solid welded mounts

specwhat7287 · 2008-10-02 22:30:07

thinking about having my mounts welded solid this weekend by a buddy of mine... i know a couple of people have just the rear welded solid but i want to do both... im not a puss so vibrations dont matter just tired of the engine slapping around inbetween shifts. would probably end up taking the rubber bushings out and doing a 4 dollar wheelhop aid as well.... thoughts?

silverspec · 2008-10-02 22:32:05

solid will make shit rough as hell, lots of vibs, could cause problems in the long run with all the extra vibs, imo. Maybe just do the rear..leave the front and do the 4$wha. That will stop the motor from flopping like a fish outa water..but the front will help calm vibs a bit.

specwhat7287 · 2008-10-02 22:34:13

so just the rear then? i wonder if i can fit anymore washers inbetween the inserts... think theres just one on each side

darsondriss · 2008-10-02 22:35:11

be prepared dude its intense.... constant massage chair feeling. everything rattles and vibrates. 100x worse then with MMI.

specwhat7287 · 2008-10-02 22:37:34

darsondriss wrote:
be prepared dude its intense.... constant massage chair feeling. everything rattles and vibrates. 100x worse then with MMI.

i can deal with it man trust... just tired of the motor flopping around it sucks. if i have to ill just raise the idle some but i doubt ill have to.

darsondriss · 2008-10-02 22:40:05

raising the idle wont do anything... im talking constant vibrations. I mean by all means if you want go for it if you want im not trying to stop ya if ya want to, but im just trying to prepare you becuz i was thinking the same thing a month ago and i made it like a week before i cut them back out lol. so maybe have him just tack weld them in so you can get a feel for it and then take it back out and to him to have it done all the way.

specwhat7287 · 2008-10-02 22:42:25

if the motor isnt going to get hurt i honestly dont care about the vibs... to be on the safe side ill just have the rear welded and use the mmi in the front... wouldnt the tack welds break after awhle i mean its only a tack weld right?

darsondriss · 2008-10-02 22:45:16

mine held up fine but i only had it a week. I was just saying do that for a week to make sure you like it so its semi-easily reversable. But if you dont care about vibs just do them both... it wont hurt anything motor doesnt care if it moves or not.

darsondriss · 2008-10-02 22:46:05

http://myspecv.com/f/t7540-ghetto-solid-mm-pics.html

specwhat7287 · 2008-10-02 22:48:29

darsondriss wrote:
http://myspecv.com/f/t7540-ghetto-solid-mm-pics.html

what did u use to do that? those look really clean!!! is it a huge washer with an offset hole and then another washer on top of that? regardless it looks pretty badass

darsondriss · 2008-10-02 22:51:11

hey thanks someone complimented them lol. Go to Ace hardware with the crossmember and find one that fits in there. Then find one will line up with the mmi hole and still reach all the sides of the bigger washer. then weld them together lol. then get some black paint, thats the key to them looking awesome.

specwhat7287 · 2008-10-02 22:54:40

darsondriss wrote:
hey thanks someone complimented them lol. Go to Ace hardware with the crossmember and find one that fits in there. Then find one will line up with the mmi hole and still reach all the sides of the bigger washer. then weld them together lol. then get some black paint, thats the key to them looking awesome.

no joke man im serious they look awesome!!! so it actually was a large washer with an offset hole then? hmmm maybe i just might do it like that instead of sheet metal... anyway thanks for the idea lol

darsondriss · 2008-10-02 22:56:52

no it was 2 normal washers stacked. the offset comes from the second washer is placed off center lol. its just 2 normal washers with centered holes. very simple and cheap lol i think it was like $7 for parts

specwhat7287 · 2008-10-02 23:00:14

oh im a dumbass!!! just looked at the front closer and saw the gap.... i lose lol

darsondriss · 2008-10-02 23:01:46

oh and i assume your buddy would know this but galvanized metals release a poisonous gas when welded so if he doesnt tell him not watch himself

specwhat7287 · 2008-10-02 23:04:44

darsondriss wrote:
oh and i assume your buddy would know this but galvanized metals release a poisonous gas when welded so if he doesnt tell him not watch himself

im sure he does he welds for a living mostly on hyrdraulics... like the big trash compactors that u see at home depots and targets he sets all that stuff up... the only thing im worried about is he says hes going to probably have to use his stick welder on it

darsondriss · 2008-10-02 23:07:00

eh those washers are pretty big and if you weld the little tab from the mmi center onto the center of the small washer it gets to be really solid. I didnt break any of my tack welds in a week with me driving pretty hard.

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