The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop two piece driveline alignment Q

ok im contemplating putting a thm475 trans in a 2wd '70's year pickup in place of a th350

i have the correct original factory matching two-piece driveshaft for this 475 trans

the driveshaft and trans are both from another truck identical to this other one, i didnt get to save the bracket setup that the carrier bearing of the driveshaft bolts to

so im going to have to have one made

so therefore i need to know what kind of angle the driveshaft halves should be at, or if its really that important to keep the driveshaft straight horizontally/laterally?

alot of the times especially on 4x4's and big bolts you see the resar half of the driveline after the carrier bearing drop down to the rear axle at a pretty steep angle, so it doesnt seem important to keep it as straight as possible ?

what about the front half of the driveshaft ?

just making sure

thanks for any info thoughts opinions ideas