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TheseColorsDontRun · 08-30-2013, 10:26 AM

Ok so I know we have all experienced the drivetrain slop in these cars. Lots of transmission and diff bouncing that make this car extremely difficult to drive smoothly at low speeds, especially during your clutch catch-point learning phase. Don't blame my driving style, I have not driven an automatic regularly in a decade.

So, I know there are bushings available to help alleviate this. I am looking at the rear shifter bushing, the transmission mount and the diff bushings. I'm thinking that stiffening all of these up will help with the earthquake of movement that the stock bushings allow. I'm ok with a but more NVH (because racecar) but I don't want to weld the tranny and diff to the body or anything.

Am I on the right track with my goal here? What have your experiences been with this slop and your solution for it?

Leave your "learn to drive n00b" comments at the door.

08-30-2013, 10:26 AM	#1
TheseColorsDontRun Keep calm and drive on Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Limited 6M Location: Mt. Airy, MD Posts: 404 Thanks: 56 Thanked 169 Times in 119 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Drivetrain Slop Ok so I know we have all experienced the drivetrain slop in these cars. Lots of transmission and diff bouncing that make this car extremely difficult to drive smoothly at low speeds, especially during your clutch catch-point learning phase. Don't blame my driving style, I have not driven an automatic regularly in a decade. So, I know there are bushings available to help alleviate this. I am looking at the rear shifter bushing, the transmission mount and the diff bushings. I'm thinking that stiffening all of these up will help with the earthquake of movement that the stock bushings allow. I'm ok with a but more NVH (because racecar) but I don't want to weld the tranny and diff to the body or anything. Am I on the right track with my goal here? What have your experiences been with this slop and your solution for it? Leave your "learn to drive n00b" comments at the door.