[Supras] replacement motor mounts:

[t72pwrd]

There is also an Isuzu truck mount that can be made to fit very easily.  I 
forget the specifics but I've used it in the past.  A Google or archive 
search should reveal the specifics.


-Nick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <berniek at technicaldevelop.com>
To: "Michael Green" <mikejaygreen at hotmail.com>; <bogunter at mindspring.com>; 
<Supras at supras.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Supras] replacement motor mounts:


> James:
>
>    It is easy to tell if you have the fluid filled mounts.  They are about 
> 3" high, round, and have corragations like the Michelin tire man.  They 
> were first used in '89, so you may have either the old square style of the 
> newer ones.
>
>    The fluid mounts are notorious for pulling apart, particularly on the 
> left side where the engine tends to lift.  On the advise of another post 
> on this list about 6 months ago (with photo links), I got a set of '98 
> MkIV mounts, the same in dimensions as the fluid ones except for one 
> locating lug which needs to be ground off.  They are cheaper too, about 
> $54 from discount internet dealers.  They are VERY strong, but of course 
> do not offer the isolation that the fluid mounts do.  The fluid mounts do 
> have a steel stop backup bolted to the block which contacts a projection 
> on an inner steel member in the fluid mount convolutions.  But the MkIV 
> mounts are steel crimped over polyurethane and are much stronger.  Beware: 
> They must be 98's.  There earlier ones are much bigger and will not fit.
>
>    If you have the fluid mounts, you cannot use the early square mounts 
> without changing the crossmember or making spacers.
>
>    Hope this helps.
>
>        Bernie Katz
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