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03-15-2012, 08:53 PM

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6* is a lot, you might want to look into shimming the trans mount also.

Yep i plan on it.. I have allready moved it up, it is sitting at 3-4* pointing down.

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03-15-2012, 08:58 PM

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Holy ****, Ferocity02! That's the worst pinion angle I've ever seen!

I usually order my steel shims from WFO Concepts or DIY4X. On my lifted truck with a shackle flip I used 8* shims for a few thousand miles with no issues.

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03-15-2012, 09:28 PM

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I ordered my 6* shims from ebay (Summit was seller) and received them 2 days later.

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03-15-2012, 09:38 PM

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BlackGMC, I've been following all the stuff you are doing and i have a newb question.. Will swapping in the 4L80e cause all these problems or are you getting your problems because your lowered?

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03-15-2012, 09:54 PM

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My truck was completely stock ride height and I had the same problem...Lowering my truck actually helped my problem.

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03-15-2012, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Atomic

Had a similiar conversation with a guy at orileys trying to buy a single TR6 spark plug. As soon as I mentioned it was for a forged 402 the **** hit the fan and he started talking about race only plugs blah blah blah...I finally just looked up the exact part number and said do you have this or not? (4177, btw).

These stories are the best because we all deal with them.

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03-15-2012, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferocity02

Black, what's your drop setup and current pinion angle? Mine is 2/4 with a pretty awful pinion angle. I still have in my 2* shims fat back from the shackles install a couple years ago. I'm gonna try to install the carrier bearing relocator tomorrow. Here's a pic of my current pinion angle.

Dear lord thats horrible, and you should have the fat side of the shims forward...

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03-16-2012, 09:02 AM

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i threw some 8* shims away about a month back that i would have given you. could had them machined down to 6* for you. why does it seem like as soon as you throw something away you end up needing it. every time!