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[Patrick45015]

Sorry I bet this might have been covered but my dumb phone wont let me use search. I know how to set and check it. Did it tons in school but no real world experience. I am in specs but wonder what people found is best. I am towards the looser end. I am thinking of tightening it up, still in specs. Thoughts?

[KargoMaster]

Due to the differences in setup, might be helpful to share some details about the axle in question...
("tightening it up" for a "spanner style" axle like a 14bolt/9in is FAR different than a "shims behind pressed on bearings style" axle like most Dana axles for example...)

Also nice to know if it's a Daily Driver to trail only rig... Either way... "in spec" is really "in spec" so I would run with it... assuming good pattern.

Run a gear pattern with the marking compound, post up pic... then you should really get some interest...


My 2 pesos...

[Patrick45015]

Its technically not even a diff its secondary drive in my wildcat trans. Its pretty much a miny diff. It uses shims. Not sure what caused the failure for sure so not sure their so called spec is good

[KargoMaster]

Ahh, well then I'm about useless... I have no idea about a wildcat trans... if the lubricant will stay contaminant free, I would think tighter would be better...

Curious, what was this failure you speak of?

[twiztedzuki]

for regular ring and pinions, they loosen up so keep it on the tighter end of specs