DTE Brace Questions
Thread Starter
Supporting Vendor
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 6,486
Likes: 2
From: http://www.mphparts.com 800-364-1975
DTE Brace Questions
1. How hard is it to install?
2. How long does it take to install?
3. Can you do it with everything else on the car?
4. Any nonstandard tools required to get the job done?
5. Would you recommend it for your average DIY person in the garage on jack stands and rhino ramps?
2. How long does it take to install?
3. Can you do it with everything else on the car?
4. Any nonstandard tools required to get the job done?
5. Would you recommend it for your average DIY person in the garage on jack stands and rhino ramps?
Collections Hold
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 2,899
Likes: 6
From: Fort Wayne Indiana
The chassis subframe does not require removel for the manual transmission differential strut, but it does require removel for the automatic model. NONE of the driveline needs to be removed to install either model and our installation instructions are very intuitive for either version as well.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,361
Likes: 0
From: Forest Hill MD
Originally Posted by diynoob
1. How hard is it to install?
2. How long does it take to install?
3. Can you do it with everything else on the car?
4. Any nonstandard tools required to get the job done?
5. Would you recommend it for your average DIY person in the garage on jack stands and rhino ramps?
2. How long does it take to install?
3. Can you do it with everything else on the car?
4. Any nonstandard tools required to get the job done?
5. Would you recommend it for your average DIY person in the garage on jack stands and rhino ramps?
Good luck.
Collections Hold
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 2,899
Likes: 6
From: Fort Wayne Indiana
Oversimplified..
Wheel hop in the Corvette is not a function of the driveline itself, but rather from a negative reaction in the chassis suspension. This product was never meant to address or correct any type of wheel hop, since it's use has NOTHING to do directly with the suspension itself. If you need to correct a negative wheel hop issue, than you'll need to adjust/correct/upgrade to better tires, tire air pressure, better shocks, poly suspension bushings and a DYNAMIC 4-wheel alignment suited for the intended application. We've already covered this sort of thing a few times before on this board.
Wheel hop in the Corvette is not a function of the driveline itself, but rather from a negative reaction in the chassis suspension. This product was never meant to address or correct any type of wheel hop, since it's use has NOTHING to do directly with the suspension itself. If you need to correct a negative wheel hop issue, than you'll need to adjust/correct/upgrade to better tires, tire air pressure, better shocks, poly suspension bushings and a DYNAMIC 4-wheel alignment suited for the intended application. We've already covered this sort of thing a few times before on this board.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
Supporting Vendor
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 6,486
Likes: 2
From: http://www.mphparts.com 800-364-1975
OK, I am still not clear on some of my most important questions.
It sounds like with an MN6, nothing has to come off the car? Is this true?
Is this install difficult for the average DIYer?
It sounds like with an MN6, nothing has to come off the car? Is this true?
Is this install difficult for the average DIYer?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 3,116
Likes: 10
From: Macomb MI
Noob,
For a master like you its will be a piece of cake.
2hrs tops!
I pull the exhaust out of the way and have a tube of crazy glue handy. Nothing else has to come out on an M6.The trickiest part is not having enough hands as you have to space out the bracket from the tranny to clear the fillet radius on the case. They supply washers 3 per bolt to space it out. I cheat and glue and stack the washers to the brackets and let it dry. Then, you can simply pull the original bolts out place the new bracket againt the trans and start the bolt. Other than that.its easy..
Phil
For a master like you its will be a piece of cake.
2hrs tops!
I pull the exhaust out of the way and have a tube of crazy glue handy. Nothing else has to come out on an M6.The trickiest part is not having enough hands as you have to space out the bracket from the tranny to clear the fillet radius on the case. They supply washers 3 per bolt to space it out. I cheat and glue and stack the washers to the brackets and let it dry. Then, you can simply pull the original bolts out place the new bracket againt the trans and start the bolt. Other than that.its easy..
Phil
Former Vendor
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 7,812
Likes: 3
From: DFW, TX www.vettestripes.com
St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08
Do you have to drain the diff fluid?
Do you really have to remove the exhaust?
I already had my exhasut removed but just don't wanna install at this time because of budget issue due to upgrade to new heads. But if removing exhaust helps alots then I may have to do it at this time as well.
Thanks,
-Mike
Do you really have to remove the exhaust?
I already had my exhasut removed but just don't wanna install at this time because of budget issue due to upgrade to new heads. But if removing exhaust helps alots then I may have to do it at this time as well.
Thanks,
-Mike
Thread Starter
Supporting Vendor
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 6,486
Likes: 2
From: http://www.mphparts.com 800-364-1975
Awesome! Thanks for the info RoadRebel (and Dynotech). This installation sounds dead trivial. I wonder why more people don't slap this brace on? Seems like cheap insurance to me.
I guess I'll have the car back up on ramps here shortly (of course, I have to get it back to my garage first....)
I guess I'll have the car back up on ramps here shortly (of course, I have to get it back to my garage first....)