turbochimp
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- Nov 2, 2011
I am more than halfway into my 8.8 swap on my 242 and have run into a couple things that I wanted to get opinions on from you guys
1) We shortened the long side tube the appropriate amount. When I offer the rear-end up to the car such that the wheels are spaced evenly on each side, the pinion center does not match up exactly with the transmission tunnel. It might be an inch or so off. Is this normal?
2) We located all the tabs using measurements from another 240 axle off the car. I have the kaplehenke adjustable torque rods and pandhard so the heims offer a lot of movement. However, with all the tabs bolted up, the natural position of the axle is quite far (3 inches maybe?) towards passenger side. I can cut the panhard to shorten it about 1/2" to get wheels centered but it requires a fair bit of prying with the BIG bar to move it the 3 or so inches into that position. Does this seem especially off? Is prying over the trailing and tq rods like this going cause an issue geometry?
RESOLVED - pics/update below
1) We shortened the long side tube the appropriate amount. When I offer the rear-end up to the car such that the wheels are spaced evenly on each side, the pinion center does not match up exactly with the transmission tunnel. It might be an inch or so off. Is this normal?
2) We located all the tabs using measurements from another 240 axle off the car. I have the kaplehenke adjustable torque rods and pandhard so the heims offer a lot of movement. However, with all the tabs bolted up, the natural position of the axle is quite far (3 inches maybe?) towards passenger side. I can cut the panhard to shorten it about 1/2" to get wheels centered but it requires a fair bit of prying with the BIG bar to move it the 3 or so inches into that position. Does this seem especially off? Is prying over the trailing and tq rods like this going cause an issue geometry?
RESOLVED - pics/update below
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