Gearbox mounts

mmm-five · Post by **mmm-five** » Fri May 10, 2019 7:54 pm

R60BBA wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 7:02 pm
mmm-five wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2019 8:31 pm I think the advice I got at the time was the gearbox mounts are a worthwhile upgrade on an e46 M3, but not so much on a Z4M as they had different mounts anyway.
How do you actually know when they need changing?

When you hear a big clonk and the car pops out of gear over the jump in Pflantzgarten 1?

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Fri May 10, 2019 8:23 pm

mmm-five wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 7:54 pm
R60BBA wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 7:02 pm
mmm-five wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2019 8:31 pm I think the advice I got at the time was the gearbox mounts are a worthwhile upgrade on an e46 M3, but not so much on a Z4M as they had different mounts anyway.
How do you actually know when they need changing?
When you hear a big clonk and the car pops out of gear over the jump in Pflantzgarten 1?

...but probably not very funny at all at the time

mmm-five · Post by **mmm-five** » Fri May 10, 2019 9:37 pm

Bing wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 8:23 pm

...but probably not very funny at all at the time

Not happened to me yet...and it's done a fair few laps on the originals.

R60BBA · Post by **R60BBA** » Fri May 10, 2019 10:48 pm

mmm-five wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 7:54 pm
R60BBA wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 7:02 pm
mmm-five wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2019 8:31 pm I think the advice I got at the time was the gearbox mounts are a worthwhile upgrade on an e46 M3, but not so much on a Z4M as they had different mounts anyway.
How do you actually know when they need changing?
When you hear a big clonk and the car pops out of gear over the jump in Pflantzgarten 1?

joka.

Argenta · Post by **Argenta** » Tue May 14, 2019 1:08 pm

I must say after owning lots of cars none of the drivetrains ever been mounted especially firm to the bodyshell, for obvious reasons..

GuidoK · Post by **GuidoK** » Tue May 14, 2019 1:15 pm

......I've owned also lots of cars but I never use that as an argument on a specific matter

Vanne · Post by **Vanne** » Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:28 am

I've changed engine and box mounts 3 times in the last 4 years, not because they were broken/used up, but because i wanted something stiffer. OEM as said, is pretty loose. I've settled with AKG race mounts. Though prob not recommended unless you have a ultra shifter where its paramount to reduce the amount that the box can move below the chassis. (this is NOT for a road car) for road, id probably stick with OEM.

BMWZ4MC · Post by **BMWZ4MC** » Mon Jun 03, 2019 7:08 am

Have you a link to where you got them Vanne?

Vanne · Post by **Vanne** » Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:21 pm

Of course mate, they are from AKG, I had the solid ALU ones, but they were unforgiving..
Sticking with these I hope when they go in.

https://www.akgmotorsport.com/product-c ... unts-z4/

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