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09-26-2009, 09:42 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: anderson
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|  pinion angle help
guy guy where do i want my pinion angles at front an rear. front low an rear high or what
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09-26-2009, 09:48 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Old Hickory
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 Just kidding just look at most of the comp rigs and you'll see how to set your pinion angle. really it's just up to you.  | |
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09-27-2009, 07:23 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cottontown
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I try to keep mine as flat as possible. the reason for this is simple. In the front, if your pinion angle is pushed up then the front of your servo is going to be pointing down, this will cause your steering links, and servo to get caught on more rocks. In the rear you can get away with a little more angle because all you have back there is electronics or batts. Howver, the farther you rotate your pinion, the more they are gonna want to slid off the back, this is bad for weight transfer...
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09-27-2009, 07:45 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lowell, Arkansas
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aim the rear at the trans to gain clearance from obstacles. keep the front mostly horizontal so the caster stays correct. If you aim the front pinion shaft at the trans, then the caster goes negative, and that makes the steering goofy. |
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09-27-2009, 11:16 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tomball, Tx
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also check the pinion angle at full compression and droop. my homebrew rear 4link has a few degrees of rise, so i have to set the pinion angle a little lower than ideal so it isn't too high at compression.
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