ghosburgh

1992 Laredo, 6.5" lift on 33's, 4.56 gears, SYE, Rough Country lift. At 14 MPH there is a low speed vibration that goes away when I take the front drive shaft out. Had it rebuilt and balanced and the vibration is still there. Found my Tranny mount is toast. Could this be the problem?

scbrooks87

How's your pinion angle on the front axle going to the font DS?

ghosburgh

It should be fine I have had no problems in the past. It just started doing it.

ghosburgh

just checked, the pinion needs to be rotated backwards......

scbrooks87

Ahh, gotcha. So the pinion was angle too high up or too low? The front axle pinion should basically from a straight line with the DS. Pretty close anyway.

thatXJguy

The Cherokee FSM says caster before pinion angle. If it's a DD, keep the caster at a factory angle and remove the front driveshaft until you need it.

If it's a weekend warrior, point the pinion straight up to the transfer case such that it forms a straight line with the driveshaft.

Dumajones

Run as much Caster as you can until you start getting vibrations from the excessive pinion angle then back off a degree or so.


From the FSM
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NOTE: Changing caster angle will also change the
front propeller shaft angle. The propeller shaft
angle has priority over caster.