Ty1642
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I installed new motor mounts from jagsthatrun.com over the summer. Someone had posted about these a while ago, but I couldn't find anyone that had tried them. Here is the website link:
http://www.jagsthatrun.com/Pages/Parts_S10-43-2wdRepacementMounts.html
They use the stock mounts from the S-10 2.8L V-6. These are rubber mounts, but they are completely surrounded by a metal shell, so they can't pull apart like the stock 4.3 mounts. Here are the photos from their website:
Unfortunately, the 2.8L motor mount won't bolt directly to the 4.3 V-6. Instead, the motor mount bolts to the frame, and an adapter bracket bolts to the engine. This means you have to replace both the mount and stock frame pad, like you were installing solid mounts. The adapter bracket they provide looks very solid though, and everything bolted up with no problem. (Except that changing mounts is very bit the nightmare people say it is.) Everything seemed to line up fine, with no interference around the fan shroud. Here is a photo of the passenger side mount & adapter bracket installed.
I only got a chance to drive the truck a couple of times after installing these, because this turned into the summer of replacing things that broke. They definitely were better than the broken stock mounts. I like having the rubber mounts for ride quality, and hopefully the steel shell will keep them together. If I have to change them again in another 18 years, the physical and emotional scars from the last time should have faded.
http://www.jagsthatrun.com/Pages/Parts_S10-43-2wdRepacementMounts.html
They use the stock mounts from the S-10 2.8L V-6. These are rubber mounts, but they are completely surrounded by a metal shell, so they can't pull apart like the stock 4.3 mounts. Here are the photos from their website:
Unfortunately, the 2.8L motor mount won't bolt directly to the 4.3 V-6. Instead, the motor mount bolts to the frame, and an adapter bracket bolts to the engine. This means you have to replace both the mount and stock frame pad, like you were installing solid mounts. The adapter bracket they provide looks very solid though, and everything bolted up with no problem. (Except that changing mounts is very bit the nightmare people say it is.) Everything seemed to line up fine, with no interference around the fan shroud. Here is a photo of the passenger side mount & adapter bracket installed.
I only got a chance to drive the truck a couple of times after installing these, because this turned into the summer of replacing things that broke. They definitely were better than the broken stock mounts. I like having the rubber mounts for ride quality, and hopefully the steel shell will keep them together. If I have to change them again in another 18 years, the physical and emotional scars from the last time should have faded.
