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Originally Posted by Mocker
The point is--when (not if) the stock coupler's bushings fail, you can be left stranded.
Eliminate a point of failure. The NVH delta is a non-issue, IMO.
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In defense of the "caveman design", a characterization more suited to ... never mind, wrong topic ... , the stock bushings are probably good for ... what ... 10 years and 100K miles, if not more. Might be good to check it every few years though if that is a concern.
My take on NVH is that given the stock drivetrain shifts (no pun intended) around wrt the chassis, the play in the bushings isolates the internals of the tranny so the shift fork, sleeves don't "rattle" as these movements occur. To borrow an expression, rebuilds are more expensive than bushings. Granted, not a concern for racers but that isn't the application here.