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GQ body mounts (WORTH)????

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 9:36 pm
by ozy1
ive done a search and all and found some details,

now, i read that if you trim the crush tube you will get some more time out of them till you can afford it,

my question, is this crush tube located in the mount between the chassis and body, or is it in the bit below the chassis,

Re: GQ body mounts

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 10:08 pm
by bogged
ozy1 wrote:ive done a search and all and found some details,

now, i read that if you trim the crush tube you will get some more time out of them till you can afford it,

my question, is this crush tube located in the mount between the chassis and body, or is it in the bit below the chassis,
It is in the actual body mount rubber section that you would be replacing.

Remove the large black thing and look inside there

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 7:22 am
by ozy1
sweet i will take a look

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:02 pm
by ozy1
ok, went to nissan today, and they wanna charge me $530,

does this sound right, and does anyone work at nissan that may be able to get em cheaper???????????? PM me if ya want,

thanks

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:25 pm
by nalucas
The problem i found with the body mounts was that the rubber compresses over the years and then leaves the body supported by the steel tubes.

I ground my front four body mounts back as they were the ones that were worn and they seem to be fine. You're only talking 5mm or so. Saves a bit of cash, if other things are also required.

Also check them all, you might only need to replace the front or rear ones.

From memory Nissan wanted between $40 and $45 each, but that is a year or so ago and there is three different types required.

Hope that Helps.

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:38 pm
by ozy1
if im gunna do a job, i normally only want to do it once, so id prefer to change them all and hove no dramas, the currrent items lasted about 15 years, so i want another 15 years on the new ones,

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:20 pm
by BigMav
I've been meaning to do this same job for a while now too. I've been putting it off because of the ridiculous price Nissan is charging. I haven't been able to find any aftermarket suppliers either. Let me know if you have any more luck in getting some.

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:10 pm
by goodie
Best not to leave it too long or else the body starts to move on chasis and things start to crack up.

ie should of done mine before cape york trip!

$400 is about the right price

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:23 pm
by GQTrav
I replaced mine earlier this year and nissan charged me $340, this was trade price. It was for a LWB aswell, therefore $530 seems way too much. I must say it well worth doing though.

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:56 pm
by Cossie
I need to do this too... Is there nothing else you could use instead of genuine mounts? I take it bodylift block material is too rigid?

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:07 pm
by bogged
Cossie wrote:I need to do this too... Is there nothing else you could use instead of genuine mounts? I take it bodylift block material is too rigid?
u use mounts and bodylift...

...

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:30 pm
by JemmyBubbles
He was after an aftermarket alternative and to the best of my knowledge there aint such a thing.

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:50 pm
by krimnl
GU mounts fit also , find a wreckers with a late model GU and grab them out of that. will save u heaps of $$$$ and if you get a good low k one will last 4 years

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:14 pm
by Nisspatrol
i know jeep city does body blocks that are designed to replace the original body mounts plus whatever additional lift you want, and there is also another thin piece under the mount and a large steel washer, good design. mate used them, rock solid.

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:06 am
by Hoppy11
Nisspatrol wrote:i know jeep city does body blocks that are designed to replace the original body mounts plus whatever additional lift you want, and there is also another thin piece under the mount and a large steel washer, good design. mate used them, rock solid.
I also have these, the 2 inch blocks they supplied were 75mm in height, you just toss the original rubbers and use these, you could always buy 5 of them and cut them in half, should give you 10mm or so over standard height
Hoppy
Jeep city
0754863223

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:02 am
by blkmav
RRP from Nissan should be $399.90

body mounts

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 9:00 pm
by chappo67@bigpond
had a guy turn up a my place to pick up some parts 4 a gq and he had pedders body mounts so thay must do them they were red and looked like polyurathan

Re: body mounts

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 9:41 pm
by bogged
chappo67@bigpond wrote:had a guy turn up a my place to pick up some parts 4 a gq and he had pedders body mounts so thay must do them they were red and looked like polyurathan
Body mounts, or lift blocks.