ATX Heavy Duty Motor Mounts?

[NASCAR Mike]

Does anyone know of a company that makes a heavy duty motor mount for a 94 SHO ATX?

Eveything out here that is heavy duty or reinforced is for the MTX.

Joshua of SHO NUT Performance tells me the MTX motor mount will not fit on the ATX. He does not make a HD ATX unit.

I also wonder if the SHO Shop reinforced motor mounts are just factory Ford replacements or if they add to it to make it stronger.

headbang

 

[Machspeed]

Do atx's really need reinforced motor mounts? The atx uses hydrolic mounts unlike the mtx btw.

 

[NinjaMike]

A great way to stiffen up the ATX motor mount is to make a 3" wide x 5" long, 1/2" thick, metal plate with a hole drilled in each corner. You also want a slot in the middle of the plate 5/8ths of an inch thick x 2 inches long to slip over the top mounting point of the mount.

From there, get some grade 10.8 threaded rod, and run a similar plate below the mount below the subframe. Use the threaded rod to connect the two. You want to get the setup to the point where there is no play, but you also don't want to be smashing the motor mount.

This sounds a lot more complicated then it is because of all the measurements, but it's actually a really easy job.

 

[sdpatt]

No, there is no reinforced ATX mount offered. Mainly due to the design of the fluid filled mounts. The description in the post above sounds more like a solid connection that will result in the transmission of large amounts of noise and vibration to the subframe. If you have solid subframe bushings, you would hear and feel that in the cockpit. Use caution with that setup.

 

[NinjaMike]

Indeed it is a solid setup, but there is no noticable noise increase. The car however, already has AL subframe bushings.

 

[NASCAR Mike]

My front engine mount is broken.

The rear mount looks fine and I don't even know where the trans mount is.

Should I replace all three just to be safe or is this just overkill?

 

[sdpatt]

I believe it to be overkill. The transaxle mount on my car is still intact after all those miles. The mounts on the ATX are quite flexible and a failed front mount shouldn't unduly strain the rear motor mount. If it fails, you can replace it at that time.