Hi, yesterday i fitted the whiteline rear sub frame lock bolts, and the diff support bushes. I'm amazed how much more tort the car is! It feels much better in the corners, and the knock between heavy gear changes has gone. A very well spent £50!
I've been told they would create more noise, but the only thing thats got louder seems to be on the over run, you can hear a kind of whine. But i can put up with that!

Mit

 

Fitted the subframe lock kit but not got round to doing the bushes so that is another job on the to do list. Along with the uprated engine and gearbox mounts. Looks like a busy weekend coming up soon.

 

Beware, see this for the top box mount: https://www.scoobynet.com/general-te...unt-noisy.html

 

Be prepared for a serious out-break of whine, I fitted the Apex ones and thought the gearbox was dead !

Soon got used to it, like the whine from R888's....

LOL

dunx

 

Mit, get yourself one of these like mine, fully locked !

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And a new solid pitchstop, now you're talking

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Tort is a good word, also the car feels more purposeful as it goes through the gears.

 

How does the second one work?

 

Locks the engine to the chassis. Standard pitchstops use a floating bush which allows great movement or pitch of the engine. Feels fantastic, basically locking both ends of the transmission.

 

Sorry, i ment the one in the pic, i've done the pitchstop one too.

 

Or even taut, tort is a legal term !

LOL

dunx

P.S. Another to-do still on my list....

 

Taut, tort, taught, torte, spelling never was my strong point!

 

TART !


Cheer up MIT !

dunx

 

 

Locks the diff to the subframe which is in turn locked to your chassis via the lockbolts. Stiffer than a stiff thing with a stiffy.

 

Have been warned to clean up the threads before attempting to fit the lock down kit....

HTH

dunx

P.S. 7+ years of rust and crud won't help...

 

Mine went in ok, but it's a late jap import and very clean under. I wouldn't have trusted my old rusty UK classic to be the same!
I've got a handling bug now, what next!?

 

The car is already quite noisy with all bushes replaced with either whiteline or powerflex. Just have to turn the stereo up or put my foot down harder.

 

+1 been in mits car, really does handle well! got me thinking about doing handling first before increasing performance. makes it that much more better all around.

awesome car!

 

Cheers eggy, the arb's make all the difference!