I need to start paying more attention to the protege :(
70k miles, still on stock shocks (gone now, like riding on springs only) still on stock motor mounts warped brake rotors |
Originally Posted by Da P-Funk!
(Post 380862)
Yep.
Four mounts. At 50K with any 'spirited driving' they are probably shot... Excessive wheel hop, engine moves around easily, and 'lag' as the mounts lash up under accelration are the symptoms. Torn rubber is the visual indication for the sides. There is a new kinder/gentler upgraded mount than AWR and others have been using the Diesel (yep) motor mounts from Europe. My AWRs have settled down and do a good job. At first they made everything in the car resonate! |
Originally Posted by Liquid_Ag
(Post 380941)
sls ftw. the street unit mounts are made from billet aluminum, and may bend or break. go with awr or sls. awr even makes a disclaimer about the street unit mounts being subpar. so if you go with them be careful
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^^ the only SLS mount that broke was a prototype mount, unless you know something I don't.
I've seen my fair share of 3rd gen Protege race cars and I know that not a single one featured 'street unit' mounts. Shiny billet aluminium < solid steel. The reason the street unit mounts are comfortable for daily driving is that they have the softest inserts out of any mount I've seen, aside from maybe the stock mounts (though when new, the stock mounts 'feel' pretty stiff. |
they aren't on race cars for a reason. race car mounts will rattle the hell out of the car and for a daily driver that isn't what you need. if you are trying to build a race car then yes, go awr and have the shit rattled out of your car, but then again, if you are using it as a race car it doesn't matter about the vibrations out the wahzoo.
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That's a decent point. I still have my stock ones, and I find my car has alot of vibration as is. I'm willing to sacrifice some performance to keep it comfortable.
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Originally Posted by amsgator
(Post 382944)
they aren't on race cars for a reason. race car mounts will rattle the hell out of the car and for a daily driver that isn't what you need. if you are trying to build a race car then yes, go awr and have the shit rattled out of your car, but then again, if you are using it as a race car it doesn't matter about the vibrations out the wahzoo.
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Originally Posted by amsgator
(Post 382944)
they aren't on race cars for a reason. race car mounts will rattle the hell out of the car and for a daily driver that isn't what you need. if you are trying to build a race car then yes, go awr and have the shit rattled out of your car, but then again, if you are using it as a race car it doesn't matter about the vibrations out the wahzoo.
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not sure 75 is even stiff enough for a race car.
sls only has the front and side. no rear yet. if they had their rear out already i would have gotten theirs but SU already has rear and front. sides (both) should be out soon. |
Never said it was stiff enough for a race car.. that's what AWR is for.
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So if the front and rear mounts are the ones by the radiator and firewall, where are the side mounts located? Are side mounts or inserts available for the 1.6 liter ZM-DE?
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Side mounts are near the strut towers.. in front of them. Driver's side holds up the tranny, the passenger side one bolts on where the timing belt is.
I know inserts are available from AWR for the 2.0, not sure how different the mounts are on the 1.6 since they must bolt up to the same place on the chassis.. obviously that has no bearing on the shape/size/design of the rubber which would dictate if the inserts were compatible. If they aren't, you could always make your own inserts with .. window weld or whatever that butyl crap is people use. It might not last a long time but it's cheap as hell. |
Originally Posted by slowprotege03
(Post 381699)
what durometer are your mounts? you have the front , rear , and side inserts all awr right?
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Just weld them solid you girls!
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So... my manual '02 Protege is completely stock, daily driver, 60k miles and my mounts are shot. I've read the rear is a real bitch to replace, so for my situation would I be fine just replacing the front and sides with the SLS mounts? Is the rear really needed for a completely stock, daily driven Protege?
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