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Axle wrap right?

nmxhustla

nmxhustla

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Got a k5 with a 4inch suspension lift and 454 with pretty aggressive shifting transmission. Also a locker. I hear the wheels chirp when I turn almost anytime I turn it'll shift mid turn and bark a tire. Anyways I need an excuse to buy the DIY4X anti wrap kit. Thoughts?

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Axle wrap and/or less than completely tight can break the pins.
 
upgrade to a grd 8 bolt and round the head . then have a flat machined in the wedge to let the pin sit correctly and NOT bend the pin . then get some center pin spacers or drill threads out of a 3/8" nut and round it also and add it in to give the pin more height and stick out correctly from the machined in flat . ALL this is from cheep shims not machined correctly and to short a center pin .

option #2 and better is new HD spring perches like diy4x or ruffstuff or offroad design and others sell and dial in your pinion angle and ditch the stupid shim .
 
cheavyk10 said:
I've got a Yukon grizzly locker and it will bark the tires in corners. I had to learn how to drive with it and generally coast through a turn, off the throttle.
Switching from 35's to 37's also seemed to help, possibly the added weight and rolling resistance.
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Here we go, that's a solid reason to go to 37s I like it
 
sweetk30 said:
upgrade to a grd 8 bolt and round the head . then have a flat machined in the wedge to let the pin sit correctly and NOT bend the pin . then get some center pin spacers or drill threads out of a 3/8" nut and round it also and add it in to give the pin more height and stick out correctly from the machined in flat . ALL this is from cheep shims not machined correctly and to short a center pin .

option #2 and better is new HD spring perches like diy4x or ruffstuff or offroad design and others sell and dial in your pinion angle and ditch the stupid shim.
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I'll have to look into that. Option 2 isn't very likely but my pinion angle is good. Got the t case lowering spacers and then I have the shims it's right where it should be if not very close.
 
I wouldn't be attributing this to axle wrap unless your putting the coals to it.... straight, or turn.. i'm guessing no blocks, which makes it even more unlikely..

chirping while turning is usually a locker issue.. which one?

my guess is the center pin is unrelated.. and possibly was magnifying a locker chirp...
 
ryoken said:
I wouldn't be attributing this to axle wrap unless your putting the coals to it.... straight, or turn.. i'm guessing no blocks, which makes it even more unlikely..

chirping while turning is usually a locker issue.. which one?

my guess is the center pin is unrelated.. and possibly was magnifying a locker chirp...
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I have a Yukon grizzly locker also the things been regeared to 456s to im thinking the torque is causing this. I put the coals to this thing almost every day and I also offroad it quite a bit I just assume the lift the tires and the leaf springs combined with the locker and the aggressive shifts is causing this
 
Them t-case drop kits kill the frt shaft angles / frame flange also . Your better off doing a c/v shaft and set the pinion angle for the rear .

And getting new ubolts always jump up to 5/8" over stock 9/16" rod for the ubolts . You get a LOT more clamping power and less axle walking issues.
 
sweetk30 said:
Them t-case drop kits kill the frt shaft angles / frame flange also . Your better off doing a c/v shaft and set the pinion angle for the rear .
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Interesting I did a spacer for thr front shaft so it would not have issues but it worth looking into.
 
nmxhustla said:
I have a Yukon grizzly locker also the things been regeared to 456s to im thinking the torque is causing this. I put the coals to this thing almost every day and I also offroad it quite a bit I just assume the lift the tires and the leaf springs combined with the locker and the aggressive shifts is causing this
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axle wrap will generally cause wheel hop, not a chirp per se... i would repair the spring pack properly and see what it does.. you can always give Kert money after.. ;)
 
nmxhustla said:
Interesting I did a spacer for thr front shaft so it would not have issues but it worth looking into.
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Think about it . Your ANGLING down the rear of the case cause the engine is in the stock spot still . This in turn points UP the front output flange .

Lots of the info i give is from first hand real world with these trucks . And also the rest of it i have learned from the members here !
 
ryoken said:
axle wrap will generally cause wheel hop, not a chirp per se... i would repair the spring pack properly and see what it does.. you can always give Kert money after.. ;)
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If the lockers jacked up its got a lifetime warranty so that's not a huge deal, we shall see what comes of this
 
sweetk30 said:
Think about it . Your ANGLING down the rear of the case cause the engine is in the stock spot still . This in turn points UP the front output flange .

Lots of the info i give is from first hand real world with these trucks . And also the rest of it i have learned from the members here !
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This is actually wrong tho, my lowering kit doesn't lower just the rear it has spacers for all 4 points that mount the tcase to the truck the whole thing is just a bit lower not just the ass end of it
 
I agree w Ryoken here. The chirping is likely related to a locker, not a limited slip, or factory G80 locking diff., but a true locker. I have the wraptor system on my truck and its pretty awesome. I never get wheel hop w my BBC/T400/4.56’s and 40’s.
 
nmxhustla said:
This is actually wrong tho, my lowering kit doesn't lower just the rear it has spacers for all 4 points that mount the tcase to the truck the whole thing is just a bit lower not just the ass end of it
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Does it lower the engine too?
think about it, just lowering the t/c will make the drivetrain tilt to the back, which would raise then front output.
 
76zimmer said:
Does it lower the engine too?
think about it, just lowering the t/c will make the drivetrain tilt to the back, which would raise then front output.
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Oh okay I see what you mean. I was like hold up I didn't like Carolina squat my tcase or some shit haha
 
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