diff bushings

[pandabear2]

ok i posted a thread about braking axles like crazy. i think that i have found the problem. bad diff bushings...just wondered what you guys are running as after market stuff, what works best. i have found the subframe stuff just nothing on the diff.

im running a j30 in any s13


thanks for all the help

[Jung918]

I'm running nismo

[racepar1]

SPL makes solid ones. Go to splparts.com they are there.

[soon2bs13]

i have SPL Aluminum Bushings. haven't installed them yet, still in the process. Nismo makes some, you can go to a junk yard and get them from any S14.

[TRU_DAH-V]

I say SPL aluminum diff bushings :bigok:

[bziggers13]

there are differential bushings? not subframe?? I thought diffs mount straight to the subframe...
sorry, correct me if I'm wrong

[bigOdom1]

there are both they are both nice but kinda noisy be aware

[racepar1]

there are differential bushings? not subframe?? I thought diffs mount straight to the subframe...
sorry, correct me if I'm wrong

On an s-13 the diff mounts straight to the subframe with no bushings, but on s-14, z-32, j-30, q-45, etc there are bushings that hold the diff.

[bziggers13]

ooh I see, my bad.
my s13 has a j30 diff and it bolted straight up.

[ManoNegra]

Will be attempting to install both, subframe and diff solids, this weekend. I'll let you know how it goes.

[bziggers13]

ya def.
goodluck with that

[racepar1]

Before you install the bushings put them in the freezer for a couple of hours, they'll just slide right in!

[pandabear2]

THANKS so much for all the help. i think i have found what im gonna run. the spl look nice. here are a few pics of the axles and what they look like. anyone had this problem with j30's? they will still rotate but they just fall apart on the right side.

just put the one on the right in a month ago. went sliding for about an hour and this happened.

the one on the left is first one i broke, end cap just came off threw rear end dope everywhere.
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i137/TURBOHHH/Picture509.jpg


as you can see the one on the right boot ripped for some reason and end cap came off to.
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i137/TURBOHHH/Picture508.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i137/TURBOHHH/Picture506.jpg

[racepar1]

I have seen some threads on zilvia where people say that you can't run the j-30 axles because they are too long. That may have been what happened to you. Do a search in the tech forum and maybe send some PM's to the guys who claimed that.

[pandabear2]

I have seen some threads on zilvia where people say that you can't run the j-30 axles because they are too long. That may have been what happened to you. Do a search in the tech forum and maybe send some PM's to the guys who claimed that.

i have been running j30's for over 2 years. never once had a problem.

tring to figure if this is just a freak thing

thanks for the info though. never know could be it and its just starting. who knows?

[racepar1]

I don't know for sure, I just know what I have read in other threads. A lot of people use them and I have only read a few posts that say you shouldn't. But like you said you never know.

[pandabear2]

I don't know for sure, I just know what I have read in other threads. A lot of people use them and I have only read a few posts that say you shouldn't. But like you said you never know.

its just a pain in the A$$. thanks for all your help.

search is still on.