Do you know if you can press the ball joint out of the compression rod like you can with the bushing? Or do you have to buy a new compression rod

 

^ No you can not replace the ball joint in the compression rod, only the bushing itself is replaceable

Can anyone help me with finding wheels similar to the LC808 that wheeldude use to carry http://www.wheeldude.com/catalog/pro...oducts_id=6420

 

Great thanks... Well actually not so great... I put whiteline bushings in the compression rods and one of my ball joints started knocking over small bumps at slow speeds within a week
It's time to buy new comp. rods and press another set of whitelines in

 

Hmmm thanks for your input! I've been doing a lot of reading on this site and that's the first time I've heard about the open diff design being frail and needing replacement. So my next question is what reason do I have to replace my diff? Is it because it is sending more power to one wheel than the other?

Thanks again, I always learn something new on here!

 

More then likely its the lower balljoint thats in the knuckle, i just replaced mine this morning. Autozone sells them for $70 a piece vs $40-$50 a pair on ebay

 

What G35 doesn't have VDC? it was standard equipment, with or without VLSD. and how in the world would an open diff need replacing to the point of causing an accident? VDC is much more than slip protection, that's why people go through the hassle of disabling it.
You've been on this site for a long time, I'm amazed at how you could be so missinformed.

 

Yea, I was looking at this last night and was thinking I misused VDC in place of VLSD but I didn't have any time to post.

BTW, I don't see you jumping in with any helpful information here.

 

Really? We gave the guy the same answer on tires. Maybe you should look back through this thread.

 

Hello,

Just wondering if a plenum spacer that has been installed needs to be re-tightened every so often? Sometimes I think I hear a slight vacuum leak, just see if this was a common thing. Thanks.

 

Could be possible, retorq it to make sure its tight..

 

You did? You gave the guy something that may be a definitive answer about which tires go where like he was asking about? You must have been so helpful in your post about the VDC that didn't really answer anyone's direct inquiries!

 

Over this summer, I plan to add an exhaust and CAI. Is a tune needed? Is a tune the same thing as a performance chip?

 

You do not need a tune for those, although a tune would be great to have.

A real chip is technically a tune, but there are no real chips for these cars - all the ones you see on ebay and such usually work by manipulating IAT sensor readings, which is the exact same thing a 75¢ resistor from Radio Shack could do.

The best way to tune these cars are with a reflash like Osiris or Cobb.

 

Hey both of you guys were very helpful and thanks again but there's no need to argue.

Now I just want to clear things up because you kind of left me hanging when I responded:

"Hmmm thanks for your input! I've been doing a lot of reading on this site and that's the first time I've heard about the open diff design being frail and needing replacement. So my next question is what reason do I have to replace my diff? Is it because it is sending more power to one wheel than the other?

Thanks again, I always learn something new on here!"

....or my open diff does not need replacing and isn't actually frail and Peoria35sedan was right when he said you are missinformed?

 

There's nothing frail about the diff installed in these cars, open or vlsd, read his next post, the one where he starts backpedaling. Go ahead and insert vlsd in place of vdc in his post and see how much sense it makes:
"If your G has VLSD, then it's an open differential, so it does have slip protection, just not that great, and the open diff design is known to be pretty frail so the part might have been in need of replacement by the time you purchased that car."
I thought VLSD stood for Viscous Limited Slip Differential, maybe I'm wrong
BTW Every G35 sold has VDC, it's standard equipment