DIY lower torque mount insert

[sw2low]

This may not be for everyone, but if you have access to a lathe and mill its an easy, cheap mod.

Obviously the stock lower mount has plenty of give in it, which i despised when shifting.

This stock rubber is cast into the aluminum. Cut as much as you can out with a utility knife.

Wire wheel to remove the rest of the rubber (within reason).

Stuck the aluminum mount in the mill and bored it so it was round and sides were square. (Sorry no picture)

Having made all my mounts for my Ion Redline, i picked up a IRL or Cobalt SS control arm bushing and machined a reducer to press into the stock aluminum mount and receive the new bushing. I like these bushings cause they limit movement but arent as stiff as poly.

Only other item necessary was a 0.20" thick spacer to duplicate the height of the stock mount.

I'll get an installed picture, but you can imagine its basically the same from below.

Little vibration when leaving from a stop, and i've found a rattle behind the hatch plastic, but i love the feeling between shifts now.

Total cost including aluminum was about 30$.

-RuD

 

[greg51]

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Nice did you just indicate the inside of original to get it close ? This is just a standard lower control arm mount ? g

 

[greg51]

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1 more thing how big od is the aluminum insert g

 

[Dubbs_RS]

Nice did you just indicate the inside of original to get it close ? This is just a standard lower control arm mount ? g

This is the lower trans mount, not a control arm mount. Would be the equivalent of either the TTR or BNR one.

OP, awesome job on this! Looks like a pretty inexpensive alternative if you have access to the tools.

 

[greg51]

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Yes i know what it is. He used a lower control arm mount. g

 

[MaD]

Now you opened the door... your on the hook for doing this mod now... since you have all the tools to do so... [emoji16] just sayin

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[MaD]

BTW... nice writeup and awsome idea [emoji41] [emoji106]

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[sw2low]

Greg, yes, its a control arm bushing from either a cobalt or ion, just cause thats what im familiar with. OD of the aluminum insert was somewhere around 3.2".

-RuD

 

[Dubbs_RS]

Yes i know what it is. He used a lower control arm mount. g

Ohhh my bad. I see what you mean.

 

[Palmaris]

I just did this and wanted to include an alternative to achieve the same thing. Seems great so far!


I used this stuff

old one

new one

had to drop my skid plate to get it in.

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