Thread: Driveline Angle

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I don't worry a lot about driveshaft angle on a street car anymore...as long as there is some and it's not excessive the driveshaft seems to work just fine. For racing, yeah I get all carried away and try to optimize everything.

With a triangulated 4 bar in a 5 speed car, I usually just shoot for 2 or 3 degrees pinion down and drive it. As long as the tailshaft and pinion yoke aren't perfectly in line at ride height, and it's a good driveshaft with quality U-Joints and well balance things work out just fine...

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

I don't worry a lot about driveshaft angle on a street car anymore...as long as there is some and it's not excessive the driveshaft seems to work just fine. For racing, yeah I get all carried away and try to optimize everything.

With a triangulated 4 bar in a 5 speed car, I usually just shoot for 2 or 3 degrees pinion down and drive it. As long as the tailshaft and pinion yoke aren't perfectly in line at ride height, and it's a good driveshaft with quality U-Joints and well balance things work out just fine...

Dave,
I assume you mean 2 or 3 degrees less tilt than the transmission, meaning if one has six degrees down on the transmission, 3 to 4 degrees up on the pinion is your ballpark? Why would you want a differential and not match the angles?