Aluminum Differential Bushings

KEVTEX · 03-25-2010, 03:54 PM

The approach I took to reducing diff movement was to add spacers in the bottom of the front diff mounts. This removed all the slop on the bottom of the diff mount and can be done without removing the diff assembly.

1slow370 · 03-26-2010, 02:42 AM

yeah the only problem with those spacers is that you are streching the stock mounts which may cause them to tear and they will leak black liquid silicone all over the diff, that and they will still have horribly bad side to side motion.

RCZ yeah i'm waiting to see how bad it will be but it probably won't be as bad as doing the tranny mount because the subframe bushings will still be isolating it from the chassis where as the tranny crossmember is hard bolted to the frame. time will tell once i get my car on the ground. went over to my local parts center and asked them about an axle flange and they said it's showing that it could be here in three days if i ordered it but i'm having them call to make sure first. If that pans out i might pull my order from z1 but i won't know until tomorrow or next week. my bearings hadn't come in yet today but he said maybe tomorrow. is there anybody on here high up in nissan that could pull some strings and get around the infamous nissan internal backorder?

03-26-2010, 02:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
1slow370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In the D Posts: 3,732 Drives: v8 74 260z ;) Rep Power: 7251	yeah the only problem with those spacers is that you are streching the stock mounts which may cause them to tear and they will leak black liquid silicone all over the diff, that and they will still have horribly bad side to side motion. RCZ yeah i'm waiting to see how bad it will be but it probably won't be as bad as doing the tranny mount because the subframe bushings will still be isolating it from the chassis where as the tranny crossmember is hard bolted to the frame. time will tell once i get my car on the ground. went over to my local parts center and asked them about an axle flange and they said it's showing that it could be here in three days if i ordered it but i'm having them call to make sure first. If that pans out i might pull my order from z1 but i won't know until tomorrow or next week. my bearings hadn't come in yet today but he said maybe tomorrow. is there anybody on here high up in nissan that could pull some strings and get around the infamous nissan internal backorder? __________________ ANSWER PRICE LIST Answers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $0.75 Answers (requiring thought) - - - - $1.25 Answers (correct) - - - - - - - - - - $12.50

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03-25-2010, 03:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
KEVTEX Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montgomery, TX Posts: 119 Drives: 2010 370Z 7at sp pg Rep Power: 16	The approach I took to reducing diff movement was to add spacers in the bottom of the front diff mounts. This removed all the slop on the bottom of the diff mount and can be done without removing the diff assembly.