solid mounts YAY OR F NO?

[Mr. Rustypwnz]

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]

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

 

[joshjwc9]

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]

Why would you have done polyurethane ones instead Josh?

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

 

[joshjwc9]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

yeah i know i know lol

 

[crazystang25]

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]

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.