Re: Front cross member braces from Ron Wood

[Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>]

On Mon, 05 Nov 2001 22:35:24 -0800 Kevin Collins <kcollins1@socal.rr.com>
writes:
>Larry wrote:
>
>> any device that stiffens the structure will increase felt 
>vibrations.
>
>Really?  Hasn't happened in my case.  And thinking about it, I don't 
>follow
>your logic - for instance, passenger cars have been built with 
>increasing
>rigidivity and "stiffness" for the last 20 years or so - and the 
>effect
>is just the opposite - to make them more solid, rattle-free, and long-
>lasting.  What am I missing?


Stiffer mounts will transmit more vibrations to the chassis than absorb
and cancel them out. Follow? 

New mounts will decrease the vibrations by restoring engine/tranny
position in a way that the mount is isolated from the chassis. 


Shawn Méze
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