96 850 lower torque mount rubber or neoprene

Post by **JimBee** » 24 Jun 2014, 17:38

Well, there's the price difference, sure, but the important question is, given that my 855 is a manual trans and there's a little clutch chatter (pretty minor, actually), would I get a smoother clutch engagement with the neoprene? Definitely, maybe, no difference?
I'm also replacing the upper torque rod bushing and going with the neoprene on that one.
Suggestions?

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 24 Jun 2014, 20:09

I doubt it would make any difference on the chatter. The neoprene version seems to me to be a solution in search of a problem. I've never actually seen one of the OEM rubber versions go bad unless the car was in a wreck. The top mount takes a beating but the bottom one actually does very little.

...Lee

Post by **JimBee** » 24 Jun 2014, 20:19

Thanks for the feedback Lee. I wondered about that, but assumed it was worn b/c the top one was. I'll pull it off tomorrow to inspect before ordering.
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Post by **erikv11** » 25 Jun 2014, 08:06

Can you show a link to one of the neoprene mounts? I have seen urethane, rubber and poly in the mounts but not neoprene, I am just curious.