Ben824
NAXJA Forum User
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- Woodstock, GA
Ok guys ya'll are usually very helpful when I need assistance trying to make a decision. I have been trying to fix and replace things on the Jeep simply to improve the overall condition of the Jeep since it has 200,000 miles now and it is 14 years old.
I have been battling cracked headers for a long time cracking one after another after another I think I am at 8 now including the stock one. I have replaced both motor mounts and added a flex pipe in the down pipe. I checked the transmission mount and it isn't dry rotted or torn but it does move around a bit but I figured since it was rubber that there was no problem there.
Here is my question, can a rubber mount over time become too soft and allow for too much movement?
If so I definitely want to replace it and I might do it anyways just because it is so old now. My next though is should I go for a stock replacement? Or go for a polyurethane? I have had polyurethane motor mounts and those transmitted WAY too many engine vibs into the Jeep for my taste. I am very ADD and sitting in traffic listening to all the different rattles in the Jeep make noise about drove me insane. So I threw back on some stock rubber ones from the dealership and solved that problem. My concern with a polyurethane transmission mount is that I would get vibrations transmitted into the Jeep.
So what do ya'll think? Please be nice.
I have been battling cracked headers for a long time cracking one after another after another I think I am at 8 now including the stock one. I have replaced both motor mounts and added a flex pipe in the down pipe. I checked the transmission mount and it isn't dry rotted or torn but it does move around a bit but I figured since it was rubber that there was no problem there.
Here is my question, can a rubber mount over time become too soft and allow for too much movement?
If so I definitely want to replace it and I might do it anyways just because it is so old now. My next though is should I go for a stock replacement? Or go for a polyurethane? I have had polyurethane motor mounts and those transmitted WAY too many engine vibs into the Jeep for my taste. I am very ADD and sitting in traffic listening to all the different rattles in the Jeep make noise about drove me insane. So I threw back on some stock rubber ones from the dealership and solved that problem. My concern with a polyurethane transmission mount is that I would get vibrations transmitted into the Jeep.
So what do ya'll think? Please be nice.