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Old 07-01-2019, 12:04 AM   #57723
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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon View Post
I've been frustrated with the floppiness of the drive line since day one. It's not just a little bit bad. For an alleged "sports car," it's atrocious. I've spent time studying it just by backing the car onto ramps, rocking it back and forth in gear, and watching deflection from underneath. The two main contributors are the engine mounts and the front diff mounts. There are a few different choices for engine mounts providing varying degrees of stiffness. The STI mounts are reputed to live in the sweet spot.

As for the diff mounts? Ugh. I dropped the hammer on a Cusco product but still feel like I could've done just as well by making shims from an old tire.

I have all my mounts except for the rear diff mounts swapped and it makes a huge difference. Really tightens up the feel of the car.

I have a set of rear diff cradle mounts but I don't feel like pulling the rear of the car apart again this year. Might leave the stock ones and build something like this instead.

https://www.maperformance.com/produc...QaAhmGEALw_wcB
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