body mount replacement question
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Drifting
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From: Catlett VA
body mount replacement question
The body mounts on my 68 convert do not look that bad, but they are, of course, almost 50 years old and hard as a rock. I'm considering replacing them, but need to prioritize this work against several other tasks on my to-do list. For those of you who replaced their mounts with neoprene ones, how much difference did you notice afterward for better ride quality, reducing rattles, etc.? RA
Melting Slicks
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From: Great Plains Iowa
The body mounts on my 68 convert do not look that bad, but they are, of course, almost 50 years old and hard as a rock. I'm considering replacing them, but need to prioritize this work against several other tasks on my to-do list. For those of you who replaced their mounts with neoprene ones, how much difference did you notice afterward for better ride quality, reducing rattles, etc.? RA
The later years used solid aluminum mounts so the hardness doesn't matter at all.
Burning Brakes
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From: Austin TX
Do you mean later than C3? My '82 has rubber mounts. They're squashed and cracked. This isn't high on my to-do list, but I was wondering if they can be replaced one at a time. This is another area I never had to work on with my previous cars. Does the body have to come up for this?
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Drifting
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From: Catlett VA
body mounts
Do you mean later than C3? My '82 has rubber mounts. They're squashed and cracked. This isn't high on my to-do list, but I was wondering if they can be replaced one at a time. This is another area I never had to work on with my previous cars. Does the body have to come up for this?
Racer
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The body mounts on my 68 convert do not look that bad, but they are, of course, almost 50 years old and hard as a rock. I'm considering replacing them, but need to prioritize this work against several other tasks on my to-do list. For those of you who replaced their mounts with neoprene ones, how much difference did you notice afterward for better ride quality, reducing rattles, etc.? RA
1968-72 Corvettes used aluminum body mounts, 1973+ used rubber.
If they are rubber on your car they have already been replaced at some point.
The rubber mounts are thicker then the aluminum so this must be taken into account if switching from one to the other.
John
Last edited by JC68; Dec 8, 2015 at 11:48 AM.
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