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MRE BOOKS WROTE : Motor mounts are simple to build for this swap. Ranger motor mounts consist of a rubber pad with a stud sticking out of each side. One stud goes through the frame and has a nut which screws on the back to attach it to the frame. The other stud sticks straight up and attachés to a
motor bracket. Four cylinder motor mounts are usually hydraulically filled and are weaker than the V6 mounts, which are a solid rubber mount. Whenever possible, use the V6 mounts. These are used on 3.0L and 4.0L Rangers.
Fabricate two new brackets from 1/4-inch plate steel to bolt onto the side of the V8 motor at the motor mount bosses. This isn't as difficult as it
might sound. These brackets are just pieces of 1/4 inch steel with two holesdrilled through them so that they can bolt to the block, and then two more holes, one for the motor mount stud, the other for the alignment pin which also sticks up rom the motor mount.
The stock 4.0 Motor Mounts from WESTAR #2641 and # 2642 are only about $40.00 for the set. Being a Metal fabricator I can easily build the steel mounting plate. It looks to me like this may position the engine a little high.
Does anyone have any experience in using this method and how did it work?
motor bracket. Four cylinder motor mounts are usually hydraulically filled and are weaker than the V6 mounts, which are a solid rubber mount. Whenever possible, use the V6 mounts. These are used on 3.0L and 4.0L Rangers.
Fabricate two new brackets from 1/4-inch plate steel to bolt onto the side of the V8 motor at the motor mount bosses. This isn't as difficult as it
might sound. These brackets are just pieces of 1/4 inch steel with two holesdrilled through them so that they can bolt to the block, and then two more holes, one for the motor mount stud, the other for the alignment pin which also sticks up rom the motor mount.
The stock 4.0 Motor Mounts from WESTAR #2641 and # 2642 are only about $40.00 for the set. Being a Metal fabricator I can easily build the steel mounting plate. It looks to me like this may position the engine a little high.
Does anyone have any experience in using this method and how did it work?
