Alstann

I'll definitely look into doing differential bushings - I've been meaning to replace them before they blew out. I do take NVH into consideration, so I'll probably end up getting the Whiteline poly bushings. Seems the be a good compromise.

And yeah, my research for different axles all lead me to driveshaft shop, and they want my left kidney for a pair. I'm still curious about that rubber ring I've seen on FWD cars - that must have some effect in changing the dynamic of that particular half shaft. Maybe something like that is doable.

A small one could theoretically be machined out of steel and checked for balance, and then split in half so you could screw it together over the axle, and then with channel locks (sort of like the ones you see on swaybars, they don't have to be big or strong), to keep it from moving back and forth. Of course, this is all theoretical, and assuming that this was the intended design. I'll look into it. It seems like it's something worth trying, since I have access to a machine shop.

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