Something I had scribbled down from my conversation with Tom -- 1310 CV joints can run up to 30 degrees reliably, about 50% further than an unmodified 1350 CV... but he recommends that both be kept under 25 degrees for continuous operation... If you rotate the pinion up, you'll probably want a CV up top at the transfer case.

Troy, have you had a chance to approximate the angle of your dangle? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" /> I bet you'll be close to 30 degrees, though I haven't seen a live axle done with an auto yet, you may get less angularity...

If you win the lottery, you can run an 80-degree CV: http://www.4xshaft.com/highangle.html

Randii