Rear Shock and spring clearance issue need help

[Fuel an]

Happy New Year All,

As you see in the photos, the spring hats are sitting on the brackets on my 8.8 3 link.

I definitely need to adjust my pinion angle down, but not sure if that will be enough. I thought to flip the shocks, but seems like the springs will just then bind or scrape. Keen for any advice?

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[Norm B]

Don’t think you got the traction lock brackets attached correctly. The bolt mounting the lower shock is supposed to to pass through the hole in the mount welded to the axle tube. A picture taken at a wider view would help confirm this.

Norm

[Mike.Bray]

Not sure if these will help.

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[Fuel an]

Thank you for the quick responses. Attaching two more photos. I think they are bolted in the right spot, but notice that Mike Bray has a lot more threads below the spring lock, maybe I should adjust them up?

[Fuel an]

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[Gordon Levy]

Your pinion angle is pointing up. Loosen the upper link and adjust it in until you have 1 degree down angle in the front. That will cure your clearance issue.

[Fuel an]

Your pinion angle is pointing up. Loosen the upper link and adjust it in until you have 1 degree down angle in the front. That will cure your clearance issue.

Thank you Gordon, it is definitely to high +6 or more. What’s the best way to adjust it? Wheels off the ground and take the link on and off and adjust until it is 1 degree down or is there some pro tip?

[Gordon Levy]

Jack up, put the diff on stands to load it. Loosen the jam nuts on each end of the upper link and turn it in. Should be rotating counter clockwise I believe. That will shorten the upper arm and nose the pinion down.

[AC Bill]

I believe Gordon has hit the nail on the head.

I run the 3-link as well, and never had that issue. It may depend on the components used in your particular build, but I recall with my Ford 8.8 rear end and the T5 tranny, there was a desired pinion angle that was commonly used. This was also especially important for the driveshaft U joints to functioning correctly. I used a special tool to measure, and get the correct degree. I had an old school magnetic dial type, but they have digital ones these days.
Adjustments were made using the banana bracket.

[Fuel an]

Thanks everyone, will give it a go this weekend. I will report back the results.