Why would you take any measurements without load.? ? ? ? ? ? why??
1. Put the car on a drive on lift or 4 jack stands at the same height...
2. take the angle of the driveshaft
3. take the angle of the pinion
4. see what they are...
5. depending what suspension you are using will dictate whether you set the pinion -5 or -4 or -2 or -1.5 below that of the shafts angle....
What you want is the pinion to be at 0.0 under load.
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