A top mount assembly for interconnecting a damper assembly and a frame of a vehicle, said top mount assembly comprising: a housing disposed about an axis for being connected to the frame of the vehicle; a rod connection assembly disposed in said housing for being attached to a piston rod of the damper assembly; a chamber (66, 68) defined between said rod connection assembly and said housing for receiving a fluid; and a resilient member disposed between said rod connection assembly and said housing and allowing relative movement between said rod connection assembly and said housing; wherein said top mount assembly further comprises a partition assembly axially dividing said chamber (66, 68) into an upper chamber region and a lower chamber region; said partition assembly defining at least one passage extending between said upper chamber region and said lower chamber region to allow said fluid to pass between said upper and lower chamber regions (66, 68) during movement of said housing relative to said rod connection assembly to dampen the movement of said rod connection assembly relative to said housing; and wherein said rod connection assembly includes a rod support extending axially between an upper end and a lower end along an outside wall, wherein said rod connection assembly defines a channel extending axially between said upper end and said lower end, and wherein said resilient member is coupled with said outside wall, characterized in that said partition assembly is positioned between said resilient member and said housing; a least one electromagnetic coil disposed adjacent to said passage for selectively modifying the characteristics of said fluid passing through said passage to modify the damping characteristics of said top mount assembly; and said top mount assembly further includes an upper insert (90, 92) having a body portion received by said channel at said upper end of said rod support and coupled to said rod support; a lower insert (96, 98) having a shaft portion received by said channel at said lower end of said rod support and coupled to said rod support; wherein said upper and lower inserts (90, 92, 96, 98) define a rod channel extending axially therethrough for receiving the piston rod of the damper assembly, and said upper and lower inserts (90, 92; 96, 98) are threadedly connected to said rod support in said channel. a housing disposed about an axis for being connected to the frame of the vehicle; a rod connection assembly disposed in said housing for being attached to a piston rod of the damper assembly; a chamber (66, 68) defined between said rod connection assembly and said housing for receiving a fluid; and a resilient member disposed between said rod connection assembly and said housing and allowing relative movement between said rod connection assembly and said housing; wherein said top mount assembly further comprises a partition assembly axially dividing said chamber (66, 68) into an upper chamber region and a lower chamber region; said partition assembly defining at least one passage extending between said upper chamber region and said lower chamber region to allow said fluid to pass between said upper and lower chamber regions (66, 68) during movement of said housing relative to said rod connection assembly to dampen the movement of said rod connection assembly relative to said housing; and wherein said rod connection assembly includes a rod support extending axially between an upper end and a lower end along an outside wall, wherein said rod connection assembly defines a channel extending axially between said upper end and said lower end, and wherein said resilient member is coupled with said outside wall, characterized in that said partition assembly is positioned between said resilient member and said housing; a least one electromagnetic coil disposed adjacent to said passage for selectively modifying the characteristics of said fluid passing through said passage to modify the damping characteristics of said top mount assembly; and said top mount assembly further includes an upper insert (90, 92) having a body portion received by said channel at said upper end of said rod support and coupled to said rod support; a lower insert (96, 98) having a shaft portion received by said channel at said lower end of said rod support and coupled to said rod support; wherein said upper and lower inserts (90, 92, 96, 98) define a rod channel extending axially therethrough for receiving the piston rod of the damper assembly, and said upper and lower inserts (90, 92; 96, 98) are threadedly connected to said rod support in said channel.