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Old 04-18-2023, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by grivera View Post
When I checked the angle I had front tires resting on ramps and the rear on jack-stands at the axles. Not sure if that's enough to simulate it on the ground but the car was level.
That would be fine.

The u joint working angles are relative to each other, so the orientation of the car does not matter. The car could be at a 45 degree pitch and the angles would remain the same.

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