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Old 06-24-2020, 12:29 PM
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This is true, but.... (and you knew that was coming.... ) The higher the angle the driveshaft operates at, the more parasitic power loss you experience.

Now, is spending the money to re-index the differential worth saving that bit of power?? Up to you.
Here is where it gets complicated. Once you lift a vehicle it is almost impossible to get a factory angle on the driveshafts. A lot depends on tires and the lift. For example if you lift 12 invited but only run 35 inch tires the axle will never come back in the "range" of the factory angle. So doing what I told the OP will get him close assuming he's running a 40in or bigger tires
 
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Old 06-26-2020, 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by MoparFanatic21
Here is where it gets complicated. Once you lift a vehicle it is almost impossible to get a factory angle on the driveshafts. A lot depends on tires and the lift. For example if you lift 12 invited but only run 35 inch tires the axle will never come back in the "range" of the factory angle. So doing what I told the OP will get him close assuming he's running a 40in or bigger tires
my set up right now for tires is 39.5x13.5r17. I didn't put the trac bar lowering bracket on and the axle is off center about 2.5 inches would the contribute to DW
 
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my set up right now for tires is 39.5x13.5r17. I didn't put the trac bar lowering bracket on and the axle is off center about 2.5 inches would the contribute to DW
It can. Running that big of tires you need to get rid of the tie rods and run a heavy duty steering. Myself I'm running DOM running and heim joints
 



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