What's the best rear motor mount to pair with the Predator front mount
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Same here, but I haven't gotten to 22K miles yet.
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I understand exactly what Kraken is saying, but I haven't a clue what this has to do with it. I guess I must be a dumbass...
I'm in this boat also. Currently running a Predator front, probably overdue for a rear one. My plan was to go stock mount with Sputhe or Alloy Art rear stabilizer, but the Big Bear one looks interesting.
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I've been using the Predator front motor mount for a couple of years now and I think I need a rear mount that works better than the stock design because I've changed the rear mount a couple of times because it's hitting the case when I hit bumps/holes, I don't necessarely think that those rear mounts have gone bad but that they don't work that well together with the Predator. Here is my reasoning:
The stock Dyna motor mounts stretch back and forth to dampen the vibrations but the Predator only compresses (like what ALL the engine mounts of cars/bikes) so what is happenin is that the stock design compensates the front and rear position when the mounts strech and maybe that's why it doesn't hit until the mounts really go bad.
So the type of rear mount that would be a perfect complement to the Predator front mount is one that only compreses and not stretches. Are there any like that out there? I know that the Kinetics Structure mounts do have separate bushings for lateral and vertical dampening but don't know if combining it with the Predator the vertical bushings will get overworked or not.
Another option that I don't know if it would help or not could be to put a support in the rear to stop the trans from going further down when you hit a hole just like some products that do that for the front of the engine when doing wheelies, but I haven't seen one for the rear, maybe someone knows of one?
PS:
The rear mounts that I've been using lately are the Hard Drive ones that do seem to be made of a softer rubber and maybe that is causing them to stretch more that they should...
The stock Dyna motor mounts stretch back and forth to dampen the vibrations but the Predator only compresses (like what ALL the engine mounts of cars/bikes) so what is happenin is that the stock design compensates the front and rear position when the mounts strech and maybe that's why it doesn't hit until the mounts really go bad.
So the type of rear mount that would be a perfect complement to the Predator front mount is one that only compreses and not stretches. Are there any like that out there? I know that the Kinetics Structure mounts do have separate bushings for lateral and vertical dampening but don't know if combining it with the Predator the vertical bushings will get overworked or not.
Another option that I don't know if it would help or not could be to put a support in the rear to stop the trans from going further down when you hit a hole just like some products that do that for the front of the engine when doing wheelies, but I haven't seen one for the rear, maybe someone knows of one?
PS:
The rear mounts that I've been using lately are the Hard Drive ones that do seem to be made of a softer rubber and maybe that is causing them to stretch more that they should...
My .02
Dave
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Judging by your post, you hit a lot of pot holes / rough terrain where you live. The OEM rear mount is one of the best combined with a Sputhe or True-Track. What I think you need is better rear shocks to absorb the rough terrain. If your shocks don't dampen the hits, your rear mount is going to be taking a beating. The softer compound of the Hard Drive is probably compounding the issue.
My .02
Dave
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The Big Bear looks nice but it's the most expensive one
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Better shocks is always a nice plus to have but I'm not the only one with this issue @Rt13MFer is having ussies with the Predator + regular rear mount.
The Big Bear looks nice but it's the most expensive one
The Big Bear looks nice but it's the most expensive one
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