Front driveshaft angles

noodles93

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Post lift getting the kinks worked out. 2.5" OME that netted me around 4" after replacing the 20 year old blown suspension. My understanding is for the front drive shaft angles, anything within 3* is acceptable? I get some vibration in the steering wheel during acceleration but it levels out. I also have some harmonic noise around 45-55mph. Here's some extra info:

- Caster is mid 5s across both ends of the axle.
- Rear driveshaft I know is a bad angle that is a future problem to address.
- Driveshaft measured 8.5.
- Axle measured 7.5/7.3.

I believe my front is ok unless I'm missing something here. Should my attention focus on the rear?

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Well that is much different than the 2.5” OME lift on mine. ????

I'm guessing it was mostly due to the 20 year old suspension just being worn out plus the new parts still needing to settle. Similar thing happened with my truck where I gained ~4.5" on my 2.5" OME lift but eventually settled to around 3