Solid Diff Mount

[Wyn]

As seen on Ebay

Sure everyone's seen them, but where do they go n what's the point of them?

Does the diff move excessively under power or summert?

Ebay link

 

[Black Bug]

They replace the rubber bush under the front end of the diff, that connects the diff to the front cross member. When larging it, the diff nose is lifted away from the cross member by the engine torque, which after a while buggers up the rubber bush, hence the stupid strap thing you'll also find going over the top of the diff nose.

So, solution 1, replace rubber with metal and everyone's happy? Well apart from additional noise and vibration from the diff being passed through to the chassis, and slightly increased risk of chassis being tweaked by large torque loads not getting absorbed by rubber. It's definitely one of them compromise things.

Cheers,
Rob

 

[Wyn]

slightly increased risk of chassis being tweaked by large torque loads not getting absorbed by rubber.

Rob
I thought the diff was mounted free from the body in it's own rubber mounted cradle tho?

It's definitely one of them compromise things.

No need for me "when lol" I have to change the diff in my car?

Worth buying iyo?

 

[Black Bug]

To be honest, nope, I think they risk introducing more stress than necessary. Check out this thread for a simple mod to the existing mount to make it more secure:
http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=100963
Nice an simple, unlike my silly idea I had a while ago

Dunno about the rubber cradle thing though, sounds a bit kinky!!

Cheers,
Rob

 

[ben240z]

for what its worth i am still using a standard diff mount on my race car with no problems. Maybe I am not giving it enough grief to break it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ben

 

[Albrecht]

for what its worth i am still using a standard diff mount on my race car with no problems.

Is that the "standard" diff mount that comes with the BMW diff.........?

 

[Wyn]

Dunno about the rubber cradle thing though, sounds a bit kinky!!
Cheers,
Rob

You didn't say that the other day

No worries anyway, I've yet to worry about the rear end. Atm my cars going no where until it's got an exhaust on it


Ben
You race car? What is it's output?

 

[SKiddell]

You race car? What is it's output?

I think the closest you will get from Ben is "lots but not enough"

 

[zedhead260]

for what its worth i am still using a standard diff mount on my race car with no problems. Maybe I am not giving it enough grief to break it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ben

Written by a man warning us of prop-shafts coming through the transmission tunnel not so long ago (here) post #12.

Perhaps it was the standard rubber mount on the diff after all ????

 

[ZHead]

I got my solid front and rear diff mounts from Arizona Z Car - very sexy, very cheap and dead easy to get. Give them the credit card and they turn up at your house

 

[Wyn]

I think the closest you will get from Ben is "lots but not enough"

Come on, atleast let us know the power output?
Iz it a 2.4 na? I guess 210 .. ish at the crank if it is?

 

[Black Bug]

Come on, atleast let us know the power output?
Iz it a 2.4 na? I guess 210 .. ish at the crank if it is?

Not quite mate, not quite!!

http://www.zclub.net/forum/showthread.php?t=3854

Cheers,
Rob

 

[Phantom]

Another solution - although maybe a bit too elegant - is to use a couple 'C' channel members and create a modified torque tube that locks the tailshaft of the transmission to the input of the differential. That totally eliminates the front mount in question. That is the approach used on my LS1/T56 conversion and it works very well. It is a rather complicated system and not something you'll pull off in a weekend.