i know this is prob gonna get me some heat but its not shown in here which way the front mount is installed, as in what side is facing up since i havent gotten under the car to check it out yet.. anybody?

 

Check under the car and FACEPALM! It does only go on one way though(that last comment was jokingly). It is pretty straight forward just follow everything and do it right.

 

yea thats what i was thinking.. im not gonna get butt hurt like 90% of the people on here

 

Subed for this week

Subed for this weekend

 

its not completely necessary to take the rear mount all the way off. you can just loosen the bolts and slide the spacer in there this way you dont have to deal with trying to line everything back up which was a pita for me

 

I did the front mount first, rear mount spacer second, lowered the car back down, loosened three upper motor mount bolts a turn, drove back and fourth in my parking space a few times, tightened... still getting wheel hop as bad as stock...

Actually, I have loosened the three bolts, on three occasions now, and still wont cure my hop. I've got Goodyear Eagle F1's (GS-D3) with about 38 psi in all.

HELP!

 

did you try lowering the PSI, 38psi seems alil high

 

i had a little wheel hop still but wasnt as close as stock was.

 

Loosen each bolt on the engine mount found under the hood on the passenger side by one full rotation and then retighten. i had that problem and someone told me this. works like a charm.

 

did that and works fantastic.

 

i know. you really wouldn't think so, but it sure does!

 

so can you install the front mount and rear shim and then loosen the mount and then tighten it? or do you loosen the engine mount bolts before installing the front mount??

 

Me and CTcar did this a few weeks ago: support the engine at all times... 1) we loosened the upper mount, 2) replaced the front, 3) added the shim in the rear, 4) drove the car back and fourth in the drive way two times, 5) tightened the upper.

Bada bing, bada boom!

 

thank you man.. so you leave the engine mount loose and put the car in gear a few times then tighten it back up?

 

Yes. The upper mount was loose from beginning to end. By loose i mean about three turns of the bolts...

 

well i'm finished with the mounts and i officially have wheel spin instead of wheel hop (:

great write up and info.. thank you guys

 

I just had the mount put in and I get some strong vibration at idle but it is smooth when rpm is over 1k. Is this normal?

 

yea it should vibrate like that

 

oh, hopefully the vibs get weaker over time.... it might drive me nuts one day lol

 

you get used to it after a few days its not too bad

 

So i just installed mine today after a long while of it sitting in my trunk and it feels good on there... only thing is the engine vibrations are kinda annoying while the car is at idle.. any quick fixes? and yes i loosend the top motor mount and re tightened it when i was done and still vibrates

 

it will always viibrate due to the different mounts. just have to get used to it

 

its not so annoying anymore today.. the benefit of the crisper shifts and less play on the motor outweighs the vibrations at idle

 

i still cant stand the vib.. the steering wheel rumbles too much at idle and the whole car feels much older than it is.
I might consider switching to gmpp mounts

 

Thank you for the write up. I just installed mine today. It took about 30 min and that includes getting the tools out and putting them back up. I usually only have wheel hop when it rains so I will test it then. I have to say I did notice some vibrations I should get use to that.