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Mychailo,
I'll be driving my car back from Cumberland tomorrow, so I'll report in late Sunday or sometime Monday as to the ride. Granted, I'll be driving with all four race tires/rims in the back seat.... -Bill p.s. Jesse did this mod months ago using poly "donut" washers from a Ford truck (?) I think and I don't think he's reported any problems related to it.
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The ride and drive...
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-Chike P.S. I don't think the position of the rear diff in relation to the transmission will change much from this mod. The metal surrounding the rubber bushing in the rear crossmember, will prevent the crossmember from being raised higher than a certain pre-set point. Even though I was able to get the nuts to the same location they were in before installing the shims, I don't think I relocated the rear crossmember by a 1/4" higher, just took out a lot of play!
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when I make my shims, I will shim both top and bottom
Tom |
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-Chike
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I am gonna go with the 1/4" first an if that doesn't work... ill try something else
Tom |
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It won't change the height of the diff, as the washer is still tightened up to the subframe. The packing just squezzing up the soft fingers of rubber, to make it harder. Good one. Harvey.
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-Chike
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Went for a 1/2 hour drive...
...with a good portion of it spent on the interstate driving at 80-90mph+. There's definitely no weird vibrations from the driveshaft at these higher speeds and my car cruised effortlessly with traffic. I still noticed significantly less play in the drivetrain than before, but it's far from perfect. I imagine the soft transmission and engine mounts are partially to blame...
-Chike
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well I may just do this instead of the hockey pucks, I cannot find them anywhere!!!!! So I gotta find these little bad boys at my local parts store
Tom |
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Let me know if you're able to find them at the parts store. If not, I'd be happy to pick you up a set and mail them to you. -Chike
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Good call, I'm sure they work just as well as a harder material but with much less chance of cutting a finger off making them.
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I am prone to breaking tools, not myself, this was an isolated incident
Tom |
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-Chike
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Well I gave it a try today, but couldnt get the bolts out. Stupid Pittsburgh car.
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I was actually pleasantly surpised mine came off so easily. Winters in VA aren't too bad, but they do salt and treat the roads with chemicals quite a bit. -Chike
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