Funn944

Anyone remember a thread about a brace between the transaxle to chassis ?
Supposedly to reduce lateral forces on the CV joints.
Didn't seem very difficult to do, but is it worthwhile ?
Tried "search" but didn't come up with much.
Also have a set of unused Weltmiester control arm bushings for early "steel"
arms, anyone intersted in them ?

Lemming

I believe it is on the 944 turbo board. I did something similar on my last car and it worked great. I am trying to develop a lighter setup for my new car, instead of using a metal bar, why not use two guide wires attached to the transaxle from either side. This would keep the tranny from moving side to side yet weigh practically nothing.

arthropraxis

Good idea, probably decrease the noise and vibration associated with the metal bar setup.

V2Rocket

if i ever owned a late car i would find a way to modify the trans crossmember to accept the early 944 trans mount as those are much sturdier IMO and wont let the trans sway...i reaaaaaaally wouldnt trust the late mount style.

supes6

I just read the old threads on this after breaking a CV joint, so I'll give you the cliffs notes:

-LOTS of vibration and noise with the brace on there
-most who tried the brace eventually took it off and went with a solid mount
-shouldn't be needed if you have a good stock mount and good late-style 951 axles

I just filled my stock mount with urethane, it's definitely a lot tighter with no noticable increase in vibration or noise. And shifting seems a little crisper now too.

vt951

I made this trans brace (modified from an e36 M3 subframe brace). It's solid mounted between the bottom of the trans and the chassis, and only transmits a slight amount of noise. IMHO, a little gear whine sounds good in a sports car. It is much quieter than my buddy's car that has a solid trans mount, and doesn't make rattling noises like his.

944Ross

Seems like a late-model mount on the bottom would greatly reduce sway but still isolate noise. I doesn't need to carry any load.

xschop

2600 miles on my solution since the V8 swap, no extra cab noise and no busted CV joints....

Paulyy

What did you bolt the brace to? and is that bottom bolt factory?

Paulyy

Bump

Voith

Nice. Do you have part number of that e36 M3 brace? Did you used left or right?