BAM614

Ok, i bought some solid motor mounts and I want to swap them out this week, but I don't have a lift, what should I do? where should I jack it from or how would you do it?

Also, should I go with a solid trans mount as well or just poly? Does it matter? Just didn't know.

thanks

stang8689

I put mine on stands, then used a jack and block of wood to support the engine, then did 1 at a time, i would go poly trans mounts as you will have less vibration on the shifter ****

BAM614

ok thanks, so you don't have to run the same motor/trans mounts? i thought i read somewhere that if you were solid on one end and not on the other, you could risk breaking something?

grabbem88

not true...solid tranny mounts on a everyday car will drive you batty.
just losen your tranny mounts a lil when jacking motor up...and depending on exhaust you might have to losen or take off cause of clearance.

fast85gt

if you decide to go with solid you need to stiffen your chassie i broke both my a pillers on a normal mount and did not leave hard about 2500 or so

LTnone

Both of the above posts are off a bit.
I still can't figure out why everyone says solids are so bad, they really aren't. I'm running a poly trans mount, and I'm doing just fine. Loosen up the trans mounts like grabbem said, put a block of wood between the jack and the oilpan and jack it up as much as you need from there. After loosening the motor mounts, obviously. You'll like em. Shakes a small bit, sure. That's the beautiful part.

88natchback

if ur gunna be a bear, be a grizzly. use the same type of trans mount as motor mounts, then you dont have to wonder. You puttin on the energy suspension kit?

blk40th

i went with the prothane motor/trans mounts. the are beefy as hell man. i do recommend them. install for both about a half hour. theres the main nut holding the engine to the k-member, and 3 bolts on each that hold it to the engine. the trans i just unbolted and pushed up on it, slipped the old one out and the new one in.

ryan_89_mustang

I can guarentee you will not change both mounts in a half hour. What is with people saying ah theres nothing too it you can have that done in 20 mins but in reality will take any normal person who isn't a master mechanic a whole afternoon to acomplish. There is always a stubborn bolt that you can't get at or something thats rusted to ****.