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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 11:59 PM
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Well i'v allready lost one rear end to wheel hop, and if i dont get it fixed soon i'm going to lose another. I found solid diff mounts at RX7.com for 125 do these work well? Also who all makes a diff brace and how much are they?
Old Apr 7, 2004 | 12:51 AM
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Use the brace first, that should solve your problems, the stiffer bushings will not be of any additional help.
Old Apr 7, 2004 | 08:45 AM
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Dragon and KGparts make them. I've had both. Dragon's is by far the lightest. I had fitment issues with the KGparts diff brace. I had to cut a section out so it would fit without rubbing my exhaust hanger. I switched to a high flow cat and the hanger was even higher so I switched to Dragon's brace. If I remember right they were between 135-150 but don't quote me on that...
Old Apr 7, 2004 | 08:51 AM
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Yeah, try the braces.



boostedFD3S has tranny and diff braces and that damn driveline is SOLID. No hop.. just spin, grab, squat and launch!
Old Apr 7, 2004 | 09:20 AM
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I don't see trailing and toe links in your sig.





Rotary Extreme links
Old Apr 7, 2004 | 12:38 PM
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your right cause i dont have em yet. My bushings arnt bad and dont really need replaced but its on my list of things to do this summer. So far here's what i want done by tthe end of summer.





Diff brace

Coilovers

Toe links

Trailing arms

New rad

Fuel system

Dyno tuning



that's about the order it will happen in too. inless i find a really good deal for something.
Old Apr 7, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by -=RX-7 KID=-' date='Apr 7 2004, 12:38 PM
your right cause i dont have em yet. My bushings arnt bad and dont really need replaced but its on my list of things to do this summer. So far here's what i want done by tthe end of summer.





Diff brace

Coilovers

Toe links

Trailing arms

New rad

Fuel system

Dyno tuning



that's about the order it will happen in too. inless i find a really good deal for something.
If tire hop is your problem, do the links first. Cars run in the 10's without all these braces.
Old Apr 7, 2004 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by TYSON' date='Apr 7 2004, 01:53 PM
If tire hop is your problem, do the links first. Cars run in the 10's without all these braces.
the ones that do are lucky. i was not i had pettit trailing arms, diff brace and trans brace and a t2 lsd and i finally stopped blowing up rear end parts
Old Apr 7, 2004 | 06:58 PM
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toe links and trailing arms will not eliminate wheel hop, i've done the research



diff brace however is almost a guarantee that you wont hop again
Old Apr 7, 2004 | 08:05 PM
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right that's also what i have been told, you need a diff brace. links and arms only help a little they dont take it all away.



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