October 9, 200421 yr the thing that is in the way of the rear u-joint has almost no clearance and hits every time I drive it, can I just cut it off? it is a brat
October 9, 200421 yr I do have to believe you are talking about the adjuster plate on the torsion housing. As seen here: If everything is working right in your rear end, and aligned properly then the U-joint shouldn't be hitting it, unless you are running non-stock applications. The diff doesn't move, so the driveline shouldn't either (other than rotating movement). And I would have to say no, you can't cut that off, it is integral to the torsion bars, and do believe cutting it out would mess up the locking tab that holds them in place.
October 9, 200421 yr I just bought a brat that's so rusted through at the torsion bar mounts that the weight of the body is pushing that adjuster plate down on the U-joint. Maybe your brat's in need of some reinforcing on the unibody rails to straighten everything out again, espescially where the torsion bar mounts up.
October 9, 200421 yr my old brat did that, started grinding away the only solution i could come up with(after welding didnt work, cuz it was all rust) was to run it in 4x even on the street, worked good, till it got even rustier =/.
October 10, 200421 yr Time for a new brat me thinks! This IS my NEW Brat! Welcome to my hell: salty New York state! I just picked it up. lots of good parts for my hatchback though at any rate...
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