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Old 06-20-12, 05:37 PM   #1
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Wierd clunking noises... Banzai braces the cause???

Hey guys
I recently broke my power plant frame. So i pilled it out and got it welded up and braced.
In order for it not to break again i added a engine torque damper to stop engine from rocking. Also added the banzai solil transmission mount and the banzai diff brace.
While i was there i swapped out the diff bushers for super pro poly ones. Which iv used before in previous cars and are amazing items.

Here is were the problems started.
On occations, not all the time when i turn a corner left or right i get clunking noises. Similar to the clunking of a tight 2-way lsd.
I dodnt think it would be diff or gbox as it isnt every time. Its about 50% of the time.
Iv check the bushers with a pry bar leavering them up and down and side to side. They all seam pretty good for rubber bushers.
I need some help. Could the banzai parts cause the clunking or the bushers???
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Old 06-20-12, 05:40 PM   #2
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Hey guys
I recently broke my power plant frame. So i pilled it out and got it welded up and braced.
In order for it not to break again i added a engine torque damper to stop engine from rocking. Also added the banzai solil transmission mount and the banzai diff brace.
While i was there i swapped out the diff bushers for super pro poly ones. Which iv used before in previous cars and are amazing items.

Here is were the problems started.
On occations, not all the time when i turn a corner left or right i get clunking noises. Similar to the clunking of a tight 2-way lsd.
I dodnt think it would be diff or gbox as it isnt every time. Its about 50% of the time.
Iv check the bushers with a pry bar leavering them up and down and side to side. They all seam pretty good for rubber bushers.
I need some help. Could the banzai parts cause the clunking or the bushers???
Thanks guys.
Toli
My car does that. Most likely because of bad pillowball bushings and tie-rod ends.
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Old 06-20-12, 06:05 PM   #3
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My car does that. Most likely because of bad pillowball bushings and tie-rod ends.
My guess.
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Old 06-20-12, 06:20 PM   #4
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+1 on the pillowballs

Ray at Malloy Mazda has them

Aftermarket ones can be bought

Japan2LA usually has low mileage suspension components for a fair price.
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Old 06-20-12, 07:42 PM   #5
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Yes Pillowballs!!
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Old 06-20-12, 08:24 PM   #6
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^^ Aye it be the pillowballs. . .I've got the superpros in my car as well. . .clunking didn't go away until I forked out the money to Mazda. . .

After they were installed.. .ohhh. . .Dat feeling. . .
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I'll +1 to the pillowballs. had the same problem myself.
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Our braces do not cause clunking, they reduce movement, but they do not repair other worn components. Replace the pillow ***** like others have already said.
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Old 06-21-12, 01:56 AM   #9
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hey guys
thanks very much for the quick responses..
sorry to Banzai racing i wasnt implying that they were the cause, i just thought that with the bracing thats the side effects of them.. sorry to seam like i was paying you guys out. your products are amazing.
Luckily im heading to UK for a holiday and have ordered pillow ball bushings off AtomicRex, so hopefully when i get there they will be waiting for me at my GFs dads house so i can bring em back to Australia in my suit case..
Any opinions on the Atomic Rex pillow *****..
Being in Australia Mazda are completely useless they dont have any pillow ball bushings in the country so id have to wait 8weeks from Japan and cost a crap load more than what AtomicRex sell them for..
Also with the pillow ball bushing i have the complete super pro kit to go into the rest of the arms, got the Adjust kit.. part number i think is SP130ADJ..
get super pro stuff in Australia dirt cheap..
Thanks again guys.
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