Halfshaft help (mods)

[robmustang201528]

Im sitting here at work thinking everytime I add something to the rear end, I break the driverside halfshaft. Took it to the track without mods, car wheel hopped all over the place. But didn't break. Take it back to the track with bmr cradle and links and break the driverside halfshaft shifting from 1st to 2nd. Wheel hopped then boom!. Put eibach pro kit springs with my included mods and broke the driverside halfshaft on the street. The first time I hit it with the springs on. This time it hopped in first gear and broke. Didn't even get a chance to switch into 2nd. Should I take everything off or should I buy the steeda diff bushings? I noticed the driverside differential bushing looks worn out. I'm kind of scared to add anything else tho. I guess its making everything so stiff? IdK

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[Dominant1]

Get a Steeda stop the hop kit upgrade to an aftermarket half shaft! Then you wont break anymore! If you want to stay stock i will have set for sale next week as i am upgrading mine ! I have 2500 miles on them!

 

[dsp4848]

When you say BMR cradle and links, do you mean the CB005 cradle lockout kit and vertical links (i.e. TCA045)? If so, the Steeda stop the hop kit is really only adding the toe rods to what you already have.

When I had my stock Pirellis on in the back, the wheel hop was minimized with the BMR CB005, TCA045, and TR005 add ons, but whenever it did hop it was worse. Now that I have these Continental ExtremeContact DW tires, I get absolutely no hop. From my experience, tires have a ton to do with wheel hop. The Continentals have a much softer sidewall than the Pirellis, which is good for wheel hop as the flexible sidewall absorbs some of the movement. Your tires may be culprit here. If you're not getting new tires anytime soon, try lowering the pressure a little and see if that helps.

Also, I had the Steeda differential bushing inserts and they absolutely help reduce movement of the differential and thus wheelhop. I only took them off because of the gearwhine at highway speeds (this is my DD and I take a decent number of road trips in it). If it was my track toy, I definitely would have kept them on.

 

[robmustang201528]

Yes the CB005 cradle lockout kit and vertical links (i.e. TCA045). I have nitto invo 315 35 20. I was gonna buy a g2 nitto 305 30 20 shorter tire less sidewall. But I might go with a Continentals. That's disappointing to hear about the gear wine after they advertise no NVH smh. Did u have the black bushings or the red?

 

[dsp4848]

Yes the CB005 cradle lockout kit and vertical links (i.e. TCA045). I have nitto invo 315 35 20. I was gonna buy a g2 nitto 305 30 20 shorter tire less sidewall. But I might go with a Continentals. That's disappointing to hear about the gear wine after they advertise no NVH smh. Did u have the black bushings or the red?

I had the reds.

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