How to Install a Car Body Mount?
Tags: DIY

Your Car’s body mount is imperative to its health. When damaged it can cause huge damage to your car. It can be an expensive venture if left ignored. Do you hear a cracking noise when you drive? Is your car’s cab misaligned with the cargo? Do you feel a hard wobble every time you turn? Then odds are you need to look under your vehicle. These symptoms I have just stated usually stem from car body mount damage.

But not to worry. In today’s market there is a plethora of choices and it can be replaced easily. So how do you replace and install a new body mount kit? Well, the following passages will be the steps to the process that you can easily follow. To work on your car’s body, especially this process you need some expertise and experience. So it is difficult than your average DIY installations that you do on your car. But if you do decide on doing it then there are a few tools you would need.

The tools you will need are floor jack, jack stands, tape measure, and a 1/2-inch ratchet. Additionally, you will also need socket set, wooden block (approx. 1 foot in length, 6 inches in height), most importantly a new body mount kit. Make sure you have them handy before you even start working. After you get all the items you are ready to work. The steps are listed in the passages below. Follow them accordingly and the installation will go perfectly.

Step 1

First thing you need to do is park your car on a level surface and engage the parking brakes. This is part of safety so make sure you do that every time you want to work on your car.

Step 2

Check the new body mount kit. See if all the parts are there or not. You will know what parts should be there for the body mount kit from the manufacturer. Once you have made sure that there is everything start with the assembly. The instructions will be given as to how to assemble the body mount kit.

Step 3

Next up you need to take measurements. You need to measure the distance between the length of the cab. Then take the distance between the rocker and the cab. After that you need to take the distance from the frame to the ground. These will come in handy later.

Step 4

Now you have to remove the old body mount. Find the body mount on one side of your cad. You will usually find one at the front of the car on its core support. There are a couple more on the side as well. Start with the front body mount. Unbolt everything with the ratchet you have.

Step 5

Now bring the floor jack and on top of it place the wooden block. Then align it near the location of the body mount. You need to jack the car up till the wooden block reaches the bottom of the cab. Raise the car a one or two more inches so that the cab is a bit separated from the body mount. When working under the car, you should always use a jack stand. This process is no exception. Make sure you use one to avoid any accidents.

Step 6

Now you have to remove the old mount. So make sure you slide it out before bringing in the new one. Also make sure that the jack or the jack stand doesn’t move from its place.

Step 7

The final process is the installation. Slide the new body mount kit in place and while doing it make sure the lower jack isn’t removed. After putting the new body mount kits on for all sides you need to check the alignment. Remember the measurements you took? Now you can see if the car alignment has been fixed or not by referencing those.

Take It Out for A Drive

There you go, the steps to replacing the body mount kit for your car. Make sure you install a kit with all the body mount bushings and everything. After you have finished with the installation take your car out for a test drive. See if everything has been installed properly.