Rear differential bushing failure
 

Is the old fluid residue I'm seeing basically the fluid coming out of the bushing?

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...4_231734_1.jpg

Yep. Looks like it.

Well ****. I feel a bang esp when I change gears so I guess this is the cause. Could this in any way relate to bad handling by chance?

Also, it looks like my front sway bar has moved a little bit towards the passenger side, any ideas what would cause this and how I can fix this?

Yes

It looks like it gave birth lol

Thanks, i ran across that diy earlier so ill be going by that this week for sure.

Do i have to remove the rear end to get to that one bushing?

Yes. Rear end needs to come down to do the bushings. See the DIY (it's my car in it) and let me know if you have any questions

Sweet, thanks for the write up. I'll order the bushings in the morning

The front bushings are being a bitch to get out, so I'm just going to cut them tomorrow. Something I noticed is that the white line front bushings are 2 pieces? Does the larger go on the bottom of the differential?

It is a sign that you have appropriately driven your Z. Upgrade to Whiteline.

Well I'm definately not easy on it. I have the whitelines sitting on my counter as we speak.

if your going to pull the diff to replace the bushings, might be the best time to look at diff upgrades or even just the diff upgrade kit from Z1

Yes, i read all the things I can do while its out. It took me 2 hours to get it out on my own with no with no air tools. I am not going to turn a $100 bushing job into a $3k differential and gear job over 2 hours worth of work.