Bell Raceworks Diff Brace Install

BettyZ · 06-24-2019, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SS_Firehawk

Hey Rusty, I need to get with you to figure out a solution since you're about as close to a solid one with an F.I. exhaust. At ZDayZ, I snapped the diff bolt and put a hole in my diff cover. Hard launch, strong clutch, and sticky tires doomed the diff bolt. Z1 did come though and replaced my diff cover free, but I couldn't add the diff brace for obvious reasons while they helped me get my car down to their shop. Any kind of hard driving with hardened bushings and a lot of traction will snap it without effort. It was instantaneous, like a guillotine and some poor dudes neck.

Sounds like you're doing something right.

JARblue · 06-25-2019, 07:48 AM

Me 3 lol

NorthStyle · 06-25-2019, 09:03 AM

Me 4

Rusty · 06-25-2019, 02:47 PM

You buy it. Ship it to me. I'll QC it, and mod it as needed.

BettyZ · 06-25-2019, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

You buy it. Ship it to me. I'll QC it, and mod it as needed.

Me 5. I'm thinking you need to set up an LLC. Maybe call it RAAM: Rusty's After-Aftermarket.

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Rusty · 06-25-2019, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ

Me 5. I'm thinking you need to set up an LLC. Maybe call it RAAM: Rusty's After-Aftermarket.

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My garage has already been called Rusty's Little Shop of Horrors for some of the weird stuff that has come out of it over the years.

fechavez · 06-25-2019, 05:50 PM

So I will completely agree with the fact that I can see why clearance is an issue and that it is the shadiest of shady moves for Z1 to delete reviews, However, my top hole that attached to the sub frame wasn’t an issue. I can see why it sucked for Rusty since he’s running solid bushings but I feel that anecdotally most people are probably running white line or Z1 diff bushings(me) or some sort of poly bushings so at-least that won’t be a problem.

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Rusty · 06-25-2019, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by fechavez

So I will completely agree with the fact that I can see why clearance is an issue and that it is the shadiest of shady moves for Z1 to delete reviews, However, my top hole that attached to the sub frame wasn’t an issue. I can see why it sucked for Rusty since he’s running solid bushings but I feel that anecdotally most people are probably running white line or Z1 diff bushings(me) or some sort of poly bushings so at-least that won’t be a problem.

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Since my bitchin'. They may have changed it so it fits now.

You have a pic of the brace installed?

fechavez · 06-25-2019, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Since my bitchin'. They may have changed it so it fits now.

You have a pic of the brace installed?

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Rusty · 06-25-2019, 10:49 PM

You have a ton of clearance.

Spooler · 06-25-2019, 11:01 PM

That is not clearing a Fast Intentions exhaust. It's the same brace as before.

Rusty · 06-26-2019, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

That is not clearing a Fast Intentions exhaust. It's the same brace as before.

They may have moved the bolt hole up top. You can't see it in that pic.

fechavez · 06-26-2019, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

They may have moved the bolt hole up top. You can't see it in that pic.

Honestly have no clue if anything has been changed on it.

All I know is that to install it all I did was lift the diff and maybe half way thread the bushing bolts and the brace bolts that go into the diff itself, then halfway thread the brace-bolt into the subframe. Once everything was threaded I torqued down the bushing bolts and the brace-cover bolts. Then I torqued the axles and drive shaft then at the very end i torqued down the brace-subframe bolt.

I can definitely see why it wouldn’t work for some people but it did for me

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Spooler · 07-23-2019, 08:35 PM

I posted on the YouTube video about these. LOL More than one way to skin a cat.

Hotrodz · 07-23-2019, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

I posted on the YouTube video about these. LOL More than one way to skin a cat.

So how come you didn't post it here?

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Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 69 Posts: 35,357 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	You have a ton of clearance. redondoaveb likes this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 13,967 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684392	That is not clearing a Fast Intentions exhaust. It's the same brace as before. Hotrodz and redondoaveb like this.

06-25-2019, 05:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
fechavez Base Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Santa Fe, NM Age: 30 Posts: 27 Drives: 11' Sport 6MT Rep Power: 7	So I will completely agree with the fact that I can see why clearance is an issue and that it is the shadiest of shady moves for Z1 to delete reviews, However, my top hole that attached to the sub frame wasn’t an issue. I can see why it sucked for Rusty since he’s running solid bushings but I feel that anecdotally most people are probably running white line or Z1 diff bushings(me) or some sort of poly bushings so at-least that won’t be a problem. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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