NOTNSUV
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You guys have a favorite type/brand replacement for the engine and transmission mounts. Neither of mine are terrible but if they're easy to change out, why not, right?
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Engine & Trans Mounts
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NOTNSUV
You Guys ROCK!
- Location
- Spring Creek, NV
Very nice. Thinking rubber for my cold climes and fairly mild off-road.
https://browndogindustries.com/CU2572-0K2-Jeep-Cherokee-XJ-Motor-Mounts-Rubber.aspx
I thought they'd have trans mount also, but nope.
Thanks.
https://browndogindustries.com/CU2572-0K2-Jeep-Cherokee-XJ-Motor-Mounts-Rubber.aspx
I thought they'd have trans mount also, but nope.
Thanks.
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NOTNSUV
You Guys ROCK!
- Location
- Spring Creek, NV
Stinky Fab is out of stock on both. Emailed them for notification when the trans mounts are back in stock.
Ordered the motor mounts from Brown Dog (look easier to install with OEM style stud instead of a loose nut/bolt).
Thanks!
Ordered the motor mounts from Brown Dog (look easier to install with OEM style stud instead of a loose nut/bolt).
Thanks!
Agreen
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- Charleston
For the why not aspect:
-If they're good, aftermarket ones are generally garbage quality. I replaced my 300k mile ones with Anchor mounts and they're not bad, just not good. They have settled quite a bit in 20k miles, so they seem like they're starting to show signs of being worn and the inside vibrates a little at idle. I initially, there was zero interior vibrations, but slowly it has started happening and I'm not as big a fan as I was when I first put them on.
- The Brown Dog mounts are good QUALITY. However, they are solid. They'll shake your teeth out. Been there and done it, and I don't recommend them to anyone unless their rig is purely off-road.
-If you are ok with changing the mounts every few years, then the cheapo anchor mounts are fine. I think I paid like $6 for them on Rock Auto. They're easy enough to change, so I'll probably be putting another set on soon. Of you don't want to do that job again for another 20 years, buy them from Jeep.
-If they're good, aftermarket ones are generally garbage quality. I replaced my 300k mile ones with Anchor mounts and they're not bad, just not good. They have settled quite a bit in 20k miles, so they seem like they're starting to show signs of being worn and the inside vibrates a little at idle. I initially, there was zero interior vibrations, but slowly it has started happening and I'm not as big a fan as I was when I first put them on.
- The Brown Dog mounts are good QUALITY. However, they are solid. They'll shake your teeth out. Been there and done it, and I don't recommend them to anyone unless their rig is purely off-road.
-If you are ok with changing the mounts every few years, then the cheapo anchor mounts are fine. I think I paid like $6 for them on Rock Auto. They're easy enough to change, so I'll probably be putting another set on soon. Of you don't want to do that job again for another 20 years, buy them from Jeep.
Black1990jeep
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- california
cheapo reproduction tranny mount got from a big box parts store failed on first outing after install. The cheapo rubber collapsed, transfer case rubbing on cross bar, had to shim it off the cross bar with some extra long bolts and stacks of washers to make it home. Now have urethane mounts all around, stinky fab. Looks well made, several rock trips since, they work well. Dont cheap out, learn from my stupidity.
Agreen
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NOTNSUV
You Guys ROCK!
- Location
- Spring Creek, NV
Interesting read for sure. Dang, I like black and white, grey not so much.
Any links to OEM Mopar? Been looking w/o a lotta luck. Found one for $70+ each.
Quadratec, et al have the usual aftermarket rubber stuff under $20.
Checking Rock Auto
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NOTNSUV
You Guys ROCK!
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- Spring Creek, NV
Aw, the hell with it. Ordered rubber OEM style from Rock Auto along with trans mount. Will be just fine.. not a rock hound anyway.
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- NJ, U.S.A.
I can attest to the M.O.R.E "bomb proof" ones (JM600) being a far superior option to OEM - I've had a set of those in my truck for over 10 years (well before more recent players like Brown Dog came on the scene) and they're still as solid as the day they went in.
There was a slight increase in vibes right after install, but only at idle - OEM smooth at any other RPM. Plus, after a couple hundred miles to "break in", the extra vibes at idle were gone too; they've felt like OEM ever since.
I think M.O.R.E. was one of the first to offer a non-OEM mount with a rubber bushing (possibly the first - I'd only ever heard of poly prior to them coming out), but as far as I'm concerned their design is dead-on right.
I believe MORE was the first. They did not come out with brackets though, till some years back. In the past few years, both Stinky Fab and Ironman came out with brackets and bushings. I think there are some others out there selling them. I do have a set of MORE's. I haven't run that vehicle with them though.
