Back to stock Motor Mounts

[K-Dawg]

Has anybody had new, stock motor mounts last without falling apart quickly? Right now I've got SHONUT's Extreme mounts, but even with Gen 3 subframe bushings, its too loud and annoying for me. I've been thinking of going to back to stock unmodified mounts. RockAuto appears to have the rear mount for $40, so I might try that first and see if it makes a difference.

 

[Phoenix]

Whats so loud and annoying? Mines are almost welded + Gen3 bushings , and besides the ultra quick throttle response , I didnt see any harsness what so ever....

 

[K-Dawg]

My car is my daily driver and the noise and vibration has gotten old. I don't want to have to deal with it if I don't have to.

 

[95azSHO]

Give a holler to TYSHO he might have some GEN3 mounts. I got my GEN2's for my DD from him and they are great.

 

[K-Dawg]

How will that help me?

 

[St Louis SHO]

I've got a front mount in good shape Kelvin.

 

[1993MTXSHO]

I would think they would last a while if your car isn't ridiculously modified, and as long as you don't beat the ever living crap out of it. I think a big reason mounts fail is the fact that they get old and have been through a lot of hot cold cycles which deteriorates the rubber/material holding it on. So if you can find brand new stock mounts I think that would help a lot. However instead of the extreme mounts why don't you go with just a reinforced mount? The extreme mounts are seriously compressed, and the rubber starts to feel solid at that point, the reinforced mounts aren't as bad.

Or you could give these a shot:

http://www.bonnefinstudios.com/kwb/automotive/tech/mounts.htm

 

[K-Dawg]

Thanks, I hadn't thought about the regular SHONut reinforced mounts. I may do that for the front mount.

 

[yamahaSHO]

My car is my daily driver and the noise and vibration has gotten old. I don't want to have to deal with it if I don't have to.

Haha... I got to that point years ago and bought a separate car to solve the problem!

 

[93rev2sev]

Also remember that you are working with a chassis that was designed 25 years ago...for use with 205 65 15 tires and mushy suspension.

You might not be able to improve the NVH by much.

 

[SeanMc]

I have solid mounts. I love them . My car is my daily.

 

[AREA 91]

I have solid mounts. I love them . My car is my daily.

I'm with ya.

Bunch of sissies.:laugh_ti:



J/K

 

[SinisterSHO]

Thanks, I hadn't thought about the regular SHONut reinforced mounts. I may do that for the front mount.

I have the regular reinforced ones. even trade?

 

[Brett]

Let me know what you do with those reinforced mounts! taxes are coming! :sun:

 

[Sho Amo]

x3 gonna make mine even stiffer soon.

 

[randy'sho]

I love my solids in my DD!

 

[92sho16]

I would think they would last a while if your car isn't ridiculously modified, and as long as you don't beat the ever living crap out of it. I think a big reason mounts fail is the fact that they get old and have been through a lot of hot cold cycles which deteriorates the rubber/material holding it on. So if you can find brand new stock mounts I think that would help a lot. However instead of the extreme mounts why don't you go with just a reinforced mount? The extreme mounts are seriously compressed, and the rubber starts to feel solid at that point, the reinforced mounts aren't as bad.

Or you could give these a shot:

http://www.bonnefinstudios.com/kwb/automotive/tech/mounts.htm

I have this style mm, very stiff. The urethane kenny used i think was the shore hardness of 94a, thats what i used. Its damn near solid, and is more than likely stiffer than the shonut mounts.

 

[shospeed]

I would think they would last a while if your car isn't ridiculously modified, and as long as you don't beat the ever living crap out of it. I think a big reason mounts fail is the fact that they get old and have been through a lot of hot cold cycles which deteriorates the rubber/material holding it on. So if you can find brand new stock mounts I think that would help a lot. However instead of the extreme mounts why don't you go with just a reinforced mount? The extreme mounts are seriously compressed, and the rubber starts to feel solid at that point, the reinforced mounts aren't as bad.

Or you could give these a shot:

http://www.bonnefinstudios.com/kwb/automotive/tech/mounts.htm

sims simple enought ! :woo-hoo:

 

[Rockledge]

Unless the stock engine mount has been improved over the years, I have to think that a reinforced mount is your best bet.

I have Gen III subframe bushings with SHONUT reinforced mounts (w/Eibachs and Tokicos) and I find the ride to be quite acceptable. And I'm somewhat picky. For example, I replaced some aluminum subframe bushings I had on there with the Gen IIIs because I thought the ride was too harsh.

 

[SHOtime2511]

ive ran a stock rear mount with a solid front for a while with no issues.noise and vibration are much less than with both mounts being solid.