What did you do to your Supra today?

[rwense]

I like your style. Slicing trees and achilles.

Once I make bigger endplates for my wing it'll probably be smacking heads too

 

[PikkaGTR]

My expensive center caps came in
Finally not looking like it is missing something

 

[DillonHightower]

I finally got around to doing my oil change and installing my diff brace

 

[BMWAF]

I finally got around to doing my oil change and installing my diff brace

Link to where to buy diff brace that doesn't have a stupid logo?

 

[DillonHightower]

Link to where to buy diff brace that doesn't have a stupid logo?

sadly, everyone wants to show off logo, even one I have but luckily , Im low enough to where you dont see it..

 

[teal.supra]

Got some cool photos with the F22-F35 fighter jets, ran a personal best trap speed near 155mph. Knocking on the door of an 8.85 second pass, cleaning up my 60’ with the tuner.

 

[tracer bullet]

ran a personal best trap speed near 155mph

OK, stating the obvious, that's FAST. I haven't partaken in that kind of racing in ugh likd 20 years but I remember how blazing fast an 11 second run seemed to be, or anything even into the 10's (9's and 8's were like "Funny car" territory at the time). Congrats!

 

[Denton]

Like 1,457 people before me, I have installed my diff. brace.

Much like the CDV discussions before, I am now starting the "I think this made my shifter feel more notchy or something" discussion - fuck knows if it did, but if my brain thinks that it did, I suppose that's all that matters....

 

[DillonHightower]

Link to where to buy diff brace that doesn't have a stupid logo?

After a little bit of back and forth I decided I didn't like the color of my current and started exploring different options with this idea in mind. This one should be a little more along the lines of what I want .

 

[SupraYYJ]

After a little bit of back and forth I decided I didn't like the color of my current and started exploring different options with this idea in mind. This one should be a little more along the lines of what I want .

Why lateral bushings? I thought the point of a diff brace was to resist rotation about the drive shaft axis, and those bushings seem to defeat that.

 

[DillonHightower]

Why lateral bushings? I thought the point of a diff brace was to resist rotation about the drive shaft axis, and those bushings seem to defeat that.

The bushing is hard as f***. So it's not going to have a ton of play. It's there too prevent vibrations, it's still prevents the huge jump that would normally happen during a hard launch.

Kind of the same idea between a solid engine mount and solid hybrid polymount. It's just a little nicer on and everything connected to it.

 

[lucky phil]

Why lateral bushings? I thought the point of a diff brace was to resist rotation about the drive shaft axis, and those bushings seem to defeat that.

Unless I'm missing something obvious then this design will resist the differential rotation generated by the torque reaction of the pinion and ring gear as expected. It's just a more sophisticated design than the other one.
Phil

 

[DillonHightower]

4 points of contact on the diff rather then 2 also. This design is quite a bit more robust as well. I'm happy I went with this overall. The look is much more pleasing. Now to schedule a powder coating

 

[lucky phil]

4 points of contact on the diff rather then 2 also. This design is quite a bit more robust as well. I'm happy I went with this overall. The look is much more pleasing. Now to schedule a powder coating

Why powder coat it and cover all the lovely machining. Nothing better than clear anodised aluminium unless it's uncoated Titanium that is.

 

[i3igpete]

Unless I'm missing something obvious then this design

Bushings work best when loaded radially wrt the bolt/shaft. This would react to diff twist with a moment.

Yes, you can spec a different material to account for stiffness. No, the non uniform stress will be inherent to the geometry.