Jeep Driver

I looked at your pics.

Extreme pinion angle would be my guess, not a bent axle.

TrailNooby

Heres some pics...

TrailNooby

toasterknight

Can you post a pic of the pinion if from the rear of the vehicle. It looks like the axle is tilted way back with the pinion pointed towards the ground.

TrailNooby

Jeep Driver

Your pinion angle is way off........cant tell you what to do from a pic........but it don't look right.

Something is going on with your uppers and lowers.


If you can't.......find someone who can set it up right.

No need for a new axle.

Jeep Driver

And there is some BS going on with your exhaust.....downpipe.
That might be the reason someone set the pinion angle, to avoid hitting the exhaust.


Fix it.

bryweb

Yep .... What Jeep Driver Said X2

TrailNooby

should the pinion be the same angle as the drive shaft? I've never done anything like this before

salad

Yes pinion should be straight with the DS, unless it takes the caster angle past 8 degrees (steering takes priority)

TrailNooby

forgive me as this may be wrong, but i was reading up on this, but i read the pinion should ONLY be straight with the DS IF i have a SYE, but if i do not, then the pinion should have 0 angle.


- This is where i read it: http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=7354

toasterknight

The front shaft already has a double cardan joint which is what is being added to the rear when you add an sye. The front shaft should be in line with the pinion yoke.

Jeep Driver

You must be confusing front and rear DSs.

You have a double cardan on the front shaft.


Study this- http://billavista.com/tech/Articles/...ble/index.html

And go to Tom Woods........ http://www.4xshaft.com/

TrailNooby

Ahh, good to know, like i said, never done any DS work, BUT! i am very mechanically inclined. I just do not know the process on how to straighten it up. Do i have to use shims since i cant rotate the axle its self? if so, is there a guide on how to do this?

toasterknight

Adjust the control arms. Either shorten the lower arms or lengthen the upper arms. Of course which one you do depends on where the wheel is located I. The wheel well.