5.0L General Discussion This section is for non-tech specific information pertaining to 5.0L Mustangs.

Pinion Angle

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 03-22-2010, 10:15 PM
  #11  
motorman524
MF Informant
Thread Starter
 
motorman524's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Missouri
Posts: 2,690
Default

Just purchased adjustable uppers. Wish me luck
motorman524 is offline  
Old 03-22-2010, 11:04 PM
  #12  
5.0kid
5th Gear Member
 
5.0kid's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: The mitten
Posts: 2,525
Default

good luck with that man hope it solves it
5.0kid is offline  
Old 03-23-2010, 08:40 AM
  #13  
kweb288
5th Gear Member
 
kweb288's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: St. Charles Il, and ISU
Posts: 3,736
Default

very nice man! hows the trans working for you? along with everything else u bought from me haha
kweb288 is offline  
Old 03-23-2010, 09:42 AM
  #14  
motorman524
MF Informant
Thread Starter
 
motorman524's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Missouri
Posts: 2,690
Default

^Fraggin AMAZING man!!! I LOVE this transmission! When I the installed the k member and coilovers I also did Steeda superlites in the rear with new rear housing bushings and control arms(already installed subframe connectors). Launching improved by 100% over what it was previously. I put a PRO 5.0 shifter on it and swapped out the trans mount for a Lakewood poly mount as well.

Just need to get this vibration figures out so I don't break anything!
motorman524 is offline  
Old 03-23-2010, 09:58 AM
  #15  
68CSTANG
3rd Gear Member
 
68CSTANG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Illinois
Posts: 816
Default

This is going to sound dumb, but what type of vibration is it? Is it constant? Mine started having one like every 4-5 sec, and it would last about a second, almost like a rotating feeling, but not very fast. It started doing that after the first set of gears/control arms. I figured the DS was out of balance, but this thread got me thinking that it did't do that until I switched gears/control arms.

Anyhoo, maybe Ill see you at Midnight Madness if I get my junk back together. Good luck
68CSTANG is offline  
Old 03-23-2010, 10:05 AM
  #16  
motorman524
MF Informant
Thread Starter
 
motorman524's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Missouri
Posts: 2,690
Default

It is a real fine vibration that gets harder and harder and harder as you pick up speed. At 80 it is very bad.

Not gonna make Midnight madness this round. I have 2 bad injectors and I'm dealing with this(parts ordered).

I did gears a while back, before I did my control arms and before the manual trans swap. Didn't notice the vibration then.
motorman524 is offline  
Old 03-23-2010, 02:32 PM
  #17  
67mustang302
6th Gear Member
 
67mustang302's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: California
Posts: 10,468
Default

When you set the pinion angle remember that the diff and trans need to be equal and opposite. Meaning if the diff is set at -2, then the trans needs to be at +2. The reason is the DS does NOT rotate at a constant speed, the u joints generate an angular velocity that causes the DS to speed up then slow down, the speed up and slow down and so on. That means if the u joint angles at both ends are the same they speed up and slow down at the same rate...if they're not the same then each end of the driveshaft speeds up and slows down at a different rate, and it causes the DS to twist and untwist, generating a vibration. You can set the trans angle by simply shimming the trans mount, I use washers on mine.

Also keep in mind that ALL DS's vibrate to some degree, and the more gear you have the more it vibrates...but certain DS types vibrate less such as aluminum, then CM steel, then MMC and finally carbon fiber.
67mustang302 is offline  
Old 03-23-2010, 05:24 PM
  #18  
AdderMk2
Banned
 
AdderMk2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Lil' Rhody
Posts: 22,376
Default

Originally Posted by 67mustang302
When you set the pinion angle remember that the diff and trans need to be equal and opposite. Meaning if the diff is set at -2, then the trans needs to be at +2.
wow, thats SOOO wrong
AdderMk2 is offline  
Old 03-23-2010, 06:04 PM
  #19  
5.0kid
5th Gear Member
 
5.0kid's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: The mitten
Posts: 2,525
Default

Originally Posted by AdderMk2
wow, thats SOOO wrong
yeah about that im with adder

http://www.baselinesuspensions.com/info/pinionangle.htm

there ya go, and make sure its on a level surface
5.0kid is offline  
Old 03-23-2010, 06:26 PM
  #20  
AdderMk2
Banned
 
AdderMk2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Lil' Rhody
Posts: 22,376
Default

Originally Posted by 5.0kid
yeah about that im with adder

http://www.baselinesuspensions.com/info/pinionangle.htm

there ya go, and make sure its on a level surface
the pamphlet that I got frome baseline describes it a bit more "in depth" than their site... maybe one of these days i'll scan it and post it
AdderMk2 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
mtgldr
S197 Handling Section
5
02-03-2024 09:00 PM
baddog671
Archive - Parts For Sale
20
07-26-2016 01:20 PM
Gene K
S197 Handling Section
1
10-21-2015 11:37 PM
KingRando
2005-2014 Mustangs
5
10-02-2015 08:06 AM
DJ Piner
GT S197 General Discussion
13
09-30-2015 03:03 PM



Quick Reply: Pinion Angle



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:30 AM.