kaj

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Do you sell them? OEM is fine, but I'd prefer a 12-plate. Looking to buy asap, thank you in advance.

meckert

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Weir sells a kit

e_kobz

iTrader: (36)

Have you considered rearranging the rear diff?

LetsGetThisDone

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He already did that, but it has softened up on him. He has a feeling the plates have worn some. I got the same feeling from mine before it went to TRE.

kaj

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Plates were rearranged long ago. I was tripodding the other day and throttle did nothing. RPM, but no movement. Felt like an open diff, whereas it used to kick the rear out. 😕
Unless I'm mis-diagnosing.

nemsin

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I would say try the Weir kit, http://www.weirperformance.com/maxgriplsdkits.html

I personally found the TRE 12 plate max lock to be too aggressive (lots of chatter) when I had one on a IX.

kyoo

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most guys I've seen doing it on their own got the weir. interesting you found the 12 plate too aggressive. you should give 20 (cusco) a try lol.

nemsin

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To be clear, I thought the TRE max lock was too aggressive for the street. Fine for track. Little things like taking a right hand turn from a dead stop was particularly loud. Just not cool when your rear end sounds like its trying to tear itself apart.

kyoo

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yep - I get violent banging from the rear end sometimes

LetsGetThisDone

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So, you bought a race car part and you're complaining about NVH...

kaj

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I don't daily the car, so noise isn't a concern for me. My sights are on the Weir pieces, as soon as I get the cash together.

nemsin

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Nowhere does TRE advertise the 12 plate max lock as a "race car part." Some reviews of it on evom make it sound streetable. To me, it was too noisy/chattery for a street car.

"TRE has over 20 years of experience when it comes to setting up ring & pinions both import and domestic. TRE knows what it takes to make them survive the punishment of drag racing, road racing, autocross or just driving to work." http://www.teamrip.com/EVOLUTION%20R...20SERVICE.html

In fact, the description on TRE's site doesn't even mention chatter. Which it does, a lot.

kyoo

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everyone's different. personally, car interior nvh things bother me - rattles, etc. suspension nvh bothers me, mainly because i dont think there should be any if it's installed correctly.

for the most part, drivetrain noise does not bother me. like i said my cusco bangs violently in parking lots. i dont care. it's amazing for racing. if you're not racing, you don't need the TRE. you can get by with a restack for sure

kaj

iTrader: (60)

My opinion also.
On a side note, that reminds me: I'm surprised how many people buy race parts, put them on their daily, then complain about how "it rides bouncy", "my tires wear too fast/too noisy", " too much maintenance", etc. They sound like good ideas when they tell their friends ....Then the reality sets in. Like full roll cages, etc.
But I digress. LOL

nemsin

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Well you have tire manufacturers playing games with treadwear ratings, lots of coilovers with terrible damping, and tons of biased reviews from people who only sing the praises of whatever part they just spent their $ on.

TRE does good work. But their rear diff makes a lot of noise. I wonder how all the other high performance cars manage to make their rear diffs quiet. Think a Porsche owner would tolerate their car banging around the parking lot?

Hell even high hp Mustangs manage to put power down quietly.