What is the bracket on the nose of the rear end for? Vibration?

[5.0calypso93lx]

When I pulled my rear end out to do the rebuild/gear swap, I pulled that bracket off of the nose of the rear end, where the driveshaft bolts up, so I could paint the rear end. Somehow during this process, I lost that damn bracket

What is this bracket for?? I'm guessing its an anti vibration piece. Anyone have an extra laying around?

[stroked4eyes]

yes...vibration dampening...if you are talking about the weird shaped one. You should not have had to take that off though.

[5.0calypso93lx]

yes...vibration dampening...if you are talking about the weird shaped one. You should not have had to take that off though.

Yea, its weird-shaped, kind of like a "U". I took it off because I painted the rear end.

[stroked4eyes]

yep vibration dampener...sorry I don't have an extra.

[kennebellcobra]

They call it a dogbone and I took mine off and didn't notice any difference without it.

[cstreu1026]

From what I have read in the past it is designed to work with the facotry gear ration only so if you are running a lower gear then don't worry about it.

[Black Hole]

From what I have read in the past it is designed to work with the facotry gear ration only so if you are running a lower gear then don't worry about it.
That's what I've heard as well.

I took it off all of my geared cars in the past.

[5.0calypso93lx]

Sounds good guys, I'll just leave it off for now then.