3rd Gen 3.5V6 motor mounts

Haha! These are about the least glamorous thing you can do but definitely important. Glad you are stoked!

For the record, a girl just installed a set on her 4wd Tacoma in one day, so you all have no excuse!

 

Yep. 4 to 5 hours seems to sound about right.

These mounts will be critical for boosted 3.5 builds, also it will help throw down power to the ground better. If 3.5s have upgraded carrier bearing options if look into that as well as polyurethane transmission mounts as well. The power applied to the ground will be greatly improved as will your confidence in the trucks abilities.

 

ain't no glamour over here. just more immediate throttle.

 

I know it's hard to get a camera in there, but any chance you have an after pic of the mount installed?

 

I cant specifically remember a customer sending me a pic of the 3.5 mounts installed yet. I have a bunch of all the other kits. I'll ask on Instagram if anyone has.

 

Lol. Fat chance my man. Those things were basically designed to never be replaced in OE form as difficult as they are to get to.

 

Got the passenger side done, not too bad with the shock removed. Took a bit over an hour.

 

very nice, any other tips aside from shock removal? about an hour per side after shock removal?

 

All bolts are 14 mm except for the center nut on the stock mount is 17mm and the thru bolt on the new is 16mm. I used a jack to support the center and a 2nd jack on the oil pan to line the bolts up. Pretty much break all bolts free and if the holes quit lining up as you remove the bolts, use the 2nd jack to line them back up. Also, before removing the last bolt go ahead and remove the 17mm nut in order to remove the mount in 2 pieces. Use blue thread locker for the engine block mount and a dab of red for the others. Make sure to have the through bolt in place before tightening any of the bolts. Couldn’t get a torque wrench on pretty much all of them, just be careful with the aluminum threads on the block. That’s pretty much it. I can see it being even easier if you don’t have the shock tower gussets. Should be fine with the shock in place though, just made it easier with it and the UCA out of the way.

 

Was the drivers side harder?

 

Haven’t done the drivers side yet, but it looks much easier than the passenger side.

 

thanks, great infos. do you think the tower gussets would be a factor even if the shocks are out?

 

It just makes it a bit harder to get your hand back behind the shock tower. Once you start moving things out of the way it should be pretty clear what tools you will need. The pesky bolts are the ones you don’t have a clear line of sight to it!

 

Great write up! Thanks for posting the pic too

 

Does anyone have a comparison/side by side picture with the OEM and OP’s motor mount?

 

Soooo much undercut on those outside corner joints. These pics make the install seem way easier than I'm sure it is haha.

 

Just finished these, definitely a first for me haha

 

How those will appear when installed....

 

OEM mounts:


Drivers side done. Left everything in, except wheel, mud covers and a ground bolt. I don’t have the shock tower gussets installed on the drivers side yet. Removing the OEM mount wasn’t too bad, tight. You have to remove the ground bolt on the block in order to get the lower half of the OEM mount out. Other than that, same as the other side. Make sure the holes line up as you remove the last engine block bolt. A 17mm ratchet wrench will save you time on the center bolt on the OEM mount. After getting all bolts snug (except for the through bolt), push the through bolt flush and tighten the left frame nut first. Do the through bolt last. I put the through bolt nut on the left side. A 14mm 3/8 short socket will fit on the through bolt head. Holding the nut with a wrench, tighten the bolt with a ratchet. Took an hour and a half. With tower gussets it will take some effort to brake the block bolts lose, since you won’t have a clear line of sight to them. Eat your cereal before doing this!