On Mon, 5 May 2008 16:29:02 +0300, "Bill Spiliotopoulos"
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>"noneofyourbusiness" <top.secret@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Sat, 3 May 2008 11:56:57 -0500, "Kate" <kate@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> wrote:
>>
>>>Funny thing,
>>>
>>>My Rough Country 4" X Series lift came with a slightly larger coil for
>>>the
>>>driver's side.
>>>It is supposed to prevent the failure of that spring due to torque.
Makes
>>>sense I guess.
>>>
>>>As far as the angle of the differential, we had to go back on mine and
>>>readjust them once.
>>>We have some rattles that drive me out of my eff-ing mind, but they are
>>>fom
>>>the quick disconnects. Gonna remidy that as soon as financially
possible.
>>>I
>>>hate rattles and squeeks.
>>>
>>>What year is yours?
>>>
>>>K.
>>
>> It's a 95.
>>
>> I called Rough Country and they said the springs on my kit were the
>> same size for each side.
>>
>> The noises I hear SEEM to come from the back end, but I'll keep the
>> quick disconnects in mind.
>> (One noise that I wasSURE was from the rear was actually one of the
>> front "hub caps" rattling loose!)
>>
>> So from your experience, the bottom of the differential should be
>> parallel to the ground, and not tilted up?
>>
>> TIA
>
>In the XJ (you have no CV joint in the rear driveshaft), the rear pinion
>should be set almost parallel to the output shaft of the transfer case. I
>say almost, because the rear pinion should be pointed a bit lower (0.5 -
1
>degrees) than the TC output shaft. That is because under load the rear
>pinion will rotate a bit upwards, so you have to compensate for this by
>adjusting the rear pinion a bit lower.
>In the XJ driveshaft vibrations are less noticeable than TJs, because the
>drive-shafts are much longer, and the change in angles with the lift is
>smaller.
>
>The axle vibrations feel similar the difference of going from street
tires
>to muds. If you already have mud tires, you may not feel the vibrations
at
>all, so it would be better to put a set of old street tires if you have
and
>adjust the pinion angle by trial-and-error, until you find the correct
angle
>that gives the smoother ride.
>
>In the front axle, the pinion should be almost parallel to the
driveshaft,
>again 1 degree lower that the parallel position, to permit the U-joint
>bearings to rotate for proper lubrication. If you noitice death-wobble,
you
>may want to lower to front pinion a bit more to increase the caster
angle.
>
>
>Regards,
>Bill Spiliotopoulos.
>'96 XJ,
>'06TJ.
>
Now it seems that here's a man with a talent on explanations!
Not crap like:(Torque is on the driver's side)!
Give it up Cooyon, this was your last stand, and you lose again with
your Ancient Papyrus Writings.
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