47 panel body mounts
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47 panel body mounts
Hey everyone, so imI ready to finally spendssome cash on my 47, not muxh as imI saving for a mustang ii air ride kit but i need body mounts. I don't feel to confident in the oem wooden one as I live on the coast...plus I'm aiming for over 500hp. But I can't really find any info on modern body mount kits. What have you guys done/ suggest?
Thanks,
Mike.
Thanks,
Mike.
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For what it's worth here is my thinking.
You have a 500hp motor going into the truck hope you are not using the stock frame OR have beefed it up really really good!
If the frame is strong and does not flex then you should be able to use anything for mounts even the hard wood mounts as all they are doing is keeping the body metal from touching the frame metal and making noise.
Besides a strong frame will let the suspension work as it should and make the truck handle better. If everything is flexing, suspension/frame/body, this thing will be a bear to drive as it will be all over the place.
Again just my thinking.
Now for mount bushings, first I have to say I don't know what the stock ones look like so?
If you don't want to use the hard wood try rubber. Maybe hockey pucks drilled for the bolts to go thru? Others have used this for body lifts on top of the stock bushings.
Might look at Poly type mounts. I think some of the later truck with full frames I think they make poly kits for (Blazers & Broncos) or if you can find sizes suspension busing may work for you.\
Good luck
Dave ----
You have a 500hp motor going into the truck hope you are not using the stock frame OR have beefed it up really really good!
If the frame is strong and does not flex then you should be able to use anything for mounts even the hard wood mounts as all they are doing is keeping the body metal from touching the frame metal and making noise.
Besides a strong frame will let the suspension work as it should and make the truck handle better. If everything is flexing, suspension/frame/body, this thing will be a bear to drive as it will be all over the place.
Again just my thinking.
Now for mount bushings, first I have to say I don't know what the stock ones look like so?
If you don't want to use the hard wood try rubber. Maybe hockey pucks drilled for the bolts to go thru? Others have used this for body lifts on top of the stock bushings.
Might look at Poly type mounts. I think some of the later truck with full frames I think they make poly kits for (Blazers & Broncos) or if you can find sizes suspension busing may work for you.\
Good luck
Dave ----
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