After installing an SYE and CV Kit on a '99 Cherokee with a 3.5" RE Lift what do i do for pinion angle?

Sorry if this has already been answered

 

Pinion should be shimmed so it is pointing directly into the transfer case.

 

I thought with the sye, you wouldn't need to shim the rear as well. Am I wrong assuming this?

 

Yes you're wrong. With an SYE you want the pinion pointing just below the TC by a couple degrees

 

Okay, so what is the best way to figure out how much of a shim that I need?

Thanks for the help.

 

you could try using a degree finder on both the axle and TC, if you can find a surface that is close enough to being at the same angle. Top of the pinion, but still the cast section of the axle looks like it might work. Also, the output shaft of the TC, if the slip yoke is still on there you could put a degree finder right on there and it should work

 

from Tom Woods Driveshafts site

 

dont take this guys advice, its not quite right. You want the DS and pinion to be at the same angle. using the angle finder on the DS and pinion instead of the TC and pinion should help, but it wont be quite right.

 

are u talking about me?? cuz i didnt give any advice....the illustration i posted is directly from their Tom Woods Driveshafts site (like i said under it), specifically from the "xj" section....i think they kno the technicalities of driveline geometry a little better than any of us

regardless, its not an answer....its a guide to help properly position the axle....the illustration clearly says "minimal joint angle @differential"....the same thing u'r saying

 

Lol, relax. Notice I quoted myself with the wrong directions. What I wrote first wasn't right, it would put the pinion at the same angle as the tc output shaft, but it needs to be the same angle as the DS, I was using an obviously poor thought process

 

well then....pardon me, i apologize

i was confused seeing ur quote in ur post saying not to listen "to this guy"...thought it was a stab at moi

now, that we're all on the same page....YO DE98SPORT! u following?