Solid Motor Mounts - Good or Bad?
 

Has anyone had any bad experiences with solid motor mounts? I had heard that they could deform the cylinder block. Would the poly mounts with a torque brace be more efficient? Should a solid tranny mount be used with the solid side mounts?:confused:

Thanks!

Lew

Re: Solid Motor Mounts - Good or Bad?
 

A couple folks that I know personally have cracked their automatic transmission housings using a solid transmission mount.
Most use solid engine/frame mounts that I know of.

Clark

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Ran them on my wagon Lew and never had a problem....

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Solid fronts mounts
Solid mid mounts
Stock transmission mount on fabbed cross-member

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Solid motor mounts, a torque restraint, and a polyurethane transmission mount, is the ideal setup, if you're not allowed motorplates. And even with motor plates, front and mid, I use a polyurethane transmission mount, never a solid.

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Used solid mounts and a rubber trans mount for the better part of the 17 years and over 4000 passes I made with this nearly 2 ton ride, without issue. I would never used a solid trans mount.

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Thanks, everyone!

I'll pick up the mounts this week.

Lew

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Just wondering, why do they even make a solid tranny mount? I don't know anyone the uses one and everyone will tell you to never use one unless you enjoy broken cases.

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Circle track guys use them. And people you can't tell anything will try them, then wonder why they're having problems.

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Full Chassis cars with 2x3 frames rails. Both of our cars had solid trans mounts and never busted or cracked anything.