hanger flip

[Dusty's 70]

Do you need to have the drive shaft cutt when doing this flip?

[fordman]

no. you just adjust the pinion angle fo the rear end. i think soemone said it was 6 degrees. i think that number is wrong. i cant remember.

[td]

no your right FORDMAN, i used 2 sets of shims, a 4degree set stacked with some 2 degree's and all vibrations were cured

[Dusty's 70]

thanks guys! i have the hangers off and i will drill the new holes tomorrow and put everything back together. i have 4 degrees of shims per side to use i hope this is enough. a buddy of mine tried this flip and said he needed to have the drive shaft cutt, i figured he did something wrong thats why i asked.

[helidude]

no your right FORDMAN, i used 2 sets of shims, a 4degree set stacked with some 2 degree's and all vibrations were cured

Where did you purchase the shims at?

Thanks.

[td]

no your right FORDMAN, i used 2 sets of shims, a 4degree set stacked with some 2 degree's and all vibrations were cured

Where did you purchase the shims at?

Thanks.

summit racing, make sure you order the correct widths

[helidude]

no your right FORDMAN, i used 2 sets of shims, a 4degree set stacked with some 2 degree's and all vibrations were cured

Where did you purchase the shims at?

Thanks.

summit racing, make sure you order the correct widths

Thanks for the info!

Dale

[Dusty's 70]

I got my hangers flipped and installed the shims (4dgrees) and the pinion angle was to great so i took one shim out and when i tried putting my leafs plus shim back on the perch i noticed that the pin doesn't line up from the leaf to the perch. I had to move the axle forward about 1.5 to 2 inches to get it lined up correct to the perch. Now my driveshaft is to long. I must have not mounted my hanger correctly I guess, but when I looked at the pic of one on here it was mounted the same way. I used one of the existing holes like in the pic and went from there. What process did yall do when flipping yours so maybe i can figure out what i did wrong? Any help would be great.

[sport71]

I got my hangers flipped and installed the shims (4dgrees) and the pinion angle was to great so i took one shim out and when i tried putting my leafs plus shim back on the perch i noticed that the pin doesn't line up from the leaf to the perch. I had to move the axle forward about 1.5 to 2 inches to get it lined up correct to the perch. Now my driveshaft is to long. I must have not mounted my hanger correctly I guess, but when I looked at the pic of one on here it was mounted the same way. I used one of the existing holes like in the pic and went from there. What process did yall do when flipping yours so maybe i can figure out what i did wrong? Any help would be great.

here are some pics of mine, hope they help..
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 15#p377501

[Dusty's 70]

Thanks for all the help, finally got it done. I had a blonde moment and thought I had to much shim but instead didn't have enough. Finished with 8 degrees of shim, thats the most i've heard of any one on here. Pinion angle is right so it must be o.k. Now i will start on the front tomorrow.

[Calvin Gunter]

What process did you use to know to use 8 degrees? The reason I ask is-I've done the half hanger flip and have 6 degrees in already and still have some drive line vibration.I just used 6 degrees because that's what everyone else was using.I did use a 4 degree first and the vibration was horrible until I installed 2 degrees more and it got better.Maybe I need 2 more degrees? TIA,Calvin

[Dusty's 70]

yeah i thought that was alot too. I first started with 2 and worked my way up to 6 and it still wasn't enough so i put 8 in and driveline was straight axle stayed in same location. The only thing I was worried about was my u-bolts not being long enough, but they were just enough. Go for 8 degrees and see if it helps, can't hurt.