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- drives a stick shift ranger
i just read the post about shortening the axle to fit a kit car and it makes me wonder why is it important to center the diff for somethings when they are not aligned to begin with? they have u-joints or cv joints to allow for off sets and differences so why do people say its important when doing stuff to center it exactly?
some vehicles came with off set diffs, of course because the trans wasn't dead center or the front t-case, etc, but if the axle already is going to be lower then the output of the transmission, why does it matter if the diff is over to one side or the other?
the joints won't know its off set, they just see the plane they are working in and as long as the two joints are within the acceptable range to avoid vibration, shouldn't it not matter if the diff is 0 degrees behind the output, 10 degrees to one side, or off set and down?
i am asking because i cannot figure out why its so important? planes are not just up/down or left/right
does someone know why?
some vehicles came with off set diffs, of course because the trans wasn't dead center or the front t-case, etc, but if the axle already is going to be lower then the output of the transmission, why does it matter if the diff is over to one side or the other?
the joints won't know its off set, they just see the plane they are working in and as long as the two joints are within the acceptable range to avoid vibration, shouldn't it not matter if the diff is 0 degrees behind the output, 10 degrees to one side, or off set and down?
i am asking because i cannot figure out why its so important? planes are not just up/down or left/right
does someone know why?