: How to mount eng, trans, t-case.


AL'S 92YJ
06-22-2005, 07:22 PM
I see three options

1)Solid mounts for eng, trans, t-case (maybe midplate?)
2)Rubber or poly mounts for all three items
3)A combination of solid and suspended mounts?

I know there are pluses and minuses of each combination but this is why I posted it. This will be 99% off road rig so not overly worried about vibrations and such. Thanks for any and all opinions.



Tube chassis
350 Ram jet
700r4 trans
atlas t-case.

Urban Wheeler
06-22-2005, 07:28 PM
I wouldn't run solid mounts all over because you run the risk of breaking the trans housing. Most rubber mounts I've seen have some way to keep the motor and stuff in incase the rubber tears.

mudtoy67
06-22-2005, 10:08 PM
x2

I wouldn't run solid mounts on a rockcrawler. I'm sure some people do and it's fine, but I wouldn't want to take a chance on the flex of the chassis cracking a tranny housing or tcase adapter.

AL'S 92YJ
06-23-2005, 07:44 AM
That is kind of what I was thinking. Even though someone else was wanting me to hard mount the items. Thanks.

dhoffroad
06-23-2005, 07:58 AM
use the poly bushings to mount them....you may already know this but you want to mount the engine, trany & t-case, all the same so if one tries to move the others can move also..