IE front strut bar rubs M20 on AKG poly motor mounts

[bastianshaw]

I just installed my IE strut bar on stock mounts and it rubs to. I was thinking about just putting a peice of a spring pad between the bar and mani STRUT BARS ARE BADASS

[ROLLingKING]

looks similar to what ima be doing good thing i held off on paint:)

yea I could have mocked it up first.lol
lesson learned

Heres why i couldnt let it keep rubbing. The manifold has this from contact. Its from the first strut bar that was on the car

[marshtgrade]

I tried to park so sun would show my hammer skillz
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looks similar to what ima be doing good thing i held off on paint:)

[ROLLingKING]

no idea how much this helps but i have I.E bar on my vert which has stock mounts and it rubs a little same spot. wack the bar or treat it as a make shift "sound upgrade" only after taking it off did i notice how much more quiet the car is without that vibration growl

yea thats what happened to me. I felt the difference as soon as I started it the dash was vibrating. like i had solid mounts or some shit.lol

u cant really see the pic to well cause its in a dark spot and the hood opens backwards! I tried to park so sun would show my hammer skillz

[marshtgrade]

no idea how much this helps but i have I.E bar on my vert which has stock mounts and it rubs a little same spot. wack the bar or treat it as a make shift "sound upgrade" only after taking it off did i notice how much more quiet the car is without that vibration growl

[ROLLingKING]

you weakened the strut bar

U are dumb. Period
and u dont have an IE strut bar so keep your guess to yourself. sorry im harsh but its late and i get tired of ppl putting simple shit into theory. its strong

I really don't feel any vibrations whats so ever. 40-45 i have this weird vibration, but it was happening before the bar was even installed. I was thinking about smashing the bar a tad , but not worth it to me, it doesn't really matter if the bars touching a little bit.

Thats great. The akg may be a tad larger. I cant prove or diplsprove it. Maybe when the motor sits on mine it doesnt compress 1mm more since its polyurethane. Did u notice the mounts squish down once fully mounted?
Either way ill post pics tmrw morning of how much i hammered/ruined my fresh paint job.lol its under the bar so i could care less.

This weekend ill measure the mounts i guess

You answered my question tho as soon as u said stock mounts. Thanks again for useful info. I know theres more ppl with this bar, where they at!?

Btw, have u upgraded tranny mounts yet?lol
I always suggest e21 janks. oem and solid. car shoulda came that way IMO

[Robert]

AHA!

so its not my mounts.lol
if its touching u will feel the vibrations, at least u should. i felt/heard it as soon as i started the car. U dont want it touching tho. I had a bootleg strut bar on for a sec and it was touching my manifold. it put a little indentation on the manifold in just a few days. Ill post some pics in the morning

Thanks for posting tho. I was really starting to question the mounts for a sec

I really don't feel any vibrations whats so ever. 40-45 i have this weird vibration, but it was happening before the bar was even installed. I was thinking about smashing the bar a tad , but not worth it to me, it doesn't really matter if the bars touching a little bit.

[Jaxx_]

you weakened the strut bar

yeah, so significant that it will affect how hard you're able to corner. Please enlighten us, does this mean the strut bar will compress easier? Just to make sure, this is what you're saying, right?

[Thizzelle]

you weakened the strut bar

[ROLLingKING]

AHA!

so its not my mounts.lol
if its touching u will feel the vibrations, at least u should. i felt/heard it as soon as i started the car. U dont want it touching tho. I had a bootleg strut bar on for a sec and it was touching my manifold. it put a little indentation on the manifold in just a few days. Ill post some pics in the morning

Thanks for posting tho. I was really starting to question the mounts for a sec

[Robert]

I just installed some new STOCK motor mounts , and it now touches the motor.

I don't feel any vibrations yet.

[ROLLingKING]

So what then is the height of the stock mounts in mm? Matter of fact has anyone compiled a list of various motor mounts for E30, E12, etc and their associated dimensions and what they can fit. That would be some useful info for many of us....hmmm

Idk what u guys are talking about with stress on the driveshaft from not being aligned. Your talking millimeters of a difference and trying to magnify it into more of a problem than it is. Im pretty sure AKG knows what their mounts do. They are very knowledgable. I just got the motor mounts so theyre not goin anywhere.lol and many many ppl use them.
Please dont respond with what angle the motor should be at and other numbers that are only important to u.haha
Look at the AKG website.
Im positive that my car is happy with poly motor mounts, e21 tranny mounts and the strut bar. Especially since my motor and tranny mounts were broken, everythings straight and smooth now

Bearmw is right tho. We should get a list of dimensions goin for mounts. Now im curious.
Its like when my ST 22mm front sway bar rubbed my race skids cross brace. Some things just wont fit. There someone actually confirmed they had a similar fitment issue.

Has anyone actually run into strut bar issues with AKG mounts tho?

[Bearmw]

So what then is the height of the stock mounts in mm? Matter of fact has anyone compiled a list of various motor mounts for E30, E12, etc and their associated dimensions and what they can fit. That would be some useful info for many of us....hmmm

[markseven]

Along with the geometry issues pointed out by jlevie, you are raising the center of gravity.

[jlevie]

Taller than normal motor mounts cause the engine/trans to cant up slightly, which results in a slight misalignment of the drive shaft (and interference with the strut bar). I'd have replaced those motor mounts with ones of the correct height.