Thread: Dog bone flip?

usually when you lower the car the axle geometry get thrown off. this leads to vibration during acceleration. i had it on my car until i shortened my dogbones. the only other solution is to put spacers under the motor/trans mounts to raise the engine up a little more. the latter is the more effective route, but i dont have room to move my engine up because of my headers. i have to stick with shortened dogbones. 90% of my vibrations are gone and the rest of them are from my poly mounts.

i hope that helped you out.

It's not that bad to swap to the 04 L26 mount either.

Drill a little hole here


And presto...


Probably wouldn't do much for you guys except a little more belt wrap from the Bonne tensioner and about 15 less pounds when you drop that anchor of a coil pack mount.

Man...and how come you JUST JOINED last month? LOL

Because I'm only on like 6 other forums.??? Wanna another one? If you yank your charger, you can do it too. Buy some silly putty or play doh and pull out the drills. I think Andy Grazela came up with the putty suggestion.

Sad part is that I did this in case I wanted to dog bone the Bonne. With more mods than most of the local GP's I have less movement. So I've currently shelved this project too.

Originally Posted by bluegtp91

The mount and the dog bone itself are two separate things. You don't need shorter dog bones unless you have a lowered car. Flip your dog bone MOUNTS to get rid of engine movement...you can do it on a GT or GTP.

she is getting lowered about 2 inches give or take.. so should i do both?

dont do it unless you need to.

probably the easiest mod i've done to a car. took 20 min max and makes all the difference.

Hmm. If Iv'e got a lowered car with brand new motor/tranny mounts its still a good idea to get shorter dogbones right? ZZP claims they wont fit w/ my PaceSetter Headers though. I think they will fit. Just hafta remove parts from Fan.

does your car vibrate on acceleration? if not then you dont need anything.

Wheel vibrates. I know its not the brakes or tie rods so I might get dogbones it'll hafta wait though. Tight Rebuild Budget.

so im trying it right now. flipped the one. but i cant get the damn engine to come back foreward to put the bolt in. i need some help. and im really pissed right now. any suggestions will be good

ok i got it. had to put it in reverse so the motor would move. but is it bad if one of the bushings ripped some?

Should be ok for a while as long as it does not fall apart. Just order some poly mounts.

mabey ill get some if i can get my hands on some used ones. trying to save my money for headers

Best mod ever. And it's FREE!!!! I've done it on all my friends GM cars and my girlfriends GP. Less wheel hope, instant power transfer and there's no harsh vibration that can be felt in the cabin. You won't regret it.

Originally Posted by EmEaston24

so im trying it right now. flipped the one. but i cant get the damn engine to come back foreward to put the bolt in. i need some help. and im really pissed right now. any suggestions will be good

Oh yeah, one aside note, is that the motor will be leaning forward slightly more, which will give you more weight over the front wheels under acceleration = better traction, less wheel hop. In my experiences it also helps in winter driving as well.

a) these cars dont have ANY wheel hop issues. if you have wheel hop, then either youre crazy or something is wrong with your car

b) shuttering on shifts does not constitute motor movement, per say, but it could be the culprit

c) everyone should do this or buy poly mounts.