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Title: Diff Drop & Aluminum Diff
Post by: bzzr2 on July 23, 2007, 01:37:52 PM

OK, i need to get off my butt and order some parts, my other posts were questions about WARN hubs and VTTR drop brackets.  I'm gonna grab some WARN hubs.  I found some information stating that the VTTR brackets are a little shorter than the Calmini brackets.  I am ok with this.  My question is; is adding the diff drop brackets going to put me in a position where I am more likely to to screw up the third member &/or aluminum diff housing?  I found an old thread on zookpower in the past showing how somebody had basically added a rubber covering over the 3rd member to protect it after dropping the diff....??  any thoughts on this guys?

Title: Re: Diff Drop & Aluminum Diff
Post by: IanL on July 24, 2007, 01:09:39 AM

Before you do that, read reply #12 in this thread:
http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,63310.0.html (http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,63310.0.html)

There more on that board by the same author - he's had a lot of experience and may convince you that diff drop is unnecessary.

Title: Re: Diff Drop & Aluminum Diff
Post by: bzzr2 on July 24, 2007, 06:32:19 AM

thanks, i'll have a look, can't get zuwharrie from work.....

Title: Re: Diff Drop & Aluminum Diff
Post by: bzzr2 on July 25, 2007, 07:38:35 AM

interesting stuff there, same things i was thinking about/concerned about.  now the question is, to i buy the brackets just to wait for my diff to pop, or do i wait for diff problems before i bother with this..???  everyday i hate my IFS front end more.  it's starting to feel like a lot of work/money for oh so little and the constant fear of it popping.   

Title: Re: Diff Drop & Aluminum Diff
Post by: Yankee-Tim on August 03, 2007, 01:50:58 PM

I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but dropping the diff, and not changing the arc of the swing arms, is a recipe for problems.  If you notice Calmini's set up, both the 2" and the 3", use different drops and it has to do with the a-arms different arcs.

Now, anyone can sell you anything (and I guess if you are in Taiwan, you can sell knock-offs of patened parts), but whether they will help or hinder is the million dollar question.

Remember the adage, "Let the buyer beware".