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Originally Posted by JasonZ-YA
(Post 8843162)
I would say thats moot.....but ya im sure it can help a wee bit...
I personally wouldnt bother....... if i ever have a problem (ie, broken Nismo diff cover stud) of any type, then I plan to get a 240sx double stud finned diff cover and modify the subframe to accept TWO solid diff bushings... http://www.japspeed.co.uk/uploads/im...20x%20684).jpg http://www.codyace.com/albums/album1...r_02.sized.jpg -J |
^ boo okay.......good to know, i wondered about it...
I have no need to do it like i mentioned.....so far everything has held up great and I credit that to the solid diff bushings in the front ears......they keep the diff planted........ -J |
Originally Posted by JasonZ-YA
(Post 8843156)
YES, its pointless, because there wont be any twisting of the diff anymore because the front diff ear solid bushings will keep the diff from twisting...
-J I am just going to make my own aluminum bushings for the front diff ears and then make weld in aluminum bushings for the diff and four mounting points on the subframe. Easy and cheap to do. |
Originally Posted by Quamen
(Post 8843343)
That is what I thought.
I am just going to make my own aluminum bushings for the front diff ears and then make weld in aluminum bushings for the diff and four mounting points on the subframe. Easy and cheap to do. can you please pm me measurements? etc when you do? I did see a totaled Z at the junk yard with the subframe out once, and I don't know why i didn't think to stop and measure..:icon22: -J |
Here are pics of some:
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/o...bframe02-1.jpg http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/o...bframe03-1.jpg Taken from: https://my350z.com/forum/autocross-r...verything.html -J |
Originally Posted by JasonZ-YA
(Post 8843363)
I need to make those! the 4 points subframe to car....
can you please pm me measurements? etc when you do? I did see a totaled Z at the junk yard with the subframe out once, and I don't know why i didn't think to stop and measure..:icon22: -J Again, I am making mine thinner and weld them in rather than a 3" thick bushing. If you go solid, there is no reason to make them the same thickness as the rubber OEM piece and I am not worried about them wearing out so replacement is pointless IMO. I will be running different bracing than OEM though. |
sounds good, no rush...thanks
-J |
Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
(Post 8840770)
they are not $300 nor anything close to it
damnit i googled it. $179 |
I'm goin solid. I will try to take pics of install when I'm done. I don't care for extra noise, but I also don't care to replace a bushing again lol. So I will let you guys know how I feel about them once they are on. Thanks!!
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^ you wont be disappointed.....
in for pics.. -J |
I just saw a set of solid bushings for sale for $129. from Sikky manufacturing , anyone tried these?
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its a piece of lathed aluminum. Of course SPL, etc will tell you theirs are better but a micrometer says they are the same.
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Originally Posted by str8dum1
(Post 8852550)
its a piece of lathed aluminum. Of course SPL, etc will tell you theirs are better but a micrometer says they are the same.
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Originally Posted by Quamen
(Post 8852628)
That's why i can't bring myself to pay for them. They are super easy to make and the material to make all the bushings for not only the differential, but also the subframe is only $35.
I have machine shop access, etc......I made 5 sets of solid diff bushings with only 45 bucks of aluminum.....heck i still have a good sized piece left over... not everyone has that access so others gotta pay..........no foul about that either.....just sucks when you know whats up... -J |
Originally Posted by michael815
(Post 8852541)
I just saw a set of solid bushings for sale for $129. from Sikky manufacturing , anyone tried these?
If you look at mine, i did my own calculations on press fit ~ honestly..... still to be sure, i marked mine for future inspect and all as been great.....i doubted they would move...... i was however lucky enough that "AFTER" i made mine i was able to compare to other solid bushings out there and i was spot on by .001, no lie... so, any competent shop should be able to get this right...sikky i would think they could..based solely on seeing their fab skills... -J |
and so obviously you are going to post the OD of the bushing right? :)
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Originally Posted by JasonZ-YA
(Post 8852899)
There is really nothing to try different than any other aluminum machined solid diff bushing...I found them on their site and so long as their dimensions are spot on for press fit, etc then they will work more than fine.......
If you look at mine, i did my own calculations on press fit ~ honestly..... still to be sure, i marked mine for future inspect and all as been great.....i doubted they would move...... i was however lucky enough that "AFTER" i made mine i was able to compare to other solid bushings out there and i was spot on by .001, no lie... so, any competent shop should be able to get this right...sikky i would think they could..based solely on seeing their fab skills... -J |
Originally Posted by str8dum1
(Post 8853289)
and so obviously you are going to post the OD of the bushing right? :)
Originally Posted by michael815
(Post 8853415)
Thanks j , this makes sense.
About the only difference that SPL does is they anodize finish their bushing.... a nice touch, that shows great technical understanding of the part. but not exactly needed.....the factory diff ear bolts are yellow zinc anodized and the diff stud is silver zinc......a bit of lube on them is a enough of a touch, but it takes a long time for a machined aluminum part to pit/corrode thats as thick as these pieces are... Painting them is acceptable on the exposed portions as a means to coating but i wouldn't say its a requirement... The other nice touch on SPL's is they supply the press tool...... which is helpful on install......but, if you follow my diy you can see that the factory diff ear plates can double for that too when stacked up.. -J |
Yes, that's why we didn't annodize to keep the costs down. We wanted to offer a bushing kit that met the needs of the customer but was as reasonable as possible. Here's a pic of our setup.
http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/l...G/IMG_2109.jpg link to the page http://www.sikky.com/suspension_high...nufacturer.php Free shipping on our kits from now till Jan. 1st $129.90 |
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