Mark Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 This is a bit of an odd question, but stick with it... I have stolen one of LandyManLuke's pictures to illustrate a discovery/rangie bodymount: On the end of the mount is a lump of solid material with a hole drilled through. This is what then has the rubber mounted on top, and the bolt through.... But does the solid lump serve any significant purpose other than providing a flat surface for the mounting hardware to mount onto? Does the 1" or so of material stop the bolt moving laterally or something? I need to make up some new mounts for the new truck, and want to use standard rubbers, but I am not sure if what I have planned is strong enough... Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguevogue Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 No useful purpose except, and this is only my belief, it allows the factory to machine the body mounts level and then drill the holes on a jig after the chassis is made. Now thats enough with the silly questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 Hmmm, that would explain why the holes on my chassis are nowhere near the middle of the 'lump' in some cases.... hey, it's a silly build - I have far more silly questions, but I'll bug you with those at the weekend.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_d Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 The machine and drill after was the conclusion I came to on mine because some of them are way off from the centre of the boss. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Me too, I came to exactly the same conclusion, after looking rather closely at 6 of them for a few hours! The holes aren't concentric to the solid part, or similar from one mount to the next, so i'd made up my mind that they were jig-drilled after the chassis was welded together. nice to know a few others have had the same thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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