Body mount springs

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Bulletproof
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Body mount springs

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In my Photo in "coils in a surf" Shane made a comment about my body mount springs.
Because of very rough and tough 4 wheeling I used to to have cracks appearing in the body. To solve the problem I bought longer 8.8 bolts and fitted Holden Valve springs to all the body mounts. These have been in place for about 5 years now with no new cracks appearing. I have also been through 2 certifications with no problem.

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Re: Body mount springs

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Thats bloody interesting.
Anyone else done it?

Ive got the original rubber bushes on top of steel blocks. There is no discernible difference in in-cabin harshness or vibrations normally associated with solid blocks. Mine does sway a little though.

Does it sway at all? What i mean is, can you fell the body moving separate to the chassis?

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No the body doesn't sway at all. All it does is take the sudden impact shock off the body mounts which stress the body.

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