wanted to take pictures of the shock and driveshaft clearance with the new muffler. I chose to get a smaller stock muffler and resuse the stock tail pipe. Besides, I was getting tired of the racket my flowmaster was making. I guess I'm getting old. BTW, I got excited when I realized the muffler was made in the USA.







Finally, I took some pictures of the rear driveline. I only have $130 invested in the rear drive shaft.





I will touch up the undercarriage with some flat black before I scrape it all back up on the trails .

[mjstranz]

Sweet muffler shop bugger welds on that muffler. lol
PA looks great.

[GreenJip]

Originally Posted by mjstranz

Sweet muffler shop bugger welds on that muffler. lol
PA looks great.

Ha ha, yeah, I just hope those bugger welds hold up and don't leak. I'm glad its under the Jeep and not visible from every angle! Tim and I made like five attempts before we were happy with the pinion angle. Thanks for noticing.

[House]

Ok, so Im putting mine in this weekend, should I weld it with 15* pinion angle? I dont have my Jeep at the same shop so going back and forth with it would be hard...

I have adj. upper CA's to adjust after the install to get it right..HELP??

[mjstranz]

If at all possible do it under the jeep, its extremely difficult to do this without the jeep to work with... Ive done a few swaps both with and without the truck, and the ones without always have problems. 15 is a good starting point but the little info you give isnt helping.

[GreenJip]

Originally Posted by House

Ok, so Im putting mine in this weekend, should I weld it with 15* pinion angle? I dont have my Jeep at the same shop so going back and forth with it would be hard...

I have adj. upper CA's to adjust after the install to get it right..HELP??

If I had it to do all over again, I would have set up my pinion closer to 15*.

However, I set the pinion up to the stock pinion which was 10*. When I get everything installed I ended up adjusting it to 14.5*. I do not have any problems other than the springs are arched a little. Also, I have an adjustable rear track bar which helped. As Chris_ reminded me, my set up is no different than someone who adjusted their stock Danna 44.

Keep in mind there are several factors that will affect what your rear pinion will ultimatly need to be. For example, I am running a 4" suspension lift, 1" motor mount lift, super short SYE and my skid plate is factory with no transfer case drop kit. You should take these into acount when you set yours up. Also, your required driveshaft length may vary depending on these things.

Good luck setting yours up, I hope my write up will be helpfull to you. There are also many topics on this on the internet, just do a goodle search and search the forums.

[House]

Originally Posted by mjstranz

If at all possible do it under the jeep, its extremely difficult to do this without the jeep to work with... Ive done a few swaps both with and without the truck, and the ones without always have problems. 15 is a good starting point but the little info you give isnt helping.

well let me see if I can help with info, heres the specs of my lift/parts..

4.5" Susp. w/ 2" spacers, adj. control arms and adj, rear trac bar..SYE and did not do a TC drop but have it if it helps..Im getting my DS after its all doen to make sure the length is correct..

Only issue is my Jeep is over an hour form the shop and cant run it back and forth so i was looking for closest pinion angle to tak everything up at and then bolt it in and drive on the front DS back to the shop to weld it solid..

[1CleanTJ]

Originally Posted by House

well let me see if I can help with info, heres the specs of my lift/parts..

4.5" Susp. w/ 2" spacers, adj. control arms and adj, rear trac bar..SYE and did not do a TC drop but have it if it helps..Im getting my DS after its all doen to make sure the length is correct..

Only issue is my Jeep is over an hour form the shop and cant run it back and forth so i was looking for closest pinion angle to tak everything up at and then bolt it in and drive on the front DS back to the shop to weld it solid..

why not just drive up to the shop with your d35 in, have them weld everything up and then you can switch out the axles wherever you want. The axle will fit in a TJ

[House]

Originally Posted by 1claentj

why not just drive up to the shop with your d35 in, have them weld everything up and then you can switch out the axles wherever you want. The axle will fit in a TJ

35 is at the shop so they can measure all the brackets and get them in the right spots..There was no room for my jeep at my friends shop or it would be there..