Another option for Motor/Engine mounts

[petethepug]

That’s common. One side goes bad. The dealer verifies 1 motor mount is $850 installed. Customer runs away to an Indi tech and gladly pays $400 for just one generic, non hydraulic mount.

The new mount takes a beating because the other mount is tired and then lasts 1/3 or 1/2 as long as it should if both mounts had been done.

BTW it looks like the brand your shop used is a US based Buss in OH. They may even be made in USA.

With Poly / Urethane and rubber it’s based on Shore hardness. For isolating movement like a sway bar bushing, Poly is unrivalled. If Poly is used in a tie rod end, strut bearing, strut bump stop, A arm bushing it isolates movement but also transmits vibration.

The rubber is needed in the above parts because its Shore hardness absorbs the energy (vibration) vs transmitting it to the vehicle.

Just imagine driving on Poly tires vs Rubber.

 

[mikeseay]

After seeing this I too bought a set of these and I’m definitely not worried about breaking them like the factory mounts. When idling I do get a minimum vibration but after a week of driving I don’t notice it anymore. He was a nice person over the phone & was quick to build and ship them. I’m very pleased with them. Wish he made transmission mount but he wasn’t interested in doing that.

 

[Foggy]

My main concern about the poly is heat resistance near the exhaust...
Just make sure to use some sort of heat shield where the new mounts
are near any exhaust. It would be nice if there were a grease zerk to be able
to lube them up with silicone based grease occasionally. I found out years ago
on my GMT400 with poly A Arms to NOT use standard grease gun grease..
It ate up my sweet poly bushings in about 2 years of limited use.
So always use the super expensive silicone on all your poly bushings !!!

 

[5StarCustmSolutns]

My main concern about the poly is heat resistance near the exhaust...
Just make sure to use some sort of heat shield where the new mounts
are near any exhaust. It would be nice if there were a grease zerk to be able
to lube them up with silicone based grease occasionally. I found out years ago
on my GMT400 with poly A Arms to NOT use standard grease gun grease..
It ate up my sweet poly bushings in about 2 years of limited use.
So always use the super expensive silicone on all your poly bushings !!!

Fitting could definitely be added to these.. Drill & tap

Good Advice!

Update: Still not installed lol.... Have to do it soon, I have another off-road event the 27-29th