Axle Wrap .....

[purple 'hoe]

Lift Blocks right now I take it?

Get rid of your lift blocks, and do a shackle flip. A better solution, IMO. This is going to be my first project this year on mine.

http://offroaddesign.com/catalog/shacklekit.htm

 

[fktahoe]

LOL Springs are gonna run a couple hundred to do too ... quit being a Jew and fix the problem the right way.

im tryin to ***** but im broke lol

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Lift Blocks right now I take it?

Get rid of your lift blocks, and do a shackle flip. A better solution, IMO. This is going to be my first project this year on mine.

http://offroaddesign.com/catalog/shacklekit.htm

hmmmm

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im tryin to ***** but im broke lol

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hmmmm

what the heck causes axle wrap ? i mean ive never had it before then i replaced my transmission and it started doing it after about the first 100 miles with the new tranny!!!

 

[SunlitComet]

Torque. when you had your tranny done it probably had some improvements that improved power output.

 

[purple 'hoe]

Sunlite Nailed it again. Torque and Soft springs. Axle wrap causes the pinion to either rotate up, or rotate down while driving. Basically, the it will rotate the pinion in the opposite direction as which the tires are turning.

"Simply put, the torque at the tires tries to rotate the axle housing opposite the direction of the tire rotation. Going forward, the pinion rises. Going backward, pinion dives. Since the leaf spring is bolted to the housing, it must try to resist this rotation force. The result being that the spring turns into a Sine wave shape ("S" laying on it's side) and then springs back as all harmonics and vibrations eventually do. Needless to say, the softer the spring and higher the torque, typically means worse axle wrap."

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[fktahoe]

Sunlite Nailed it again. Torque and Soft springs. Axle wrap causes the pinion to either rotate up, or rotate down while driving. Basically, the it will rotate the pinion in the opposite direction as which the tires are turning.

"Simply put, the torque at the tires tries to rotate the axle housing opposite the direction of the tire rotation. Going forward, the pinion rises. Going backward, pinion dives. Since the leaf spring is bolted to the housing, it must try to resist this rotation force. The result being that the spring turns into a Sine wave shape ("S" laying on it's side) and then springs back as all harmonics and vibrations eventually do. Needless to say, the softer the spring and higher the torque, typically means worse axle wrap."

Copied from Pirate4x4

word , damn u guys are helpful , but i dont want to buy those shackle flip kits if it still does it , i mean i talked to my buddy he had a silverado 98 on 21 inches of lift and he said his flip kit worked perfect , i donno ! i just dont want to get it if it doesnt work haha

 

[purple 'hoe]

word , damn u guys are helpful , but i dont want to buy those shackle flip kits if it still does it , i mean i talked to my buddy he had a silverado 98 on 21 inches of lift and he said his flip kit worked perfect , i donno ! i just dont want to get it if it doesnt work haha

21 inches of lift? Holy huge lift. lol Any pictures of said truck?

As long as you keep your pinion angle down, you should be fine. You can get a Zero Rate with the shackle flip, which helps with Pinion angle. Pinion angle always going to be a factor when lifting a vehicle, and always can be one with Short Wheel Base trucks like Tahoe, Blazers, Bronco's and other Fullsize short wheel base trucks. And huge lifted trucks no matter what wheel base will run into that issue. What's your current set up right now?

 

[fktahoe]

21 inches of lift? Holy huge lift. lol Any pictures of said truck?

As long as you keep your pinion angle down, you should be fine. You can get a Zero Rate with the shackle flip, which helps with Pinion angle. Pinion angle always going to be a factor when lifting a vehicle, and always can be one with Short Wheel Base trucks like Tahoe, Blazers, Bronco's and other Fullsize short wheel base trucks. And huge lifted trucks no matter what wheel base will run into that issue. What's your current set up right now?

yea they might not be good quality ill get them off his facebook hang on

 

[fktahoe]

thats how it was after he started doing the work to it !

 

[fktahoe]

this is how it looks after he sold it !

 

[retorq]

Nice pinion angle ...