setting link brackets

[brokenparts]

I'm grinding and tacking tonight trying to get my 3 link set for mock up. What is good general rule setting the angle on the link brackets on the axle? Close to the angle of the pinion yoke angle?

 

[brokenparts]

something like this?

 

[Mace]

link mount angles are based on suspension properties, THey have no bearing on pinion orientation.

 

[brokenparts]

link mount angles are based on suspension properties, THey have no bearing on pinion orientation.

thanks for response over here too ... I really was just looking for a good starting point to tack the links to actually start playing with "real world" geometry vs. the link calculator. To me it seemed like the pinion angle would have to be "in the neighborhood" of where to start the brackets.

 

[woody]

it should be.....question is, are you running a CV front shaft or not?

same rules apply for pinion angle versus t-case output angle...try to minimize angle variations at ride height....

I 'rough fit' my rear axle and can adjust a fair amount with the heims

 

[brokenparts]

it should be.....question is, are you running a CV front shaft or not?

same rules apply for pinion angle versus t-case output angle...try to minimize angle variations at ride height....

I 'rough fit' my rear axle and can adjust a fair amount with the heims

I'm hoping not have to run a CV (or cornay) but I'm not opposed to it if need be. All of my link shanks are about 4 inches long so I should have plenty of adjust if needed.

 

[mookie]

the d-shaft angle and the pinion angle really have nothing to do with each other....when i did mine i set the pinion pointing directly at the t-case at ride height which i think was around 9 degrees, then tacked the lower link brackets on with the links as flat as i could get them which wound up being 5 degrees. and yes it is real easy to fine tune the pinion angle by adjusting your upper links later on