Diff Brace doesn't fit? WTF?
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Diff Brace doesn't fit? WTF?
Tried to install my diff brace... yes.. its going on the correct way...
Apparantly my PPF (power plant frame) isn't allowing it to fit properly.
I was wondering if anyone had this problem. I believe this is a KG Parts diff brace, I got it off a fellow forum member.
Perhaps my PPF is bent?
Thanks
-Darren-
Apparantly my PPF (power plant frame) isn't allowing it to fit properly.
I was wondering if anyone had this problem. I believe this is a KG Parts diff brace, I got it off a fellow forum member.
Perhaps my PPF is bent?
Thanks
-Darren-
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I love my diff brace. def helps handing around a sharp corner. Use a lift and lower the car unto the brace---forces it to take a 'set.' Once that happened, most of the noise went away. One of my best mods
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Well you wont have to do all these unnecessary mods just to make that fabricated brace work if you went with the solid diff bushings. I've heard storeys about these braces rubbing against stuff. Sure the bushings may be a tad bit harder to install, but you wont have to mess with them later one. You won't also have to worry about vibrations and noises and ****. While the diff is lowered you could also replace your fuel filter and kill 2 birds with one stone.
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Originally Posted by t-von
Well you wont have to do all these unnecessary mods just to make that fabricated brace work if you went with the solid diff bushings. I've heard storeys about these braces rubbing against stuff. Sure the bushings may be a tad bit harder to install, but you wont have to mess with them later one. You won't also have to worry about vibrations and noises and ****. While the diff is lowered you could also replace your fuel filter and kill 2 birds with one stone.
Also, there is something to be said for running the bushings *and* the brace. The brace does more than just cut down on wheel hop and protect your diff from exploding on launch, it also aids in handling and seems to serve as a chassis stiffener.
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I had hell with mine originally, damn thing is heavy if you are working under a car on jackstands. I just bolted it to the two chassis points then used a jack to jack the other end up to the PPF studs and it worked fine. Could not get it to fit any other way and I tried.
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
or you could relocate your fuel filter to the subframe like we do to all the cars at the shop and every subsequent fuel filter change takes, oh, 3 minutes .
Funny this is exactly what I'm going to do this weekend. What fuel filter are you using in the relocated area?
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I think I am going to do twokrx7 did... basically hook up the 2 chassis points, and then jack up the brace until it lights up with the PPF and then put on the 2 nuts of the studs. Sounds like a plan, I'll probably take care of it Monday... or if I get bored, tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by t-von
Funny this is exactly what I'm going to do this weekend. What fuel filter are you using in the relocated area?
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goodfellafd3s maybe im new to the whole independent rear but to my knowledge the center stays put no matter what the car is doing and only the axles and suspension move!
so how did you get the rear to set on the brace if its stationary?
so how did you get the rear to set on the brace if its stationary?
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The brace and bushings address 2 different problems. The brace keeps the differential from rotating on its axisproper angle to the driveshaft and power plant frame. The bushings eliminate side to side movement. Both are relatively easy to install with the proper equipment. I like doing it on a lift where I can use a screw jack under the differential to rotate it untill the brace slips on. In some cases you'll need to mod is slightly as the ppf might be slightly tweaked and there are so many different aftermarket exhausts.
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Originally Posted by dhahlen
I think I am going to do twokrx7 did... basically hook up the 2 chassis points, and then jack up the brace until it lights up with the PPF and then put on the 2 nuts of the studs. Sounds like a plan, I'll probably take care of it Monday... or if I get bored, tomorrow.
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