Quote Originally Posted by ogshotgun View Post
yes brand new bushings and that is how it will be set , i was thinking of leveling the motor out a few degrees
If your strut is set, then your engine tilt is already cast in stone. You can move the engine up, down, forward or back, but the angle is a done deal.

Its this simple. Take the flywheel end and get it as close to the bottom of the boat that you dare. Put a magnetic bubble protractor, or incline meter/gauge/angle finder on the v drive input companion flange, and read the angle. Now put the angle finder on the flywheel and tilt the engine until they match. Done.

You can't get the engine low enough, and anything higher than necessary only adds angle to the u joints.

Its that easy.