On Mon, 05 May 2008 14:06:52 +0000, Terry Dactille ©~® wrote:
> On Mon, 5 May 2008 16:29:02 +0300, "Bill Spiliotopoulos"
> <vspili@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"noneofyourbusiness" <top.secret@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>news:qgdp14hg7sjrttsa2qrv06k5iqtkhjndq9@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> On Sat, 3 May 2008 11:56:57 -0500, "Kate" <kate@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>> 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.
Hear, hear !!!!
>
>
>
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> Individual Training, which means I have a 59 IQ, and you didn't!
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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