Need help choosing a trans mount

[robert]

i have a 98 firebird manual tht has a broken trans mount and im trying to buy one but do i need the hydraulic or solid one? and also which brand im looking at auto zone ? can someone please help me

[ssms5411]

Re: Need help choosing a trans mount

Go with a poly mount Prothane or whatever you can find ($20)and it will never break again, add poly spacers or rubber ones to correct the driveshaft height and your set. I ran mine in my M5 and A4 had no problems.

[Meatyshells]

Re: Need help choosing a trans mount

what he said...
only problem is they dont make a specific mount for our cars so you have to get the universal one. They stock them on the shelf at autozone for like $25.
But because they are universal, you have to cut a little slot in the cross member (takes like 10 min with a dremel)
Then what i did was use 2 sway bar end link bushings as spacers so that the vibrations arent near as bad because of the stiffness of the poly mount

[silVerSIXf-body]

Re: Need help choosing a trans mount

what he said...
only problem is they dont make a specific mount for our cars so you have to get the universal one. They stock them on the shelf at autozone for like $25.
But because they are universal, you have to cut a little slot in the cross member (takes like 10 min with a dremel)
Then what i did was use 2 sway bar end link bushings as spacers so that the vibrations arent near as bad because of the stiffness of the poly mount

thats a really good idea. i was half way though my install of a poly mount and i had to stop because i noticed the heights of the two mounts are different and didnt have any clue on what to do to fix that. so by added the sway bar bushings you kept the stock height? any vibrations at higher speeds?

[robert]

Re: Need help choosing a trans mount

well i went to ayutozone and they have a couple some which are hydraulic and some tht are solid with fdiffrent brands? which one?

these are my options
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/cat...xt=trans+mount

[cam98aro]

Re: Need help choosing a trans mount

well i went to ayutozone and they have a couple some which are hydraulic and some tht are solid with fdiffrent brands? which one?

these are my options
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/cat...xt=trans+mount

like i said in your other thread, if you dont want to go with a hydraulic mount, you will have to modify your car

i found this writeup that might help you with your decision: http://www.turbofirebird.com/Default.aspx?tabid=75

[robert]

Re: Need help choosing a trans mount

yeah but if i go with a hydraulic mount would i have to do any mods to put back up to stock hieght or is tht just witht the solid mounts which require fabrication? and if i did go with a hydraulic would i still need tyo use bushing to raise the trans regular hieght?

[cam98aro]

Re: Need help choosing a trans mount

yeah but if i go with a hydraulic mount would i have to do any mods to put back up to stock hieght or is tht just witht the solid mounts which require fabrication? and if i did go with a hydraulic would i still need tyo use bushing to raise the trans regular hieght?

no, the hydraulic mount is a stock replacement, there is no modifications

[Meatyshells]

Re: Need help choosing a trans mount

thats a really good idea. i was half way though my install of a poly mount and i had to stop because i noticed the heights of the two mounts are different and didnt have any clue on what to do to fix that. so by added the sway bar bushings you kept the stock height? any vibrations at higher speeds?

nope

like i said in your other thread, if you dont want to go with a hydraulic mount, you will have to modify your car

i found this writeup that might help you with your decision: http://www.turbofirebird.com/Default.aspx?tabid=75

that link sums up everything i said in my first post :D

[ne0hisda0ne]

Re: Need help choosing a trans mount

solid..YA MON...