Short or Tall style motor mount for 66?

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I have a 66 coupe with a 289. I'm getting ready to put the motor back in, and I'm replacing the motor mounts. I ordered them from mustangs unlimited. Their website says the 66 coupe should use the short style, but it looks like the one I pulled from the car was the tall style? Which is correct? I was hoping to get the motor in this weekend, so I need to figure out if MU is wrong, or someone replaced the mounts with the wrong ones before I bought it. Thanks.

 

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by short style-long style, im guessing you are refering to the mount on the frame... the short style uses a one piece cast mount, and mounts the engine about 1 inch lower in the rails. the long style uses a 2 piece stamped mount, and the engine sets higher in the frame, great for ground clearance, but not so good for hood to aircleaner clearance (i have a 351 in a 65 and the long style mounts, with a wieand stealth intake, and had to use a shelby style fiberglass hood, because the hood didnt clear my air cleaner)

 

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No actually, I think they have the same mounting style, but the "ears" on one of them are about 1" taller than the short ones. I do know the difference between the early year and late year motor mounts, but the mustangs unlimited website (and laurel mustang) list a tall and short style of the same motor mount. I'm quite confused.

This one is listed for the convertible, but looks like the one in my coupe

http://mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy01.asp?T1=2286+01&Category=&catkey=emustang

This is the one I ordered, says for 289 coupe, but shorter than what came out of the car.

http://mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy01.asp?T1=2287+01&Category=&catkey=emustang

Can someone help? I searched and I thought I saw somewhere someone said the descriptions on the mustangs unlimited website were wrong, can someone confirm that for me?

 

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Subscribing. We had to search pretty hard to find a set of the short style for a project on short notice. But they didn't line up with the frame brackets in a 65 FB. I would also like to know what application the short mounts are for.

 

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I think the difference is in the manufacture date of the car. If before 10/31/65 it is one type I believe the short style, from 11/1/65 it is the tall style. The one you show in your pic is for the convertible from 11/1/65I just installed them on my 66

 

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Redstang

Which one did you put in your vert? I showed a link to the tall ones and the short ones. Can anyone confirm that the description on the mustangs unlimited website is incorrect?

 

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UPDATE

FYI, the mustangs unlimited website is incorrect I believe. My 66 289 coupe requires the TALL motor mounts, not the short ones MU website says. I brought it to their attention, and they just shrugged it off.

On the bright side...the motor is in. On to the next step.