Vanimal
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- escondido, ca
So i've been meaning to do a writeup on these for a while, but forgot until i was going through my camera the other day and saw the pics.
I picked up a set of these: http://www.stinkyfab.com/heavy-duty...avy-duty-jeep-xj-4-0l-motor-mounts-87-01.html maybe a few months ago. I was originally going to get the Brown Dogs, but these were cheaper and the guy is local so i figured i'd give them a shot. My mounts were completely shot so i needed them sooner than later anyways.... it was pretty bad to drive.
So a few days later i get a call that they were done, so i drove over to his shop and picked them up. Pretty badass if i don't say myself. They do come unpainted, but i didn't care as i knew they'd get all scratched up anyways on install.
I did the driver's side first, it went pretty smooth because i had to change my cracked header anyways so all that stuff was out of the way. everything went pretty self explanitory.
Old driver's side mount compared to the new one.
with old mount in place
with new mount in place. Pretty darn easy install, really. Not as bad as i expected.
Next it was time for the passenger side. This was a bit more of an ordeal. The oil filter relocator had to be removed, which was fairly easy on my motor. It was time for an oil change so i did that at the same time. I also had to loosen the alternator and scoot it out of the way. Probably would go a lot easier if i removed it, but i didnt. You will need to leave the driver's side mount and trans mount loose to get everything to line up as things do shift some. I also needed to jack up the motor a little in order to sneak the new mount in place with the alternator still installed. Once you get the bracket on, the mounts go in just like the stock ones.
I wish i could have gotten some more pics, but it was dark when i finished the install so nothing really came out, but here are some.
New bracket compared to old.
where it mounts at the alt bracket. sorry for the dirt, it got wheeled between now and then.
view from top. you can see where i had to move the oil filter relocator down out of the way to get the bolt in and out. Same went with getting the stock mount off so it isnt an issue with the plates.
All in all, it was a pretty easy install, doable in an evening i would say. I have at least a couple months on them and they're great, not really any bad vibes from the poly bushings. There are slightly more than stock, but not enough to be annoying. The trans shifts a lot easier (manual trans) now that everything doesnt move around when i push the clutch in or release it. I've hit some pretty good whoops in the desert at like 70-75mph and everything is solid.
I picked up a set of these: http://www.stinkyfab.com/heavy-duty...avy-duty-jeep-xj-4-0l-motor-mounts-87-01.html maybe a few months ago. I was originally going to get the Brown Dogs, but these were cheaper and the guy is local so i figured i'd give them a shot. My mounts were completely shot so i needed them sooner than later anyways.... it was pretty bad to drive.
So a few days later i get a call that they were done, so i drove over to his shop and picked them up. Pretty badass if i don't say myself. They do come unpainted, but i didn't care as i knew they'd get all scratched up anyways on install.

I did the driver's side first, it went pretty smooth because i had to change my cracked header anyways so all that stuff was out of the way. everything went pretty self explanitory.
Old driver's side mount compared to the new one.

with old mount in place

with new mount in place. Pretty darn easy install, really. Not as bad as i expected.

Next it was time for the passenger side. This was a bit more of an ordeal. The oil filter relocator had to be removed, which was fairly easy on my motor. It was time for an oil change so i did that at the same time. I also had to loosen the alternator and scoot it out of the way. Probably would go a lot easier if i removed it, but i didnt. You will need to leave the driver's side mount and trans mount loose to get everything to line up as things do shift some. I also needed to jack up the motor a little in order to sneak the new mount in place with the alternator still installed. Once you get the bracket on, the mounts go in just like the stock ones.
I wish i could have gotten some more pics, but it was dark when i finished the install so nothing really came out, but here are some.
New bracket compared to old.

where it mounts at the alt bracket. sorry for the dirt, it got wheeled between now and then.

view from top. you can see where i had to move the oil filter relocator down out of the way to get the bolt in and out. Same went with getting the stock mount off so it isnt an issue with the plates.

All in all, it was a pretty easy install, doable in an evening i would say. I have at least a couple months on them and they're great, not really any bad vibes from the poly bushings. There are slightly more than stock, but not enough to be annoying. The trans shifts a lot easier (manual trans) now that everything doesnt move around when i push the clutch in or release it. I've hit some pretty good whoops in the desert at like 70-75mph and everything is solid.