AW4 Tranmission Mount Upgrade?
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AW4 Tranmission Mount Upgrade?
Hey Everyone,
As everyone knows, there are no decent Stock Transmission mounts out there, they are all pretty much trash. I end up doing mine about every 2 years. Well my last wheeling trip mine broke again. So I am now asking, are "upgraded" ones like the ones from Daystar or Stiinkyfab worth it? Mine is 90% driven on the road, but built for offroading. I am not willing to sacrifice too much comfort for not having to replace the mount as often. If its a little bit rougher, thats ok, but I dont want brown dog engine mounts amounts of shaking to the vehicle.
What are everyone's thoughts on if or which Trans mounts work the best?
Thank you in advance.
As everyone knows, there are no decent Stock Transmission mounts out there, they are all pretty much trash. I end up doing mine about every 2 years. Well my last wheeling trip mine broke again. So I am now asking, are "upgraded" ones like the ones from Daystar or Stiinkyfab worth it? Mine is 90% driven on the road, but built for offroading. I am not willing to sacrifice too much comfort for not having to replace the mount as often. If its a little bit rougher, thats ok, but I dont want brown dog engine mounts amounts of shaking to the vehicle.
What are everyone's thoughts on if or which Trans mounts work the best?
Thank you in advance.
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Year: 1987 MJ, 1973 J2000, 1986 XJ, 08 JK
Model: Comanche (MJ)
Engine: 4.0L H.O
Box store factory mount has served me well enough through multiple iterations of build and purposes.
From stock jeep, a weekend family camping exploring jeep on 33s, to my crawling rig thats caged, tons amd running 39 stickies it's been just fine.
are you maxing out your driveshafts on compression pushing your drivetrain back and forth? Are your motor mounts in good shape?
From stock jeep, a weekend family camping exploring jeep on 33s, to my crawling rig thats caged, tons amd running 39 stickies it's been just fine.
are you maxing out your driveshafts on compression pushing your drivetrain back and forth? Are your motor mounts in good shape?
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Perhaps I've been lucky - or maybe I'm missing something, but if/when the time comes, I'll be glad I kept the one from my parts XJ.
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