Gen1 Urethane vs. Gen2 Butyl Rubber Body Mounts

[swshawaii]

Would the newer Gen2 bushings work? Anyone try?

Before, the majority of our body mounts were natural rubber or urethane, says David McCreadie, Sport Trac vehicle NVH supervisor. Where appropriate, weve used new mounts made of butyl rubber to help dampen impacts, rather than bounce on impact.

 

[swshawaii]

Sorry, can't get the URL to work. Copy, paste, and search the above quote to read BOTH articles.

 

[EddieS'04]

Steve,

Is that ford admitting they screwed us?? But not really admitting a problem..

 

[swshawaii]

FYI- Complete OEM part numbers for the Gen1



1L5Z*1000155*BA 1L5Z*1000154*CA

1L5Z*1000155*BA 1L5Z*1000154*BA

1L5Z*1000154*BA 1L5Z*1000155*CA

1L5Z*1000155*CA F87Z*1000155*JA

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

The body to cab mounts for the front & middle of the cab are foam. I am not sure about the rest of 'em.

 

[mike lyons 2]

I know i am newer here and probably will get burned for arguing but isn't the gen2 ST a "uni-body" similar to the 3rd and 4th gen explorers? that being the case they will have significantly less body mounts.

 

[Supercharged SVT]

Well, My Gen2 STA is full frame - as you can see - with welded cross beams - this means a ton of mounts for the body to sit on -



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[swshawaii]

Like the first gen, eight each side, sixteen total.

OP question, do the G2 bushings work on a G1?

 

[Gavin Allan]

Gen II is not a "unibody".



In fact, Generation II has a much stronger frame than the Gen I. That was one of the improvements to make it ride better, handle better, and haul more.

 

[swshawaii]

2010 parts diagram they appear completely different from the Gen1. Oh well.



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[Rodney Leary]

To be honest, the bushing on the front end (upside down one) in that diagram looks very similar to the bushings that came out of my Gen1.