Local Legend Project G4 AKA Quasi-Ghetto

[85Yota]

An AJ told me when I sent him link to pro gear 250 if thats the stuff snd he said yes. Regardless I'm running it and have had 0 problems with my 9in and its silent still, granted stock 5.8 and 35s non caged truck.

 

[FasterNU]

@Raceranger97

So this is the first pattern. with backlash about .008.

I feel like the drive side is maybe a little too deep and close to toe???

Here is coast.

I am going to try it .002 or so deeper and see what it looks like

 

[Raceranger97]

I would add .003-.004 pinion shim and rerun it.

 

[FasterNU]

Well, shit.... guess I am going the wrong way.

Wouldnt that move the drive even closer to the toe!??

Above is .018 of shims. I just finished changing it to .016, I will run that pattern first here in a second...

Then I will re-do it one more time and put .021 and run that pattern too

 

[FasterNU]

OK.... Here is pattern from .016 shim

Drive

Coast

 

[FasterNU]

Annnd..... @Raceranger97 here is a .021 shim which puts the pinion .003 further out than the original.

Drive: (2 pictures)

Coast

 

[Raceranger97]

Ya I’d keep going out. Attempt a .025.

 

[Raceranger97]

Built one the other day using that exact gear set, different case and opinion support. But also using Strange components.

 

[FasterNU]

OK... man, this certainly doesnt seem to match the "math" based on pinion face numbers...but I can see the pattern seems to be looking more centered.

@Raceranger97 Here is .024. Should I keep going? I totally owe you a beer too! hahha

 

[Raceranger97]

looks a lot better but I'd probably go another .002 and see if it makes it better or worse.

 

[FasterNU]

your wish is my command. LOL. Stay tuned.

 

[FasterNU]

OK.. @Raceranger97 here is the .026. Have to admit.. I cant see a ton of difference between last and this one. *note too. Last two changes haven't required me to move the carrier for backlash. Others did. Current backlash is like .008

 

[85Yota]

When I was setting up my last 3rd I noticed I had a couple diff pinion shims that visually didn't change the pattern on the gears. I also ran slightly tighter Backlash at .007. Been driving the truck now and it's silent, BUT i've only put like 300 miles on the rearend now

 

[FasterNU]

^^ yea, I wonder if that means you are in the proper range... I read some like tighter backlash for offroad.. but I also read it can cause more noise too? I would think tight is better because of constant loading and unloading gears see in our application

@Raceranger97 What did you think of the .026 pattern vs the .024?