trail gear motor mounts

[numan]

just fyi, they are a bitch to install. the top stud is thicker than a stock motor mount so you have to drill the plate that bolts to the engine to a half inch. just my .02

 

[zukkev]

Did you read the instructions???:fawkdancesmiley: ( I don't know if there are any, just sayin'!!!:redneck...other than drilling the hole---was any other aspect of the job difficult? Others may want to know....

 

[83YotaDlx]

when i installed a set it was a pain to get them to line up on the frame holes. but drilling the bigger hole wasn't a problem.

 

[zukkev]

Ok, that's what I was gettin' at...it wasn't just the drilling! Apparently the final fit isn't great....:awesomework:

 

[CHOP SHOP]

just fyi, they are a bitch to install. the top stud is thicker than a stock motor mount so you have to drill the plate that bolts to the engine to a half inch. just my .02

Straight from the web page on them, from TG

Note: In order to install this motor mount, the motor mount bracket on the block side will need to be drilled out from 12mm to 1/2". Some drilling and partial disassembly required.

WOW, what a surprise!

 

[CHOP SHOP]

Ok, that's what I was gettin' at...it wasn't just the drilling! Apparently the final fit isn't great....:awesomework:

Says they are slotted and fit it all.

from TG again.

The mount holes are slotted so that the Bomb Proof Motor Mount Kit is easy to install and can be used on 3.5 inch and 3.75 inch applications. You don

 

[CHOP SHOP]

when i installed a set it was a pain to get them to line up on the frame holes. but drilling the bigger hole wasn't a problem.

so your truck burns a quart of motor honey a week and you spent $100 on motor mounts? :scratchhead:

A chain is free.

 

[dove'd85]

so your truck burns a quart of motor honey a week and you spent $100 on motor mounts? :scratchhead:

A chain is free.

i second the chain:redneck: worked great on all my rigs

 

[numan]

the drilling wasnt a bitch it was the lining up correctly that was a bitch.