KGPARTS Diff Brace Installed - Pics
Somebody make an alluminum or carbon fiber version!
Originally posted by allenhah
Okay I've installed the brace (after grinding down the flange area a bit and have driven it around for about 2 weeks now. I've noticed that the rear clunking *seems* to be gone, but I'll need to drive it a bit more to find out for sure. I'm going to Infineon on Monday, so I should hopefully have some feedback after that event. So far, I'm very pleased with the product.
The ONE downside I have for the brace is the weight. It's gotta weigh a solid 20-30 lbs, but for what you pay, I think it's worth it.
Okay I've installed the brace (after grinding down the flange area a bit and have driven it around for about 2 weeks now. I've noticed that the rear clunking *seems* to be gone, but I'll need to drive it a bit more to find out for sure. I'm going to Infineon on Monday, so I should hopefully have some feedback after that event. So far, I'm very pleased with the product.
The ONE downside I have for the brace is the weight. It's gotta weigh a solid 20-30 lbs, but for what you pay, I think it's worth it.
Okay got back from Infineon for a day and a half (started pouring and wasn't worth running anymore). The rear end definitely feels more planted when accelerating out of corners, but that could just be my imagination obviously. The one thing I did notice was noticable vibrations being felt in upper rpms (~6000), which I didn't mind too much, but I'm just curious as to what it may be. I also have an engine torque brace, so the combo is wonderful...very very solid shifts, but I'm thinking that all that solidification is causing the vibrations. I'll probably try adjusting the engine torque brace a bit to see if that fixes it, but I was wondering if any of you other diff brace users experienced this?
its winter here so cant test till spring, but i planned on putting the diff brace on my track car that has an engine brace, I'll post if i remember that far out :-)
Just wanted to add to my original thread on this brace:
I installed it on my track car today and man, what a difference. The track car would studder when starting from a stop and if you let the clutch out to quick from a stop you would 'hop' along until you got rolling. Today I tested the brace and it removed the hop totally, the car either goes or bogs based on how well I have the rmp going, but no more hop. It felt great, really tighted up the back. Could barely tell a slight noise increase, but on the track car the exhaust drowns out everything :-)
Anyway, another round of props to Keith for a nice brace.
By the way I do have a new unused dif brace for sale if anyone wants it. The one on my track car is staqying there, but the one I got for my street car I decided to leave off since it will be getting Jim's dif bushings installed soon.
I installed it on my track car today and man, what a difference. The track car would studder when starting from a stop and if you let the clutch out to quick from a stop you would 'hop' along until you got rolling. Today I tested the brace and it removed the hop totally, the car either goes or bogs based on how well I have the rmp going, but no more hop. It felt great, really tighted up the back. Could barely tell a slight noise increase, but on the track car the exhaust drowns out everything :-)
Anyway, another round of props to Keith for a nice brace.
By the way I do have a new unused dif brace for sale if anyone wants it. The one on my track car is staqying there, but the one I got for my street car I decided to leave off since it will be getting Jim's dif bushings installed soon.
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Ik this post is super old but I was going to go install my brace the other day and I don't have the instructions and don't remember where I picked up the brace don't think it was from the kg site and the kg site will only unlock the instructions if u got the brace from them I remember reading some where a long time ago if I remember right u install the front part of the brace on the trans/ppf then jack up the rear of the brace to line up with the body chassis? Any help would greatly appreciated thx
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