4BT Motor Mounts

There are two sides to the motor mounts. Engine side and frame side.  The engine side mounts came with the motor, I kept them when I removed the engine from the stepvan.Note: There are two sets of  mount holes in the block. A set of three forward set holes and a set of four holes set in the middle of the motor. I used the forward set.Here's a pic of the motor mounts on the frame side.4bt wrangler frame side mountsmotor mountmotor mountAfter about 4-8 hours of fab work fitting and pulling the motor in and out about 5 times I finally got it to a position I was happy with.Here's a few more pics of the mock-up process:Mocking up the mountsTop view of mountsside view of mountsLessons Learned

  • The engine side mounts are offset to allow the motor to have an 8° tilt. I offset my frame side mounts to account for this offset making the motor level once again.
  • I modified my passenger side upper control arm bracket to make room for the starter.
  • In order to use the SM465 I had to cut a considerable amount of the trans tunnel out of the cab of the jeep under the dash.. almost 10".
  • I fabbed the mounts out of cardboard first and then built them out of metal.
  • Make sure you driveline is angle where you want it. Then mock up your mounts.
  • Here are the isolators I used: Anchor 2469 Front Left Mount
  • The slots for the mount bolts were drilled and cut later my slots were about 2.5-3" long.
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