I agree with that, and when I used to have a hardbody, I looked in vane for anyone who sells them, but nobody does. I suggest a tranny strap like a racing vw, those are simple and affective.

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Originally posted by NissanProject:
It's the torque mutiplication caused by the steeper gears, that breaks our crappy motor mounts. If yu do any hill climbing w/a stock Nissan, you can rip the driver's side mount in half! All Nissan trucks/SUVs seriously need a tranny and engine mount upgrade (I'm, working on one, and I'll be using a Jeep poly tranny mount in conjuction, just haven't done it yet ). They suck! Bigblocks of rubber. C'mon! What were they thinking?
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So-o-o-o-ooo....Is the only REAL "upgrade" for our motor mounts to replace the factory RUBBER pieces w/ Polyurethane pieces????? Thanx for the input!!! Later...


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There arn't any available that I know of. I suggest for your fine rig, get someone to weld the mounts solid. Then just use a thick rubber gasket. But you still need the tranny bolted down better, and it is possible your tranny crossmember is too weak a design and you need to beef it up some.

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Originally posted by TF&J:
There arn't any available that I know of. I suggest for your fine rig, get someone to weld the mounts solid. Then just use a thick rubber gasket. But you still need the tranny bolted down better, and it is possible your tranny crossmember is too weak a design and you need to beef it up some.

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That "tranny crossmember" is just temporary! We just needed to do that for driveshaft clearance, but it will soon be removed and replaced w/ several new x-members(to prevent ANY frame twisting that may be occuring) along w/ some skids. . I REALLY like this DESIGN and am going to try to replicate it while my T-Case gears are being put in. Oh...just so you know...my motor mounts are fine...just checked'em last night! I'm not so sure about welding the engine mounts fast/solid, I like the rubber cause I'm sure it sucks up A LOT of vibration...so as long as mine keep up the good work...I'll keep'em "as-is". If/When they break...I'll beef'em up!!! Thanx for the replies and Later...


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This is a Hardbody with a sas and the tranny crossmember is a nice tubing style.

Thanx TF&J, I also like that design!! Actually I've been thinking about that style also. Especially because it's MUCH simpler in design and just as effective!!! Thanx again....Later....


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