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  1. Skinny

    shimming axle to help pinion angle

    From my build, a 4" lift required grinding on the CV at full droop when on the lift. It would install ok at ride height but would start to bind when I picked up the truck and let the front axle go full droop. Obviously this all is determined by spring rate, shock length, etc. Another solution...
  2. Skinny

    shimming axle to help pinion angle

    Rich I don't want you to take that is criticism, you are going to regret that move. If anything you would want to sacrifice pinion angle to increase positive caster. Stock caster is OK with bigger tires, a few degrees extra like 3-5 degrees is awesome. It is going to keep the truck tracking...
  3. Skinny

    shimming axle to help pinion angle

    This is a simple throw money or labor at it kinda fix. Leave your front axle alone, position it where you need it in order to clear tires or steering linkage...that is perfectly fine. If your front driveshaft is not vibrating from operating at an excessive ujoint at the axle end, you are doing...
  4. Skinny

    shimming axle to help pinion angle

    I think you will he unhappy moving the front axle back to the stock location. I would clearance the front CV or buy a high angle CV from High Angle Drive line.
  5. Skinny

    shimming axle to help pinion angle

    To a point... When you remove positive caster, it creates instability which any smaller disruption on the steer axle while driving could cause a severe death wobble. Positive caster actually lifts the front of the vehicle when the tires turn left or right. Removing caster will cause not as much...
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