at what degree is the rear axle supposed to be at???? im mounting my four link this week and setting my axle in thanks
i downloaded this diagram here.. dont remember who the original poster was.. this is about the best diagram i've seen of different rearend setups..
That depends on your driveshaft angle. Mock the car up at ride height and move the axle yoke up or down till you have (ideally) an equal but opposite angle between the drive shaft and yoke on either end. On a link style setup it should probably be about 1-2 degrees. You can also start by setting the rear axle yoke at the same angle as the transmission yoke at ride height and achieve the same end.****uming it gives you the minimum 1 deg. angle.
Same same, 2 on each end. You just want some angle on each end to prevent brinneling of the U joints and maybe help prevent vibration and not too much as to cause accelerated wear on them.
Also, if they are equal but opposite, they increase and decrease in angle at the same rate through travel. It's thought that if there are different angles at each end they occilate at different speeds and cause detrimental harmonics (vibration).
on my T (street car) i'm using radius rods.. i set the engine/trans at 1 1/2 down.. set rearend 1 1/2 up... on the cars and trucks i've set up for track use all using ladderbars i set the engine/trans at 0, and set rearend at 3 deg. pointing down..
This chart keeps showing up without mentioning the fact that it is for setting up a drag car where the goal is to have 0 angle at each end when under load for less friction. Its from the Rossler Transmissions site and is not really practical for a street rod thats going to see a lot of miles cruising level (rear suspension unloaded). It works for the application it's meant for but is confusing and contradictory in this type of application.
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