Pinion angle with 4 speed 440

[harleydodgeman]

got a 64 plymouth fury, ss springs, 450 ft lb torque ,4 speed

The car is a street car but will see a fair amount of hard runs, launches, and gear jammin out north of town.

Ready to weld my perches and was wondering if a 4 speed car is different than an automatic as far as requiring more or less angle?

 

[67 B-body]

got a 64 plymouth fury, ss springs, 450 ft lb torque ,4 speed

The car is a street car but will see a fair amount of hard runs, launches, and gear jammin out north of town.

Ready to weld my perches and was wondering if a 4 speed car is different than an automatic as far as requiring more or less angle?

I dont recall reading anything different when setting mine up. I remember thinking it was kind of hard to really get an actual measurement on it though.

 

[Histoy]

The '64 FSM makes no reference to there being a difference.

 

[ga66mopar]

Seems like mopars are 3 or 4 degrees neg. Doctor diff can answer your question.

http://www.doctordiff.com/

 

[Meep-Meep]

Won't make any difference so long as you have some angle. 3-4 deg nose down is the DC recommendation and 1/2" to 0" clearance for the snubber.

 

[FatJack]

My truck is a Dana 60 with a 6 spd. it calls for 2 deg negative.

 

[67 B-body]

As long as its enough to rotate the caps of your U-Joints as you drive, you'll be fine.

 

[harleydodgeman]

I set it at 5 degree nose down and snubber is about 3/4" away.

 

[shag766]

Won't make any difference so long as you have some angle. 3-4 deg nose down is the DC recommendation and 1/2" to 0" clearance for the snubber.

hey meep, what is ment by 1/2" to 0" for the snubber. thnx.

sorry, not trying to steal the thread

 

[PoppaSmurf]

according to mopar bible... with leaf spring only...5-10 (prefered is 5-7) degrees down bubble...if it's a leaf link...3-5 degrees downbubble if it's a ladder bar 1-3 degrees down bubble...and this is measured at the universal joint