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mid plate ?'s (5th Oct 10 at 6:54pm UTC)
who runs a mid plate and i want the pros and cons....or just your .02 cents as i am installing mine this weekend and just thought it would be good to have up on the 4x4 disc. BB....
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Re: mid plate ?'s (6th Oct 10 at 2:41am UTC)
Pretty sure I am the only one who runs/ran a midplate, never had problems and it was great when pulling any othe component off IE the tcase or trans it kept everything else in place..
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Re: mid plate ?'s (6th Oct 10 at 3:01am UTC)
I am running a mid plate. Makes it real nice when you have to remove one thing. Everything else stays put, and I can't imagine how much stronger the drive train must be with connected to the chassis.
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Re: mid plate ?'s (6th Oct 10 at 3:22am UTC)
Lol they spread the rotating force from the motor caused by resistance at the axles therfore making your motor more rigid in the frame rails .
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Re: mid plate ?'s (6th Oct 10 at 3:55am UTC)
as long as you mount your engine mid plate and transfer case mounts all with the same bushings or mounts than its a good thing but if you mount your engine on stock mounts and the mid plate and transfercase with bushings then its a bad thing. You want the whole assembly to move as one.
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Re: mid plate ?'s (6th Oct 10 at 5:30am UTC)
Posted By DAN FRAN SISCO on 5th Oct 10 at 8:55pm as long as you mount your engine mid plate and transfer case mounts all with the same bushings or mounts than its a good thing but if you mount your engine on stock mounts and the mid plate and transfercase with bushings then its a bad thing. You want the whole assembly to move as one. X2 All my dads cars have mid plates and front plate's and the tranny is also mounted solid.
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Re: mid plate ?'s (6th Oct 10 at 10:34pm UTC)
I didn't really have room for a mid-plate... so I did a brace off the back of each head, which are tied together and then up to the dash bar. I've had the trans out more than I'd like and it's been nice to have the motor stay put. Motor feels very solid in the chassis, I like it.
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Re: mid plate ?'s (8th Oct 10 at 12:22pm UTC)
Thanks for the input i have it in place and trans/tranfer will be mounted this weekend, thanks anyone wanna come over and help wrench?
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Re: mid plate ?'s (8th Oct 10 at 12:23pm UTC)
Posted By dangerranger on 6th Oct 10 at 3:34pm I didn't really have room for a mid-plate... so I did a brace off the back of each head, which are tied together and then up to the dash bar. I've had the trans out more than I'd like and it's been nice to have the motor stay put. Motor feels very solid in the chassis, I like it. Aaron do you get any vibration with it mounted to the dash bar?
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Re: mid plate ?'s (8th Oct 10 at 7:18pm UTC)
Posted By BigRob on 8th Oct 10 at 5:22am Thanks for the input i have it in place and trans/tranfer will be mounted this weekend, thanks anyone wanna come over and help wrench? Prospect duty?
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Re: mid plate ?'s (8th Oct 10 at 8:03pm UTC)
I went by the house Rob..... You weren't home.
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Re: mid plate ?'s (9th Oct 10 at 1:50pm UTC)
really, when? you know i work during the week and havent been getting home until late in the evenings, right? I am going to spend the weekend out in the garage working on both my rig and installing the new wiring harness in the mustang. except for the middle of the day today i have my sons football game
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Re: mid plate ?'s (10th Oct 10 at 4:35am UTC)
it was friday morning about 11-ish. I thought you didn't work fridays but I'm probably wrong. I'll catch up with ya soon!
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Re: mid plate ?'s (11th Oct 10 at 3:30am UTC)
Posted By HOGAN on 8th Oct 10 at 1:03pm I went by the house Rob..... You weren't home. X2 sat
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Re: mid plate ?'s (12th Oct 10 at 3:16pm UTC)
Posted By HOGAN on 9th Oct 10 at 9:35pm it was friday morning about 11-ish. I thought you didn't work fridays but I'm probably wrong. I'll catch up with ya soon! I was at work i have every other friday off and i had monday this weekend off so it was football sat, VORRA sun., and alot of work on my rig yesterday (monday)... so both of you thebellypan/skid/link mount combo is next
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