How many of you run solid mount over rubber or urethane ones in your rods. Did you notice much difference? The rubber on one of my mounts pulled loose and I was thinking of stripping it all out and makeing everything solid? Pro's and cons.
Me, Mike, and Kenny all run solid mounts. But we never drive our stuff so I can't tell you about any problems! keven
Me and Stang talked some about this yesterday but I was strikeing out so far on a new mount so I may go solid.
are you talking about the wagon? mid 60s Chevys were notorious for breaking mounts, there was a recall involving a wire cable wrapped around the upper A arm shaft...and the newer design mounts have interlocking metal tabs to keep the engine from lifting up when the mount did break. I had solid mounts (homebrew crude to swap in a big block when I was in high school) in my 59 pickup for years, it shook the truck so that the battery acid spattered all over the engine (battery sits on firewall above engine). I finally went to rubber mounts. I'd put new rubber mounts in, if there's a problem with repeated breaking then consider going to solid. On another thread someone suggested solid on the drivers side, rubber on the pass side as a compromise.
Sqirrel, this is on an A coup. Mounts are old. Hav'nt even cranked it yet and noticed the rubber had pulled away from the mount.
I can't remember what your mounts look like off hand, but... I wouldn't do something that is "solid", like metal on metal. I know if may sound stupid, but you can shape hockey pucks in a lot of different ways. Make great mounts for a bunch of things.
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