E153 rear mount solution, st-205 rear mount and bracket Options

[supra12big]

Hi, I have started a bunch on threads with this whole rear mount and bracekt problem, well i just recently had purchased a rear alltrac mount and bracket (st185), anyways, alot of people didn't say it would work, and told me to get a st205 mount, well here are some pics of a st185 bracket and mount and my e153 tranny (mr2), if u want to ask question just shoot, sry for bad pics

[eggman40]

thanks supra for posting for me, i didnt wanna go looking for the picture



well there you have my set up. I dont know what else to say, i went with what was proven and its worked for me, 2 years and counting. sphinx ran the same set up, and he did well. I've taken my car up into the canyons, done a few 4-5k launches, burnouts, triple digit speeds and not once had any issues with the axle. never any strange noises or bumps. The only noise that ever came from that direction was a messed up wheel bearing and that went away once i replaced it.



If i were to do the same swap again i would not run a spacer but that is just me... why would i change whats not broken?



However, dont get me wrong, im not trashing your theory whatsoever. obviously we are dealing with a motor that wassn't designed to be in our car out of the factory, so there might be some X factor that is causing mixed results. I guess we need to keep digging till we find a universal solution. I understand your concern about it eventually being an issue, but so far it has not been. When i was doing my swap, Sphinx sugested this set up because its the one he went with and had absolutely no issues with it. At the time thats all i knew so i went with it and didnt worry about it again. up to this day ive had no issues.



but as for now my setup works perfectly and i have no intention on changing it. If something ever comes up, i will let people know.

This post has been edited by eggman40: Jan 28, 2008 - 11:22 PM