low pinion 44?

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im puttin a low pinion 44 in my xj, im curious weather I should sacrifice camber or pinion angle... not really sure what route to take, or mabye someone could help me think outside the box. any input is appreciated. thanks
 
really depends on how much lift your running and if its going to be street driven. Full droop might cause binding and failure pending on the angle. Stupid bad steering angles get plum dangerous. No out side of the box changes the compromise. I run a low 44 on a Ranger and it has a bit of angle on the camber in the wrong dirrection. Makes it wander a bit on the steering. Its full hydro now so it doesn't seem to dart as bad as the regular power steering set up. XJ's are a longer wheel base than other Jeeps models so this seems to help them put up with a little error on angle. Wranglers, TJ's, CJ's and the like are plum dangerous when off. I personally can tolerate alittle fuzzy steering, I grew up driving worn out Full size Chrysler products which were notorious for slopy boxes. Big lift requiring alot of bad angle just to make the D shaft not bind and street excellent manners really means cutting and turning the C's on High or low pinion axles. Not hard just takes patience, a good bit of time, and the right set up. Rotating any pinion is allowable only to a certain point. This end point is where the pinion bearing ceases to get good lubrication. Low pinion axle's just run into problems alot quicker because people see a need to rotate them more for correction to the drive shaft. So they get stupid bad steering.

SOOOOOO... Rotate alittle gain a compromise. Vague steering better angle. Keep in mind the pinion and d shaft do not have to line straight up. And really should not to get the needle bearing to turn over during rotation.

Rotate alot really dangerous steering and a starved pinion bearing. (Even if the C's get move here the pinion may not last)

Rotate some and cut C's great steering and decent pinion life.

High pinion axle best solution. Fewer compromises except in bigger lifts.

Hope the break down helps.
 
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by the way, just in case your not familliar with turning the C's on an axle you don't simply cut the tube turn and re-weld. Its a bit more than that. Again hope the info helps. Its not ever a clear answer. More build, experience, and knowledge applied to each individual build.
 
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