Re: LIfted trucks running an NP208 - drive line angle?
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10/19/13 12:07 AM
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You should not have any problem with the driveshaft with a 4" lift. Either the ujoints were wore out, or like said, some areas need clearanced when the angle gets steeper. I have ran much more lift than that without trouble. A 203 transfer case also uses a cv, so you won't gain anything there. If you are out in bfe, it is always a good idea to carry extra ujoints, and or even an extra driveline.
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Re: LIfted trucks running an NP208 - drive line angle?
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I have an 80' W-150 shortbox with a 208 with a 6" super lift and I had to clearance the CV in some areas to prevent it from coming in contact which prolly would have exploded otherwise
Pretty sure superior is 5" but yes the clearancing is needed sometimes. 4" lifts hardly have any issues
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Re: LIfted trucks running an NP208 - drive line angle?
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Can the pinion shims be used on the front axles, or will that cause issues with alignment?
I had a 5.5 superlift that came with the shims on the springs. DO NOT USE THEM. If you have ever tried to drive a car fast in reverse, your truck will feel like that driving forward. It compromises your steering big time. Your truck will pull all over the place and you will be fighting the steering wheel. I put 35" boggers on at the same time and always blamed those. But once I got rid of those, the problem remained. I pulled the shims off and my steering was perfect again.
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Re: LIfted trucks running an NP208 - drive line angle?
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Believe 65-93 all use the same style front just hehe odd units ds is longer and D60 front setups are shorter than 44s
It will steer like a shopping cart.
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Re: LIfted trucks running an NP208 - drive line angle?
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Believe 65-93 all use the same style front just hehe odd units ds is longer and D60 front setups are shorter than 44s
The divorced transfer case (203/205) does not use a CV because the angle of the t-case is not affected by the installed angle of the engine/trans, hence my issue with this truck utilizing the stupid married 208 chain driven POS t-case.
The problem I am having with the setup is the centering ball/spring and cup gets torn up. I guess I must be going something wrong. It would be nice to be able to drive 55-60 on the snow packed highways in 4wd this winter.
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Re: LIfted trucks running an NP208 - drive line angle?
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Can the pinion shims be used on the front axles, or will that cause issues with alignment?
You don't want room mess with the front axles opinion rotation as it will cause worse issues with steering
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Re: LIfted trucks running an NP208 - drive line angle?
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10/23/13 02:46 AM
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Believe 65-93 all use the same style front just hehe odd units ds is longer and D60 front setups are shorter than 44s
I think you are correct about the 75-93. I put a 1973 d44 in my 1978 and the front pinion angles downward a lot more than the later d44.
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