Re: Float a motor
I do not think most people think about what makes a car do what it does. Ford made the rear mounts the way they were, to control the front and rear axle. When the rear axle comes up, one of two things will happen. The rear axle will go back. "That is what should happen" or the engine will go forward. "That is what could happen with fool a motor mounts". The reason the rear axle moves back is because the torque tube is on a angle. When the axle comes up it has to go back. Most cars have a slip joint in the drive shaft for this reason. The model A with its buggy springs got away with out a slip joint. I think this is why the first Model A's had a solid front mount. Then they found out it would work with out a solid mount.
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