JK motorsports traction bar!!! installed today...
 

well i got my traction bar in today... ran into a few problems, but it wasnt to bad... well i took it for a spin and it rides like ----!!!! i mean i thought my car was going to fall apart... i think its b/c you have to remove the front motor mount for this traction bar.... when i let of the gas it like lerchs forward and my shifter almost pops out of gear and it makes bad sounds lol. somone help! l

so i need some help on what to do.... does jkmotorsports make a front motor mount for their traction bar... would getting new motor mounts help???

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Most people that have the bars have B motors where that is not an issue. I also noticed when I removed my front mount when I had an A6 that it did the same thing and I had to put the mount back in.

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I installed my the other day a couple problems getting the bolts started but other than that pretty easy...did you realign the radius rods after you installed? I measured before and after and made them pretty much the same...oh and people seem to have a problem with this mount being so close to the axle but as JK has said before it will never contact it
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I also installed mine last week for the most part everything went good. I hacked the radiator mounts off and welded them on the other side made for some more DP room :y

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Man, I should get off mys lazy ass and install mine. :-[

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holy ---- did someone raid his garage?

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???

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I Installed HMT motor mounts in the other three mounts and i have not had an issue with anything.

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contact the product builder not bash them on here

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B-series aftermarket mounts usually eleminate the front mount.

They're also made of polyurathane.

Do you have poly mounts?

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noel had an issue as well.

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im not trying to bash im just trying to figure out how to fix this problem.... i was never informed that this was going to happen so i was wondering if there was a way to fix it....

so would poly mounts help?!?!?

-thanks

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The guy who makes them will know more than anyone else

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Stiffening the mounts will help with eliminating motor movement and harsh movements of the chassy. However, the ride will become rougher in a different way and more vibrations will be heard inside the cabin. Being that ef's are older cars and the bars are made to be supertight (i.e have to be hit a few times to get into place) everyone will experience a little "issue" with installing them. I personally have installed four sets now, they all had to be hit into place and in one case because the cars frame was a little off the tow hook holes had to be drilled larger. Simple 10 minute fix and definately worth it.

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yea i also had to drill the holes a lil bit bigger but not much... alright well i try some motor mounts and see how that works... you guys should experiment with a front motor mount to add on...i belive the Innovative did this. if you made one i would deffinatly buy one!!!