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C3 diff/axles
metalhead:
Has anyone dealt with difftrans in Newcastle? Guy sounded very knowledgable on the phone and said he'd done a couple of these centres before. I'm dropping it off to him today.
For interest sake. Check out the wear on the end of the left side yoke:
Above photo is with the yokes pulled out, below is with them pushed in, you can see the clearance between circlip and plate. Sorry about the blurry picture.
metalhead:
--- Quote from: metalhead on October 11, 2015, 09:31:35 AM ---Doing some math :banghead:, seems even the worse side would result in a camber change of less than 0.25 degrees, which initially doesn't seem a lot, but on the other hand, half a degree change in camber can make a significant difference to handling and/or tyre wear, so... Dunno. Anyone done or had done this work before?
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Just a note: I made an error in working this out. Actually ~1/2 degree change in camber for my 1.5mm side yoke movement. Not good! Particularly if your strut rod bushings look like this as well...:
bfit:
--- Quote from: metalhead on October 13, 2015, 10:13:24 AM ---Just a note: I made an error in working this out. Actually ~1/2 degree change in camber for my 1.5mm side yoke movement. Not good! Particularly if your strut rod bushings look like this as well...:
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turf them and get a set of adjustable rod from Vansteel or one of the reputable suppliers
bfit
bfit:
--- Quote from: metalhead on October 13, 2015, 08:10:39 AM ---Has anyone dealt with difftrans in Newcastle? Guy sounded very knowledgable on the phone and said he'd done a couple of these centres before. I'm dropping it off to him today.
For interest sake. Check out the wear on the end of the left side yoke:
Above photo is with the yokes pulled out, below is with them pushed in, you can see the clearance between circlip and plate. Sorry about the blurry picture.
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looking at the photos you have a problem developing.
you can see what looks like damage in the root of one of those side gears.
bfit
metalhead:
--- Quote from: Bfit on October 13, 2015, 12:46:40 PM ---turf them and get a set of adjustable rod from Vansteel or one of the reputable suppliers
bfit
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I've been seriously considering it. At this point though, I'm hurting a bit on all the parts, I have new poly bushes (bought a full car kit), and they're easily replaced later on. So I think I'll try the poly bushes, and maybe make some adjustable rods with heim ends a bit later.
Do you have any thoughts on the advantages or disadvantages of mounting the inboard end of the strut rods a little lower to decrease the camber gain in compression? Obviously it's better for launches, but normally camber gain is a good thing for handling? I was considering a spacer to mount them ~0.5" lower, but found conflicting information as to whether it would be beneficial or not.
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