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posted on March 3rd, 2015 at 03:29 PM |
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HD Gear-Box Mounts
Interested in hearing some feedback/experiences - As I am looking do what has already been done in the following link: http://www.volksbolts.com/faq/gearbox-rear.htm
Similar to the above, I already have the CB rhino mounts - what I am look to achieve is to simply replacing the factory original cradle (that fits to
the frame horns and holds the trans from the bottom) with the HD empi bottom mount - NOT THE STRAP, similar to the link above, to help support a
bigger motor and new trans.
Simply speaking what I want to do is - retain my CB Rhino mounts & use the bottom of the empi HD trans mount; my question is:
will the empi HD mount give me grief?
The reason for these specific parts to be used and not more full on tech is because it isn't a drag car and its pretty low, so I figure I can replace
what is nackked, support the new set up and retain most of the ground clearance, and retain drive quality.
Ideally; ground clearance similar to the bellow image (although the image has a solid mount set up - no padding- from my research the ground clearance
should be the same)
Your constructive feedback is welcomed
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posted on March 3rd, 2015 at 08:36 PM |
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I bought my front mount mount from vee force racing, weld in mount takes a bit of time to fit but worth it.
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posted on March 4th, 2015 at 06:22 PM |
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Nice clean undercarriage vwo60- good to see you cleaned up the oil leaks for the photo
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posted on March 4th, 2015 at 06:50 PM |
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will the empi HD mount give me grief
any EMPI item will give you grief
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posted on March 9th, 2015 at 06:32 PM |
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Quote: | Originally
posted by vw54
will the empi HD mount give me grief
any EMPI item will give you grief
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Nice one, this is true
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posted on March 9th, 2015 at 06:41 PM |
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posted by vwo60
I bought my front mount mount from vee force racing, weld in mount takes a bit of time to fit but worth it.
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Thanks for the pic, I looked in to this mod, ACN have a bolt in version however the concern I have is ground clearance.
Sitting just before the rear wheels it vulnerable to scrapeage.
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posted on March 11th, 2015 at 07:41 PM |
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Sway bar is lower and there has never been any issues with hitting anything, if your car is that low then you will have a problem, the bolt on mount
from ACN does only half the job.
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