Differential drop brackets

[Ascinder]

I asked that same question when I emailed him, but he realized he got them from DOR which is extinct so don't get any hopes up. Looking at the pics of the DOR mounts, they look very similar to the ones BigmeatVX fabbed himself. That makes me feel better, and I think I may be attempting this tomorrow morning. I just finished doing my HD tie rods, with pics to follow soon. I can't believe I used the wrong tap when tapping out the first one though. I knew I should have put it away, but I forgot, and ended up threading about 3/8 into the rod. Fortunately I still had to chop 1/4" off of it and had some titanium putty lying around to fill in the few threads remaining. So they will both be finished tomorrow morning after they get powder coated.

[Ldub]

Just a FYI as I haven't seen it mentioned yet...but for every inch you drop the diff, you also lose that much ground clearance.

Just me thinkin' out loud.

[Triathlete]

Just a FYI as I haven't seen it mentioned yet...but for every inch you drop the diff, you also lose that much ground clearance.

Just me thinkin' out loud.

But!!!!!!!!!!!!! The dif drop will allow you to lift a bit higher without trashing your CV's, thus allowing bigger tires, thus allowing more clearance.

[Ldub]

Hey, I'm just sayin'...

It would be something I'd consider if trying to decide how much of a drop I was going to be fabbing.(somewhere between 1-1/2 & 3" as posted earlier)

[Triathlete]

Thats why one day I'll be SAS'd!
By the way THIS PLACE sells drop brackets and a lot of other things for the VX...you just have to be able to decipher the Japanese language!

[Ldub]

Mmmm...I dunno...I kinda shy away from buying anything from a place where all the part numbers begin with POS.

[Knigh7s]

Thats why one day I'll be SAS'd!
By the way THIS PLACE sells drop brackets and a lot of other things for the VX...you just have to be able to decipher the Japanese language!

**Translated** ...somewhat... and good luck with the prices. that drop bracket is a bit more than $400+shipping from Japan.

[Jay Dunford]

Also keep in mind the front drive shaft does not have any kind of slip-yoke to adjust length. If the front diff is dropped too much you will need a spacer machined or a custom shaft. The front shaft does not use typical u-joints either, so changing the angle of the shaft can induce some vibration. Mine did with a 2" front diff drop. I helped it a little by making the mounting holes on the drop brackets alter the pinion angle a few degree, but it was still there.

[Ldub]

But!!!!!!!!!!!!! The dif drop will allow you to lift a bit higher without trashing your CV's, thus allowing bigger tires, thus allowing more clearance.

Good point, however...you have to increase tire diameter by two inches to gain back one inch of ground clearance.
Oh utopian suspension that does it all...where are you ?