Power_Quest
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Need help....
hey all, i need some help. two weeks after i bought my mk 2, i shattered the diff center after extreme axle tramp set in, thinking it broke just being an old item, i put in my spare diff center which also lasted a little over a week.... i put the axle tramp down to the rear swaybar not being in the car so while i waited for my 45/45 tranx lsd i put a whiteline 16mm rear swaybar in the car. i am still getting axle tramp and i want it gone its costing me alot of money, first test drive with the tranx and swaybar resulted in this... crown pinion wheel destroyed, now i need to source another one... any "Good" idea to whats going on with this car?? thanks  
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Re:Need help....
2012/02/15 21:09:16
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your sway bar wont do a thing to stop axle tramp and i think a 16mm bar wiill not do much except lift the inside wheel around every corner you take.
Some decent leaf springs will stop the tramp. Mine has a brand new set of Fulcrum leafs with an extra rebound leaf and i never get tramp.
If you dont want to spend that much a pair of upper trailing arms with stop the tramp too but can influence some other handling issues as they tend to bind under load.
A simple yet often overlooked thing that causes axles to break is simply that used axles are put back in the wrong side. when they are new the left and right axles are the same but they 'work harden' over time and very much become left or right and will be very brittle if asked to work the other way.
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Re:Need help....
2012/02/15 21:18:31
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i dont mind spending the money to fix the situation, open to suggestions
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Re:Need help....
2012/02/15 21:24:02
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New rear leaf springs as Gdub suggested.
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Re:Need help....
2012/02/15 21:24:07
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Bilstein rear shocks... King rear springs...
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Re:Need help....
2012/02/15 21:29:57
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yep new rear leafs are a good step,
i have an anti tramp kit thats new i can send you for $150 + postage, this will also help
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Re:Need help....
2012/02/15 21:41:11
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Re:Need help....
2012/02/15 22:05:41
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any suggestions on the types of leaf springs to get?
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Re:Need help....
2012/02/15 22:32:56
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Ask Gdub where he got his Fulcrums from or get in touch with Danny M and get him to order a set of his custom King springs.
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Re:Need help....
2012/02/16 20:50:09
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Contact WOZZAH through this forum and he can sort you out. Thats where mine came through
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Re:Need help....
2012/02/16 22:28:45
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i did earlier, has anyone tried gaz rear shocks? im running a coil over front end with gaz inserts which handles welljust wondering what i can replace the monro gt in the rear with everyone will say koni yellow but what otheroptions are there, ha im not even game to put the brand new pedders shocks in which i picked up with one of my cars
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Re:Need help....
2012/02/17 21:07:56
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I have adjustable GAZ adjustable shocks in the rear of my MK1 and am pretty happy wityh them after 1 year of track events. They are good for the price compared to Koni
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Re:Need help....
2012/02/19 18:54:34
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Can't go wrong with bilsteins.
Matt
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Re:Need help....
2012/02/19 21:24:52
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i think i might go gaz when smcka gets mk 2 stock, also went for king aleaf sprigns with extra anti rebound leaf
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Re:Need help....
2012/02/28 11:19:32
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Go Bilstien the best shock you can get
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