Team NAXJA/Petty Cash Racing stock class KOH XJ build
- Thread starter Goatman
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- Hammertown, USA
We discussed that as an option, but didnt want to move the weak link to the drivers seat. 
- Location
- Port Orchard, WA
- Location
- San Diego
:roflmao:
good point.....they need to keep it consistent with the rest of the car
Russ Pottenger
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- West Covina, California
These threads are always more fun to read when Avery chimes in with
the filter turned off.
the filter turned off.
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
I miss living with that guy.
I don't miss him asking me to shave his back.
I don't miss him asking me to shave his back.
- Location
- Torrance, CA
Isn't that what all the holes in his bathroom wall are?
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
Transmission mounts have been a problem for us, getting replaced every 3 or so times the car goes out because they start breaking up.
I was talking to Dallas at SFR about this, so he went and bought a trans mount and built up a couple of prototype replacements. The first went on a DD stocker XJ close to him and fit no problem, and really didnt add any vibrations, so he knocked one up for 4643.
For a prototype, the quality is very nice.
I got a break in my schedule today, so went out and dropped the cross-member on 4643 and pulled our trans mount off. Always some work, as it mounts to the Full Traction UCA mounts as well as the frame, and this chassis is less than strait.
You can see how much the stock mount has crushed down with only a couple of runs on it.
...and here we run into a problem.
Its funny how you can replace every part on a car a dozen times, know exactly what bolts are in what hole and how many miles since they were replaced..
..And not know something very basic, like that you have the wrong transmission cross-member for your car. I have replaced the transmission mount 10 or so times, and magically gotten the correct wrong part every time, too.
After research, I either have a 2000+ cross-member or one from a 4 cyl XJ? Not really sure, but I use a centered style trans mount and don't have the holes for what appears to be the more standard offset style.
SFR's existing setup is to replace part 2625, which is 84-99 6 cylinder XJ's (manual and auto). You'd think that would cover most of us..
...WHOOPS.
I was all set to go source another cross-member and get to fabbing, but Dallas would rather make a part that fits, so he's ordering up other variations of the XJ trans mount and adjusting his product line to include the other XJ configurations. Far be it from me to do a bunch of extra work when someone else is willing to do it instead..
I was talking to Dallas at SFR about this, so he went and bought a trans mount and built up a couple of prototype replacements. The first went on a DD stocker XJ close to him and fit no problem, and really didnt add any vibrations, so he knocked one up for 4643.
For a prototype, the quality is very nice.
I got a break in my schedule today, so went out and dropped the cross-member on 4643 and pulled our trans mount off. Always some work, as it mounts to the Full Traction UCA mounts as well as the frame, and this chassis is less than strait.
You can see how much the stock mount has crushed down with only a couple of runs on it.
...and here we run into a problem.
Its funny how you can replace every part on a car a dozen times, know exactly what bolts are in what hole and how many miles since they were replaced..
..And not know something very basic, like that you have the wrong transmission cross-member for your car. I have replaced the transmission mount 10 or so times, and magically gotten the correct wrong part every time, too.
After research, I either have a 2000+ cross-member or one from a 4 cyl XJ? Not really sure, but I use a centered style trans mount and don't have the holes for what appears to be the more standard offset style.
SFR's existing setup is to replace part 2625, which is 84-99 6 cylinder XJ's (manual and auto). You'd think that would cover most of us..
...WHOOPS.
I was all set to go source another cross-member and get to fabbing, but Dallas would rather make a part that fits, so he's ordering up other variations of the XJ trans mount and adjusting his product line to include the other XJ configurations. Far be it from me to do a bunch of extra work when someone else is willing to do it instead..
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- Location
- Torrance, CA
So are the neighbors beginning to realize what they got into when you moved in?
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
Oh I think a couple of them figured it out when my tow rig came home on a towtruck..
- Location
- Torrance, CA
dukie564
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Aberdeen, MD
Transmission mounts have been a problem for us, getting replaced every 3 or so times the car goes out because they start breaking up.
I was talking to Dallas at SFR about this, so he went and bought a trans mount and built up a couple of prototype replacements. The first went on a DD stocker XJ close to him and fit no problem, and really didnt add any vibrations, so he knocked one up for 4643.
I was all set to go source another cross-member and get to fabbing, but Dallas would rather make a part that fits, so he's ordering up other variations of the XJ trans mount and adjusting his product line to include the other XJ configurations. Far be it from me to do a bunch of extra work when someone else is willing to do it instead..
Cool! About damn time someone made a replacement trans mount for an XJ. Any word on when this will be available to the public?
Very strange about the centered mount though...never seen that
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
- Location
- Virginia City, NV
I have a trans mount similar to that from ironman4x4fab i think. Dont think they make it anymore.
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- South San Francisco, CA
I think the centered mount is found on the four cylinder models.
- Location
- Torrance, CA
2000-2001 4.0 has the centered mount. I think it's optimized for a low pinion front axle. :dunce:
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
all 4 cylinders from 87-01
all 6 cylinders 00-01
they appear to be two separate centered mounts, although interchangable
I have the parts for the offset mounts on order and should have them in production in the next couple weeks. I've also ordered both 00-01 6cyl and 87-99 4cyl stock mounts to verify that they are indeed the same dimensions. I have a feeling they are dimensionally the same, but have some other differences in construction to warrant the huge difference in price between the 2 part #s. We'll know soon and will be taking it from there.
