Re: Still feeling stupid...

[Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>]

On Sun, 8 Nov 1998, matt & stacy sopher wrote:

> I'm really confused now. When I get my springs in on Friday, I shouldn't
> need castor shims for either axle?  I thought that from yoke to yoke
> there shouldn't be any angle, right? If some is allowed, just how much?

1 or 2 degrees is usually OK.. for drag cars, the diff is setup to sit 
low a few degrees, so that under power, when the pinion walks, it's 
zeroed.

> Could I have done anything wrong putting in my springs last time that
> would make me use 2 degree shims? Like Tom said, everything should still
> be level, just higher. I'm so confused!

2 degree shims could be required becuase of having arch at the point 
where the center pin is on the lift springs, vs. stock springs.

There are also shims provided with lift kits to lessen the severity of 
the u-joint angles.. NOT necessarily to make them parallel, but to help 
the U-joints survive.. i.e., slow-speed 4wd use perhaps..

-Tom