Correct. I am going coils-overs so I NEED a high pinion to make up for the travel Im about to get, And I will have a 1 piece drive line.85mudblazin said:
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lots of people seem to be using / suggesting band aids. Why not just have your front axle cut/rotated so the pinion points up however high you want it. Super spendy joints and other bling won't be required then.
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Well I dont think a high pinion center section is a band aid... I think everything else is a band aid when you get to the point of bad angles and trying to be as flat as possible.......My 2 piece drive line was an expensive band aid and so is any other high dollar crazy angle drive line, But they work If you know their limmits.jekbrown said:
hi pinion is definitely a good option... I was reffering to increasingly high angle CV joints (which cost a lot and are going to be $pendy to replace if busted), huge degree shims and the like. If you can afford a whole new center section, it is definitely the way to go! If you can't, having the thing cut/rotated is a very good option. I'll prolly wait until I link the front of my K5 and then just get a currie rock jock center section at that time. Light weight, hella clearance and high pinion. ohhh yeaaah. 
They are $1200 or so... but hey, its all good. 
j
They are $1200 or so... but hey, its all good. j
neverendingproject
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why is this high pinion center so much cheaper?
http://www.mad4wd.com/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=jpiooqo0
http://www.mad4wd.com/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=jpiooqo0
DPI
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neverendingproject said:
They do have good pricing on stuff.
You guys got me thinking. Maybe I do need a new center.
The Rock Jock is nice, but it's only rated to 4,000 lbs...
SkulzNBonz
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Yeah, make your rig more "bling"
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85mudblazin
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What would you rather do, spend all the time and money to put in a new center section or make a phone call and bolt in a driveshaft in 10 minutes??jekbrown said:hi pinion is definitely a good option... I was reffering to increasingly high angle CV joints (which cost a lot and are going to be $pendy to replace if busted), huge degree shims and the like. If you can afford a whole new center section, it is definitely the way to go! If you can't, having the thing cut/rotated is a very good option. I'll prolly wait until I link the front of my K5 and then just get a currie rock jock center section at that time. Light weight, hella clearance and high pinion. ohhh yeaaah.
j
I dont think HA driveshafts and shims are a bandaid idea at all.
surpip
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yep you just arent cool unless you have a Hi Pinion
yeah the rockcrusher stuff is cheap. Currie one is spendy because its aluminum. Personally I think the 4000 pound thing is bunk. Add a serious truss and 0.375wall DOM tubes too it and it'd be fine. Same "ratings" say its good for up to 44" tires too.
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$475....mmmmmm yummay. So nice how prices on 60 stuff are coming down. Between Yukon making 4340 shafts and more companies making cool u-joints, things are getting better by the day for the consumer. Now all we need is a cheap alternative in the knuckle area. I think I heard Yukon is making some... but I haven't seen them yet.
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Nonesuch
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jekbrown said:
Rotating the pinion doesn't fix the angle problem from the t-case to the pinion. The only thing rotating fixes is binding at the pinion yoke and castor. Shims are the band-aids there. Length, less clocking, and less lift fixes operating angles. Most of us don't want length or less clocking so a big cv or superflex joints are your options.
My driveshaft had 24* of angle sitting on all four tires on a flat surface. I spent a boat load of money to fix that problem. I did it wheeling the piss out of an HAD 42* cv.
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There was a post a while back about using the flange from the stock CV, removing the center part of the cv, and then run a single combination U-joint to allow for more angle. Can anybody tell me how well this holds up and what angles are possible. Thanks.
Nonesuch said:
I hadn't thought about the t-case end of things.. I have a HAD shaft and never have any problems there (knock on wood). Having a low pinion on my d60 that kinda points down a little is my problem. Things are gonna get worse when I put my doubler in especially since I run 52/56" springs (mad droop). Yeah, I'll gain driveline length, but the 205 is also clocked. Maybe a rockcrusher center section is in my future. We'll see. A higher pinion is always nice. One cool thing about Rockwells.
who doesn't want more length?
Few extra inches of wheelbase never hurt anyone. j
