{"id":110,"date":"2013-06-21T23:23:15","date_gmt":"2013-06-22T06:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doctordiff.com\/blog\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2013-06-21T23:23:15","modified_gmt":"2013-06-22T06:23:15","slug":"setting-pinion-angle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.doctordiff.com\/blog\/documentation\/setting-pinion-angle\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Pinion Angle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pinion angle is the relationship between the transmission centerline and the pinion centerline, not to the driveshaft and not to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Ideally, the pinion should become relatively parallel to the transmission as the pinion wraps up under power.\u00a0 This is how U-joints are designed to run.<\/p>\n<p>When the vehicle is resting on its suspension, make the pinion parallel to the transmission as a base line, then tip the pinion downward 2 degrees (for a street car). 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