Posted by casebro on Thursday, January 09, 2003 at 10:59PM :
In Reply to: Re: so, lesseee, a 1953 M37 has antique u-joints posted by Fred Coldwell on Thursday, January 09, 2003 at 2:05AM :
All they know is total degrees of offset.U-joints are used for many different power transmission chores beside automotive, some offset vertically , some horizontally, many in combination. Do you think your u-joints wouldn't work if your truck was on it's side? Plus the math of adding horizontal to vertical is not as additive as you think: Let me give an example: If vertical offset is 8 inchs, adding 8 inches horizontaly only adds up to 11.2 inches. If 11.2 is within the specs of the u-joints, it would be a go. And you missed my point of comparing different configurations, let me restate : What are the differences in technology between a 53PW, a 68 M37, or a 72 f250 that would account for any differing limitation on angularity? answer: NONE, except in your constricted mind.THINK OUT OF THE BOX! Offset something and try it! Don't just say "Dodge didn't do it this way, so I can't". Try offsetting a driveline to it's limits and beyond! Haven't you seen how high kids jack up their Toyotas? You got nuthin to loose but a couple of U-joints, after all.And if it trades some transfer noise for some ujoint life without going through the hassles of changing rear ends, won't it be worth it?
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