Lower motor and transmission mounts... swap-able?
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Lower motor and transmission mounts... swap-able?
I have a '98 Civic with auto trans. Both my front lower mounts are tore to pieces. I was wondering if anyone has used a lower transmission mount in place of the lower motor mount. I really don't want to put another lower motor mount on it, because they look SIGNIFICANTLY weaker than the transmission mount, but appear to be the same size and with the same inner diameter. I just don't like cheap junk on my car... and that's exactly what the stock motor mount looks like.
So in short, has anyone tried using a front lower transmission mount in place of the front lower motor mount? Did you have any issues arise from doing this?
So in short, has anyone tried using a front lower transmission mount in place of the front lower motor mount? Did you have any issues arise from doing this?
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Re: Lower motor and transmission mounts... swap-able?
You can find after market replacements that are pretty cheap, and then reinforce them with a $35 energy suspension kit.
This is what I did and it's proven to be very solid
This is what I did and it's proven to be very solid
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Re: Lower motor and transmission mounts... swap-able?
Yeah, but I'm broke and don't even think I'll be able to spend $100 to fix it up, and there's a lot more to buy than mounts.
My concern is the lower motor mount has those 4 thin as hell rubber strips that hold the center of the mount. They just look too weak to do anything, like they were designed that way just to be easy to destroy.
The transmission mount, however, looks far more solid with it's 2 large bands of rubber and the bump at the bottom. I can't see any obvious reason why the same mount can't be used on the other side, instead of that weak looking one.
My concern is the lower motor mount has those 4 thin as hell rubber strips that hold the center of the mount. They just look too weak to do anything, like they were designed that way just to be easy to destroy.
The transmission mount, however, looks far more solid with it's 2 large bands of rubber and the bump at the bottom. I can't see any obvious reason why the same mount can't be used on the other side, instead of that weak looking one.
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01-21-2005 01:23 PM