That's a bummer, no deep socket or super short extension?

 

I actually have both it just didn't look possible to get anything in there. Exhaust is off the car now and I'm halfway done so it's no big deal now.

 

Finished the install tonight and got my brakes bled too. I swear every time I work on this car I find something else new on the 06+ that makes the job more of a pain.

On the driver side front diff mount there is this black shield piece and then all the crap it protects I had to remove the bolts for so that I could actually get the mount off. Not sure if that part is on the older models.

Sunday will likely be the first day I get to take it for a spin and see how everything feels unless I get lucky and the weather is nice on Saturday in what little time I have free.

Sunday I'm doing a small track event so afterwards I should be able to give a good little review on what I thought.

 

Reading my DIY would have saved you some time but oh well

 

I was going to try the method of removing the silver mount from the diff but couldn't get any of those bolts loose. I don't have a breaker bar which would have helped buy my best attempt at any kind of long extension wasn't working so I just fought around it and it's all done.

 

So what's everones opinions on these? Worth the money?

 

I'll let you know after this weekend but from what I've seen the general consensus is yes they are worth the money.

 

Definitely worth every penny.

 

Yesterday I drove 2.5 hours to the track and then drove all day there and 2.5 hours back home so I think it's time for a review.

My car is a 06 with a little under 30k miles. I'm thinking that my factory diff bushings weren't too worn out as this wasn't a ground breaking change for me. I'd say if you weren't someone that picks up on small changes you probably wouldn't notice a very big difference. You might just think your shifting and throttle application got a bit smoother. Shifting does feel better and when you put your foot down you do feel the car start to go. Before I felt like you needed to wait for the bushing to deflect and then the power goes down. Now it feels a bit more immediate. It also feels a bit better when you let off the gas. I did feel like my rev matching was a tad easier too.

This was the first time I was really out on track with the car since doing all of my upgrades so it's hard to tell how much of a difference they made on the track. The car did feel good though.

Anything to tighten up the car is good to me so I'm glad I bought them.

About the noise/vibration this has actually increased enough for me that I notice it and it's fairly noticeable in 6th gear when around 60mph. I think some of what has done it for me is my clubsports have solid top mounts which will transmit a lot more noise

 

im replacing my torn rear diff mounts soon
should i get these collars too?