Do I need a diff drop ?

Do I need a diff drop ?

Postby DylanDD13 on Sun, 18 Jul 2021 2:27 +0000

Hey guys,
Not sure if I'll need a diff drop at these angles.. Currently at a 3" lift, but with suspension sag from the steel bumber, not sure if it's really at that
Any help would be appreciated!

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Re: Do I need a diff drop ?

Postby Cure on Sun, 18 Jul 2021 6:46 +0000

Angle on the first photo appears to be bigger mate.
based on that angle I would go with diff drop.

Angle in second picture looks a bit more acceptable.
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Re: Do I need a diff drop ?

Postby dave g on Sun, 18 Jul 2021 12:09 +0000

Yes drop the diff
Not much down would movement left
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Re: Do I need a diff drop ?

Postby DylanDD13 on Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:13 +0000

Thanks for the feedback guys. Hard to source diff drops right now where I am, so I'd probably drop back down to 2 "
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Re: Do I need a diff drop ?

Postby hiluxxury on Wed, 21 Jul 2021 5:12 +0000

Jack it up and see if the CVs bind when you try to spin the wheel by hand.

Its nice to have the CVs level as they are stronger when straight but the real issue is too much droop which causes in the inner CV tripod to bind (3 times during a full rotation) - there is when you are at maximum risk of a CV failure.
I might be wrong.

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