i have orded my mini spool any pointers

[rob drag racer]

i have ordered my mini spool any pointers to make the install easier would be cool ( and yes its for my drag car )

[AirStrike]

heres one post this thread up b4 u get a mini that way u know whats bad or good before u waste your money

I fail to see how he has wasted his money, or how your post is of any help. Do you have a gregories workshop manual, basic tools, a full day and a open wheel center? If you have all of the above you will manage just fine.

[rob drag racer]

yeh i have the needed tools diff center ect i just wanted to find out if there was any tips to make it easier and as for Joey_19 ive done my research and its for a drag car not a road car so maybe you should put your brain into gear before you start typing

or maybe you should learn to keep quiet if you have nothing productive to say



any how thanks for the heads up guys except Joey_19

[savage1987]

heres one post this thread up b4 u get a mini that way u know whats bad or good before u waste your money

dumb**** ever driven a spool?

Do you have a gregories workshop manual, basic tools, a full day and a open wheel center? If you have all of the above you will manage just fine.

Awesome news for me too, I might put mine in on the weekend. Been looking at me for ages. Need any other new bits? Diff shop quoted $780 to install it hahahahahahhahaaHAHHAHAHAAa sh!t...... they said I'd need new seals through the whole diff as they'd leak forever, new bearings, gear needs pressed on to spool, etc.. were they trying to rob me or should I get any of those things? (I don't know diffs)

ive done my research and its for a drag car not a road car so maybe you should put your brain into gear before you start typing

Haha so what if it was a street car? They're perfectly driveable unless you're an idiot / n00b, so I've heard anyway from people who've had them for YEARS in their daily driven Commodores, like Stealthy.

Sam

[AirStrike]

We recently changed the diff gears in my car, and while I paid trade for everything we put new bearings and shims in the whole diff which I think cost me about $40-45.
As for leaking seals.........you just put the orange goo on the rear case.

[social]

Haha...*Sigh*...lol

Im all for the spool, there awesome to burn around in, and give that extra bit more at the take off at lights...aswell as smoking the joint out.

Basically, when ur putting in the spool, be aware that its a headf**k of a job and if u dont kno what ur doing its even worse, get some1 whos done it b4 to help ya, and ul prob need some backup shims (o rings that go on either side of the diff centre that usually break when reinstalling the diff/smacking it back in). You'll also need a hammer and a certain size pin punch to knock out the differential pins, a socket set, 1.5L of diff oil, some rags, jack/ jack stands (duh), crowbar / solid levering bar to get the diff out, rubber mallet to knock the diff back in later on and some sweat, tears and some swear words.

Goodluck.

[rob drag racer]

thanks heaps guys for the pointers and yes i have driven a spool before just never installed one but i have a friend coming to help that has done it before


and thanks for the backup STEALTHY i believe if Joey_19 drove a spool he would probably dive is car straight up a tree i meen lets be honest guys i race drag cars this is just a side project im sure any normal person wouldn't have said half the crap that Joey_19 did probably because thay read or are educated enough to be able to read full stop and if that fails im sure if you look in my profile you will see that the car is far from standard i suppose some people are just plain stupid

any how thanks for the tips everyone including Social

[immortality]

wheel bearing seals may leak. it happened to me when i changed ratio and fitted LSD center. you won't know until you have it all back together and been driving for a week or two. worste case it costs you a new seal kit and couple hrs work

[savage1987]

and savage1987 lick my left one u homo

yea good one

[rob drag racer]

well the mini spool turned up today i think i may fit it over the week end now i have to restrain my self from smoking out the neighborhood wile testing it in my driveway !!!!!!

[wildss]

it will start to **** you off after a while then youll just accept it lol

[rob drag racer]

well most of my nexdoors have either helped me do the work or know about it and the only person that complains no one gives a rats about anyway so i geaus i will be smoking in the drive way i meen who am i kidding im not going to buy a minni spool and just wait till i race on the 10th of jan to test it


wooooohoooooo smokies here i come lol

[savage1987]

lol I'll put mine in shortly.. see if it destroys my 500,000+++km gearset

[rob drag racer]

just don't thrash it from a standstill bring the revs up slow then the gearset should be fine

[savage1987]

yeah they have a crapload of backlash though .. ah well i'll just wait and see at the end of the day, rear axles are cheap as hell anyway haha

[padrickz88]

yeah they have a crapload of backlash though .. ah well i'll just wait and see at the end of the day, rear axles are cheap as hell anyway haha

there prob stuffed already then better reason to get some 3.9's out of a skyline and have even more fun ........

and from what i hear, if you buy new axles you should be fine and highly doubt they would break.. our axles are 20 years old so its just playing the waiting game atm

[savage1987]

No haha I don't want a ratio change. Too much highway driving, and the VN is running too well on fuel for me to ruin it even the tiniest bit..

Don't care about axles will cross that bridge when/if I get to it.

Will take my chance with original 3.08 gearset, see how it all goes.. Gone are the days I blow bulk money on this car just for fun.. If they get destroyed I MIGHT consider some 3.45s.. maybe.

[padrickz88]

might aswell 3.45's would be a nice little addition aswell

[greenfoam]

sam adjust the gears in the diff while you are there so it doesn't clunk anymore

[savage1987]

sam adjust the gears in the diff while you are there so it doesn't clunk anymore

hmm.. you can do that? I've never played with a diff before so have no idea what I'm doing.

[immortality]

hmm.. you can do that? I've never played with a diff before so have no idea what I'm doing.

fairly easy on a IRS diff as the adjustment is threaded. however on the older style semi-trailing arm with solid diff axle the backlash is set using shims. unless you have the gear to adjust (surface grind) em to the correct thickness adjusting things can be difficult

[savage1987]

Dammit I have a live axle... damn you greenfoam you had me all hopeful.. :P

[rob drag racer]

minispool is in thanks guys for the pointers it allowed me to do it in 2 hours

[padrickz88]

taken it for a "spin" yet?

[rob drag racer]

ive driven a spool befor so i wont be going for the 360 u turn just yet having said that yes there has been a few burnouts in the drive today lol