08-27-2003, 10:24 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Hickory,
NC
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427SC w/427so, ERA GT #2002
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It's true that U-joints need to be run at a minimum angle just to keep the needles working in their cups. Otherwise the needles will Brinell its cups by sitting in one location and beating a groove into its races. As for what static degree this should be, maybe 1-1/2 degrees at each joint, but in opposite directions so the angular velocity changes of the front joint is cancelled out by the second joint.
If you've got a Cobra with a live axle, the driveshaft is short and angles change a lot for each inch of wheel travel. But whatever the angle change, front and rear angle changes should be nearly the same for the reason given above to prevent non-constant velocities at the output end of the driveshaft.
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