Printable Version | Subscribe | Add to Favourites
New Topic New Poll New Reply
Author: Subject: Solid mounting diff
J666AYP

posted on 14/8/18 at 05:31 PM Reply With Quote
Solid mounting diff

Hi gents,

Have seen some quite conflicting info on solid mounted diffs on the usual interweb research places. Some people swear by solid mounted diffs and others say it will shake the car to bits.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Having a real nightmare mounting my diff (bloody german designers!). It would be far easier for me to solid mount it but I dont want to shake my fillings out when its on the road.

Any advice?

Jay

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
r1_pete

posted on 14/8/18 at 05:45 PM Reply With Quote
I was involved in building many hot rods in the 70s with solid mounted jaguar diffs, never had a problem providing the propshaft was properly balanced.

If the prop is balanced, the halfshafts rarely give a problem and the wheels balanced, there is nothing to shake the car. It might be a bit noisier but in most kits thats not an issue.

View User's Profile E-Mail User Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
theduck

posted on 14/8/18 at 06:14 PM Reply With Quote
I have my sierra diff solid mounted, no issues at all.
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
rusty nuts

posted on 14/8/18 at 07:49 PM Reply With Quote
Mine is also solidly mounted , no shaking at all although I have a slight hissing from the diff, don't tend to notice it at all after ten years
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
melly-g

posted on 14/8/18 at 08:41 PM Reply With Quote
Solid mounted on the tiger avon as well, not noticed any vibration in the 11 years I've had it on the road. Always had a diff whine but I ignore that!
View User's Profile E-Mail User View All Posts By User U2U Member
ReMan

posted on 14/8/18 at 09:13 PM Reply With Quote
Suspect for production cares they rubber mount everything possible as it reduces cabin noise = luxury = £££££
Reality most engineering, properly engineerd properly fixed will work better





www.plusnine.co.uk
∙،°. ˘Ô≈ôﺣ

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
J666AYP

posted on 14/8/18 at 09:24 PM Reply With Quote
Brilliant, cheers gents!

Jay

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
nick205

posted on 15/8/18 at 09:46 AM Reply With Quote
Sierra diff was solid mounted in my MK Indy and didn't cause any issues. Sure you can detect a bit more noise, but then the diff is right next to your bum.
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member

New Topic New Poll New Reply


go to top






Website design and SEO by Studio Montage

All content © 2001-16 LocostBuilders. Reproduction prohibited
Opinions expressed in public posts are those of the author and do not necessarily represent
the views of other users or any member of the LocostBuilders team.
Running XMB 1.8 Partagium [© 2002 XMB Group] on Apache under CentOS Linux
Founded, built and operated by ChrisW.