Does my pinion angle look to low

Claybirdd

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I removed my 1" TC drop this morning and wanted to get you guys opinion on my pinion angle. I get no vibrations up to 60 mph.

However I ran into an issue with my shifter hitting the console in 1st, 3rd, and 5th gear. So should I add back some washers to drop the TC till I get clearance for the shifter and adjust pinion, or modify the console?

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If it’s running well with no vibes - definitely modify the console to clear the shifter.
 
I removed my 1" TC drop this morning and wanted to get you guys opinion on my pinion angle. I get no vibrations up to 60 mph.

However I ran into an issue with my shifter hitting the console in 1st, 3rd, and 5th gear. So should I add back some washers to drop the TC till I get clearance for the shifter and adjust pinion, or modify the console?

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Do not modify the console, just bend the shifter. You can't modify that console to work unless you want to hack a big fucking hole in the shift boot or run without it and still have a big fucking hole.
 
Do not modify the console, just bend the shifter. You can't modify that console to work unless you want to hack a big fucking hole in the shift boot or run without it and still have a big fucking hole.
That's the kind of answer I was really looking for. 😆 thank you sir!
 
I removed my 1" TC drop this morning and wanted to get you guys opinion on my pinion angle. I get no vibrations up to 60 mph.

However I ran into an issue with my shifter hitting the console in 1st, 3rd, and 5th gear. So should I add back some washers to drop the TC till I get clearance for the shifter and adjust pinion, or modify the console?

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You better start listening to your wife before posting. :love:
p.s. My wife's birthday is tomorrow, so I'll be broke until Christmas.....2024.🥳
 
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Do not modify the console, just bend the shifter. You can't modify that console to work unless you want to hack a big fucking hole in the shift boot or run without it and still have a big fucking hole.

Pinion is a little low.
I dropped the TC a little less than a half inch and it is perfectly in line now. Also removed the bolt that holds the shifter on which was hitting the console and put two 1/4-20 set screws in the side which solved that problem. It's been a good day. Just have to hook my thumb throttle back up.
 
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