solid mounts YAY OR F NO?

Mr. Rustypwnz · May 25, 2010

Ive broke my mounts recently, well the rubber decided to decinigrate on me, so i really don't want to pay 150 for poly mounts. and i know a solid wont break on me, so how do the 4.6's do with solid mounts? smooth or rough? it will soon have cams and i really don't want a crazy change shaking console of a car..

98COBRA281 · May 25, 2010

DO them, i can barly tell i have them with big cams, and it feels like the motor isnt jumping around!

joshjwc9 · May 25, 2010

Where do you see poly mounts for $150? They are from 90-110 on here, AM, or through vendors on the Corral. I wouldn't suggest solids for a DD, but then again I'm running poly's too and if I had the cash I probably would have got solids.

TheSalad · May 25, 2010

Why would you have done polyurethane ones instead Josh?

I have a pair of polyurethane motor mounts waiting to go in...

joshjwc9 · May 25, 2010

I am one of few who doesn't mind feeling every nook and cranny in the road, I drive with H&R SuperSports and Tokico DSpecs usually set close to full stiff all the way around. I like my car to feel super tight handling wise, but I think I pussied out with these urethane mounts. But time will tell.

My stock rubber ones were shot, split on one side and cracked on the other on my car with 125k miles. The urethane ones smoothed everything out drastically and I enjoyed the feeling with them on, but if solids offer that much more tightness in feeling your car I think I should have got those.

My opinion is if you like a smooth steering wheel and smooth acceleration feelings from your car go with the urethane ones, but if you like super tight and slight vibrations, go with the solids.

Gearbanger 101 · May 25, 2010

You'll transfer a lot more engine and driveline vibration through the body. Only you are going to be able to decide how sensitive you are to it.

Mr. Rustypwnz · May 25, 2010

98COBRA281 said:
DO them, i can barly tell i have them with big cams, and it feels like the motor isnt jumping around!

more responsive? i drove my buddies teggy gsr last night with the solid mounts and it felt much more connected, mine feels like the motor is a mile away from the car..

UPRDanielle · May 25, 2010

Gearbanger 101 said:
You'll transfer a lot more engine and driveline vibration through the body. Only you are going to be able to decide how sensitive you are to it.

+1

Some people don't care and can deal, some people go crazy with the smallest vibration!

Maxpowers · May 25, 2010

Mr. Rustypwnz said:
more responsive? i drove my buddies teggy gsr last night with the solid mounts and it felt much more connected, mine feels like the motor is a mile away from the car..

That's not really a fair comparison. FWD handles much different than RWD.

The only down side I can see for getting solid mounts is the possibility for vibrations. Depends on what you want the car to be like.

1fun281 · May 25, 2010

Listen to 98cobra281, Its true ive been in his car, you can barely, barely feel the difference between solid, and poly... Id daily drive them in my car...

98COBRA281 · May 25, 2010

1fun281 said:
Listen to 98cobra281, Its true ive been in his car, you can barely, barely feel the difference between solid, and poly... Id daily drive them in my car...

haha you have drove it!

yeah it feels alot more responsive because when you just blip the gas the car jumps, it just doesnt make noise!

crazystang25 · May 25, 2010

Mine with the solid Motor and Tranny mounts shook the entire car from 3k and above. I don't mind vibration but it was shakin my dash apart.

Mr. Rustypwnz · May 25, 2010

98COBRA281 said:
haha you have drove it!

yeah it feels alot more responsive because when you just blip the gas the car jumps, it just doesnt make noise!

^this i want, i hit it now and 2 sec later the car moves lol

98COBRA281 · May 25, 2010

crazystang25 said:
Mine with the solid Motor and Tranny mounts shook the entire car from 3k and above. I don't mind vibration but it was shakin my dash apart.

DO NOT use a solid tranny mount! it will break the ears off the trans, use a stock or poly tranny mount, so the engine and trans can move up and down a tad, but not side to side!

Mr. Rustypwnz · May 25, 2010

yeah i know i know lol

crazystang25 · May 25, 2010

Ya that may have been the issue with mine when the solid mounts were on mine. But that's how I bought it. Now I have poly motor n tranny mounts.

BurningRubber · May 26, 2010

I'm likely going solid motor with a factory transmission mount.

I like the "harsh" feeling so long as it doesn't rattle the car apart. I hate the way it feels now with old, worn mounts.

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