olllotj
10-22-2007, 08:24 AM
The situation:
On my build, I planned a 8.8 swap into my TJ. After Following Stu Olson's measurments and getting everything welded I decided A SYE and Double Cardigan shaft was in order.
I installed the sye (RE Hack and Tap), then we were lining the axle up, when I realized I made a big misatake. The pinion angle is at 0 degrees (just like my dana 35 was). In order to run a cv shaft I understand I need it to be more like 20 degrees to have it in line with the Tcase.
My first thought was Adjustable control arms.I unhooked the UCA's and left the LCA's hooked up, and put a floor jack on the pinion and put it where it needed to be. At that point the Track bar bracket and others bind on the gas tank.
Now to the question:
I know that only adjustable UCA's will not fix the problem due to binding, Will adjustable LCA's solve that?
OR
Would you just keep the Tcase drop and run a standard jointed driveshaft with a slip joint?
OR
Would you get a multiple double cardigan shaft with a slip joint? Tom woods makes them. (There may not be enough length on my TJ to get one of these.
On my build, I planned a 8.8 swap into my TJ. After Following Stu Olson's measurments and getting everything welded I decided A SYE and Double Cardigan shaft was in order.
I installed the sye (RE Hack and Tap), then we were lining the axle up, when I realized I made a big misatake. The pinion angle is at 0 degrees (just like my dana 35 was). In order to run a cv shaft I understand I need it to be more like 20 degrees to have it in line with the Tcase.
My first thought was Adjustable control arms.I unhooked the UCA's and left the LCA's hooked up, and put a floor jack on the pinion and put it where it needed to be. At that point the Track bar bracket and others bind on the gas tank.
Now to the question:
I know that only adjustable UCA's will not fix the problem due to binding, Will adjustable LCA's solve that?
OR
Would you just keep the Tcase drop and run a standard jointed driveshaft with a slip joint?
OR
Would you get a multiple double cardigan shaft with a slip joint? Tom woods makes them. (There may not be enough length on my TJ to get one of these.