Sounds like a bad pinion angle. I think there are shims that can fix
this. They straighten the angle at the U joints or something.
Jay W
505/287 Dakota
Dan Jones wrote:
>
> Hi all, I recently lowered my 97' cc dakota. I used coils for the front
> for 1" and to test the looks and ride out, i picked up 3" blocks for the
> back. Everything looked good and installed right. But then between my
> 2nd and 3rd gear shifts, i would hear a clunk, sounding like it was
> comming from the transmission/drive line. It would only do this if the
> truck was like coasting down a hill with no gas applied, or if I was
> comming off the pedal before the gear changes. So pretty much it was
> happening if not enough rpm's or speed applied. I took the blocks off
> and raised the back to stock, and it went away. Any idea whats causing
> this or a way to fix this? I was thinking of getting leaf springs next
> if i can fix this. thanks
>
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