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[Ipod]

iv search here and google but cant find what i need to know specific like.

How do you replace the front top subframe rubber mounts, what tools are needed

mpi sportspack 99

[ukcooper]

http://www.theminifo...ubframe-mounts/

Pictures have gone, but it's a good read.

[Ipod]

thanks for that, just the thing i was searching for

as my rear mounts to the heelboard are ok, do i need to undo them to do the top mounts tho ?

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Posted 25 June 2010 - 11:40 PM
Can i just say what a really helpfull thread....great writeup and pictures

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Made me chuckle

[Ipod]

yea i saw that when i scrolled down n read other posts just now...was hoping others wouldnt see too (I used to drink, what can i say) lol

[Ipod]

so why, and does it matter that there is oval rubbers or round poly ones like these?

http://www.minispare.../C-STR640A.aspx

i think im confusing myself...do the round ones just replace the oval one then?

[Spitz]

Round ones replace the oval ones...yes. The top ones are notched to fit against that little diagonal wall ( forget the name )

This is great....while you're all sleeping over there , I get to make four posts in a row

[Spitz]

by the way.....When I replaced my lower ones, I didn't need to remove the heel board mount bolts....just loosened to the max

[tiger99]

Do not mix rubber and poly. You may get away with it, but more likely the shell will start cracking somewhere, often in the inner wings just ahead of the subframe towers, due to the changed stress distribution.

Why not do the job properly and fit a full solid mount kit, to get best handling?

[Spitz]

Good advice...happened to me ( Which is why I'm surprised they offer the mixed set )

I installed solid rear front sub mounts, and retained the old rubber mounts under the bolt and between tower and body ( later installed poly....but still need to replace with solid )
Anyway......the floor cracked pretty bad at the rear mounts...had to weld a patch in.

Problem being....the bottom is solid, and the top is allowed a little movement....creates fatigue. Same happens if solid on top, soft on bottom....fatigue at top

[Ipod]

iv read that if you go all solid, then a plate needs to be welded to the heelboard for the rears, and theres an increase in noise and vibration.

so thanks all for the heads up, i think i'll just replace all with new rubber ones, as its only an mpi, and not a fast road or track car.