What's the benefit of a softer compound mount?
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Is this the motor mount? And is it just the lower two bolts that need to be removed?
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Gotta love how fast and easy it is to get parts these days. Arrived today and will hopefully be on tomorrow if the rain let's up.
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This stuff is difficult when using a tablet. I would comment above the photos but it doesn't tell me which photo is what so I'm just uploading them all and leaving the explanation down here.
I started by unbolting the two bolts closest to the bushings. Once those two were out I began to try and loosen the one large 17mm bolt that connects the mount to the black piece that's bolted to the transmission. I could not get the 17mm bolt to budge no matter how hard I tried. I only have short socket handles so sometimes I get very little leverage and end up using my leg to push the socket handle. Even with my leg it wouldn't budge, so I just unbolted the black piece and took the whole thing off, as you can see.
Once the whole mount was loose and removed, I then proceeded to loosen the one bolt that holds the bushings onto the mount. This step took forever because the stock bushings are so spongy that when I tried turning the bolt the only thing that turned were the bushings. I recommend loosening the bushing bolt while it is still connected to the car. I had to bolt it back to the car just using one bolt and then I was able to get it off. The stock bushings just fall right out when the bolt is removed. Getting the new ones in took a little effort, as I had to use a flat head as a shoe horn. This is where I screwed up and put the end with the bushings onto the mount backwards. Its hard to explain but the photos show the mistake.
Take mount with new bushings and insert back into slot, tighten bolts, and all done. After the drive home from work I have decided I am not going to order the 65A bushings because I have found absolutely nothing bothersome with the 75A's. Accelerating and braking over bumps is now a pleasant experience. HUGE improvement over stock. For the $29.99 shipped price tag, this is by far the best mod for the price.
Not to get this thread off topic again, but why not put the money spent on all these parts towards the car payment to keep monthly payments down, or pay off this debt that you speak of? Debt = finance charges that will set you back longer.well I only have solos exhaust and turbosocks fmic v1 and fmcai. but before I get the car, I am gonna order pierces downpipe and if a tune isn't out yet then along with the downpipe I will get his strut brace and his lower 6 point brace.
Oct is a date I budgeted to have a down payment for the car to bring monthly payments down. plus I'd have all my credit card debt paid off so I'll have a little more freedom after that. I can not wait
Once debt is paid off and car is purchased, then save for each individual item. I liked having a stock car for a month or two anyways so I could see improvements of each added piece as they went on. If you do them all at once you'll never know what you had to even acknowledge improvements.
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