Modified differential mount

[jmortensen]

If that were indeed to happen, the stud (still dampened by the urethane bushing) would still keep the top plate from separating completely which would at least prevent a catastrophic failure of the mount.

I missed the bit about having a poly bushing in there. If that's the case then I think it will probably hold up for a long time, and it may be that limiting the movement with the stud makes it so that the stock mount lasts indefinitely. I would say that the single hole in the sheet metal crossmember is going to be the weak link in that chain, so if there are problems they are going to be happening there.

For a similar amount of effort, the clamshell design with a strap of metal that bolts to the stock mount and wraps underneath the crossmember with a rubber or poly pad on it seems like a more surefire method, as I think it's less likely that one would tear out the whole diff crossmember.

Edited October 5, 2010 by jmortensen