KrazyK

Steve, just think about how much you learned from this. Bet its easy the next time you do it.

DTMiller

Rather than start my own thread, thought I would bump this one with some pics. Just did the install today, took about 2 hours, with about 30 minutes of that running around the neighborhood looking to borrow a floor jack after mine went caput after the car was on jack stands.

Before:



Drivers side mount compare:



Passenger side mount compare:



Driver's side in:



Passenger side in:



After:



There isn't a huge visual difference in the tailpipes but even on a quick jaunt around the neighborhood I could feel the difference between the stock mounts and the RSS mounts.

Hardest part was breaking them loose from under the car.

Cefalu

Question. Why do people hide their license plates on photos posted on the internet?

A license plate is visible to 100% of the public when you drive your car around, but for some reason the internet is suspected to be less private than being in public? Obviously I am missing something.

jasper

It's because some people think their cars look better with rags draped over the plates. Strictly a vanity thing.

I don't get it myself.

JMLavoie

DTMiller;
Your old mounts appeared to be in good shape, with very little rubber pull.
How do your RSS mounts compare to the old ones from a vibration standpoint? Worth it?
Martin

DTMiller

Yeah. They weren't in bad shape. I have experienced a few clunk/thumps in shifting that some thought might be motor mount related so I decided to pull the trigger and swap them out. I haven't put more than 3 miles on the car since the swap today but initial impressions are a much more solid feel to shifts and acceleration seems more direct. There is more sense of vibration with these mounts but I kind of like it. It isn't a violent shake or anything. It is more like it is a more palpable connection between the car and driver. Hard to explain.

As for covering the plate, I dunno. I always have.

996pp

Im also thinking of doing the RSS mounts soon my car is already pretty stiff from the suspension and I get a little bit of vibration on idle that I can see in my passenger seat which I don't mind. DT how stiff is your suspension? Anyone have experience with these mounts and stiffer suspension then stock?

p.s. I also don't get the idea of covered license plates...

DTMiller

I have stock suspension. Will probably do sport springs in the spring. Currently enjoying this for my job well done:

Viper6

I'm looking for some empirical way to measure if mine motor mounts are shot or not. Does anyone who has recently replaced stock mounts have a way to measure the stock "sag" that can be measured somehow? My passenger seat shakes at idle (such that wife mentioned it), but my car only has 14k and I did just drop the mufflers for cat back pipes, assume that change may add to the shake. I know age is a factor for rubber parts, but stock pipes looked a decent height and even before the swap.

I don't want to replace good parts that ain't broken, there's no satisfaction in it. For those who have been under there, anything you can measure for engine height off frame or other we can use to compare?

thx