ok, I got the u-joint and put it all back together..
I got the angles matched up between output shaft and yoke - the centerlines of them are parallel... the output shaft is ~ 2* down, and yoke ~ 2* up.
If the rearend was in its stock location, the angle between output shaft and driveshaft would be ~1.3*
However, I have 1" lowering blocks installed, and that brings that angle to ~ .2*
That's below the ideal, since I guess .5* is ideal for proper lubrication - but I guess if it cuts the u-joint life in half, I can live with that.
Attached is a drawing I whipped up to show where the angles are.. Anything look off, or does it show that I finally am graping these (easy) concepts? Unless there's any crazy problem, I should be getting the leaf spring mounts welded to the tubes tomorrow.
I got the angles matched up between output shaft and yoke - the centerlines of them are parallel... the output shaft is ~ 2* down, and yoke ~ 2* up.
If the rearend was in its stock location, the angle between output shaft and driveshaft would be ~1.3*
However, I have 1" lowering blocks installed, and that brings that angle to ~ .2*
That's below the ideal, since I guess .5* is ideal for proper lubrication - but I guess if it cuts the u-joint life in half, I can live with that.
Attached is a drawing I whipped up to show where the angles are.. Anything look off, or does it show that I finally am graping these (easy) concepts? Unless there's any crazy problem, I should be getting the leaf spring mounts welded to the tubes tomorrow.