What did you do with your Z today VI (ON TOPIC DISCUSSION ONLY)

kenchan · 09-19-2014, 04:13 PM

wow, shiny!

kenchan · 09-19-2014, 04:25 PM

sounds like a win to me!

jlo370z · 09-19-2014, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

sounds like a win to me!

kenchan · 09-19-2014, 04:27 PM

JARblue · 09-19-2014, 08:46 PM

Changed the oil. Noted blown rear differential bushing.

jlo370z · 09-19-2014, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Changed the oil. Noted blown rear differential bushing.

jpkirk · 09-20-2014, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Changed the oil. Noted blown rear differential bushing.

axmea? · 09-20-2014, 12:22 AM

Went to get my wheels balanced and noticed tread wear on the inner shoulders of both front tires. Looks like I have about two months left and will need to be replaced. ugh. I got 24k miles on them so far.

chops · 09-20-2014, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by OldFart

On this I did, putting coilovers on and figured why I was down there put the Nismo cover on and it just kinda snowballed from there. Suspension wise, the cars are extremely easy to work on. After I get this buttoned up, going to give it a go with painting the calipers in a candy tangerine over a gold base and replacing the brake lines - then I'm done.

yep. definitely easy to work on, but that diff takes quite a bit of work. its something i left to a shop for once. literally the only thing i havent DIY, at least for the bushing part haha. you shouldve tackled that while you had the diff out!

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Changed the oil. Noted blown rear differential bushing.

ouch. another one bites the dust. get the whitelines and call it a day. it honestly changed the entire feel of the car. acceleration is so much smoother and linear now.

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Originally Posted by axmea?

Went to get my wheels balanced and noticed tread wear on the inner shoulders of both front tires. Looks like I have about two months left and will need to be replaced. ugh. I got 24k miles on them so far.

i dont think ive gotten 24k out of any tires on this car haha

OldFart · 09-20-2014, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by chops

yep. definitely easy to work on, but that diff takes quite a bit of work. its something i left to a shop for once. literally the only thing i havent DIY, at least for the bushing part haha. you shouldve tackled that while you had the diff out!

I did replace the bushings while the differential was out - drilled, used a hacksaw blade, improvised and made a press to get the new one in. When I opened up my Whiteline package the front bottom two bushings were split and the on one the hole was too big for the sleeve, apparently Whiteline had a bad batch sometime in production. I don't drive the car hard but figured while I had it out might as well do it.

BTW - Still drool over the new seats you bought...

JARblue · 09-20-2014, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by chops

yep. definitely easy to work on, but that diff takes quite a bit of work. its something i left to a shop for once. literally the only thing i havent DIY, at least for the bushing part haha. you shouldve tackled that while you had the diff out!

ouch. another one bites the dust. get the whitelines and call it a day. it honestly changed the entire feel of the car. acceleration is so much smoother and linear now.

i dont think ive gotten 24k out of any tires on this car haha

I have a call into the dealership on the off chance they might cover it under warranty at no cost to me. Otherwise it will be the whitelines and DIY. What makes you think it would be that difficult? Getting the bushing out might take a bit of effort, but I'm good at manhandling things

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Originally Posted by OldFart

I did replace the bushings while the differential was out - drilled, used a hacksaw blade, improvised and made a press to get the new one in. When I opened up my Whiteline package the front bottom two bushings were split and the on one the hole was too big for the sleeve, apparently Whiteline had a bad batch sometime in production. I don't drive the car hard but figured while I had it out might as well do it.

BTW - Still drool over the new seats you bought...

I guess I'll have to make doubly sure they check my bushings before sending them out. I assume Joe@ZSpeed will be my best option like usual? It's gotten to the point where if ZSpeed has the product, I just stopped looking at competitor pricing because I know they won't beat Joe

axmea? · 09-20-2014, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by chops

i dont think ive gotten 24k out of any tires on this car haha

Lol. Replaced oem at 17k with pss w/ conservative camber and glad it lasted this long.

jpkirk · 09-20-2014, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by axmea?

Went to get my wheels balanced and noticed tread wear on the inner shoulders of both front tires. Looks like I have about two months left and will need to be replaced. ugh. I got 24k miles on them so far.

You need to

harder. Get those outside shoulders some work to do.

Pintsize725 · 09-20-2014, 01:03 PM

Drove down to the track to pick up my tickets for this evening. Hung around for an hour to check out some vendor booths and watch a few cars doing hot laps. Turned a few heads while leaving.

madwi · 09-20-2014, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Drove down to the track to pick up my tickets for this evening. Hung around for an hour to check out some vendor booths and watch a few cars doing hot laps. Turned a few heads while leaving.

09-19-2014, 08:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
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Pintsize725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austin Posts: 14,196 Drives: 2016 Mazda 6 Rep Power: 211845	Drove down to the track to pick up my tickets for this evening. Hung around for an hour to check out some vendor booths and watch a few cars doing hot laps. Turned a few heads while leaving. __________________ Tracie

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09-19-2014, 04:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	wow, shiny!

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	sounds like a win to me!

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