Added Baer rear disc brakes to my 93 Ty!

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V

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On 2002-04-05 16:17, dourtyb wrote:
The position of the axle would still be the same wouldn't it?
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Your wheelbase would be a fraction of an inch shorter. May cause problems down the road.
 
rockvillespeed

rockvillespeed

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it wont cause any problems at all.
jagsthatrun.com sells a short block with the pin moved 3/8 or so back, to center the wheels in s10 chassis vehicles, if you care enuf to bother.
have fun
 
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V

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On 2002-04-05 22:35, rockvillespeed wrote:
it wont cause any problems at all.
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Didn't mean to take us this far off topic....oh well.

Let's try this analogy....putting the block on top of the wedge creates, in effect, a "leaning tower." True, it may never fail, but should you bet your life on it? No, because it's simply BAD design. Wedge on block keeps things aligned properly.

I guess I should be more precise.

On 2002-04-05 16:17, dourtyb wrote:
The position of the axle would still be the same wouldn't it?
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Your wheelbase would be a fraction of an inch shorter. But that's the least of your worries. The suspension may cause problems down the road.

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Daron

Daron

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Lowering a truck requires a different pinion angle than stock. Using the stock wedge in a lowered application is not the most correct way to go about getting the correct pinion angle.
A driveshaft with incorrect pinion angles can vibrate and possibly cause premature failure of the u-joints.

In an ideal situation, the operating angles on each end of the driveshaft should be equal to, or within 1 degree of each other.

That being said, the higher RPMs the shaft rotates the more these angles become an issue. This is likely why some experperience little problem with an incorrect setup, when talking about our trucks.

As far as blocks on top of the wedges go, think about the forces applied to your rearend under acceleration. The driveshaft twists the rear end, and if the rear end is leaning forward, this twist may induce excess stress on the drivelince components. My opinion of course...
 
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dourtyb

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Ok, this has been a great thread. I'll be moving the wedge to the top before I start driving this thing again. I'll also check the driveshaft angle at the tranny and rear end to verify that it isn't too far out of spec. Thanks all for pointing this out.
 
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