Is my diff sitting correctly in the rear subframe tunnel?

[noid]

Putting my rear subframe back together I notice the diff flange sits to the left and up in the subframe tunnel, is this normal?

[nando]

yes that is normal.

[E30SPDFRK]

It's so the u-joints have a slight angle in them. If they were completely straight they would wear in only one spot and would go bad real fast.

[TobyB]

funny- I thought it was because the pinion was on one side of the ring gear...

heh

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[Simon S]

God I love this site and learning new things..

[Varinn]

It's so the u-joints have a slight angle in them. If they were completely straight they would wear in only one spot and would go bad real fast.

This. I was taught in my apprenticeship that ujoints are designed to work at small angles, a zero offset setup will destroy them fast so it's either create the misalignment through design or run a different driveshaft. The ujoints in an offset setup will still allow for variance in assembly unlike a more rigid coupling.

[///M42 sport]

nice jack

[noid]

Thanks, its a DK20Q. I like it almost as much as my German made Ridgid F-60 vise.