Differential gear pattern help

[neliotapia]

Hello every one I need some opinions on this gear pattern it looks like I am getting very light drive markings closer to the toe and in the Coast side IM getting somewhat near the middle kind of going towards the heel. My back lash is on the loose side at 11 thou spec is 8-12 thou. Would making it a little tighter be better or should I save the headache and keep it at 11 thou ? It’s my first time changing gears . Any pointer or is this fine how it is . ? Thanks

 

[broncojunkie]

My next door neighbor is a retired mechanic and official "old hot rodder" lol! He's really good at this and still builds rear ends for people. He said that he always sets them up on the tight side for a performance application. For a daily driver/cruiser, it won't make a difference as long as it's in spec. Any v8 fox, I would consider a "performance application". It will most likely see some clutch dumps. Having said that, I would suggest tightening it up and rechecking the pattern. Just my 2 cents....not an expert by any stretch. I just started doing my own diff setups recently.

 

[neliotapia]

Thank you for your input . I will give it a try tightening it up before messing with the pinion shim

My next door neighbor is a retired mechanic and official "old hot rodder" lol! He's really good at this and still builds rear ends for people. He said that he always sets them up on the tight side for a performance application. For a daily driver/cruiser, it won't make a difference as long as it's in spec. Any v8 fox, I would consider a "performance application". It will most likely see some clutch dumps. Having said that, I would suggest tightening it up and rechecking the pattern. Just my 2 cents....not an expert by any stretch. I just started doing my own diff setups recently.

 

[neliotapia]

What do you think . ?

 

[broncojunkie]

Looks good to me. What did your backlash end up at?