Exhaust hanger mounts/bushings

[athens7]

Less than 1 week old, and I've destroyed both exaust mount rubber bushings. The design is horrible; soft rubber with nothing inside to keep it from separating. My mechanics solution was to craft new rubber mounts from hole sawed round sections of a Z rated tire sidewall (about 3 stacked, with 1 more on each outer side of the bracket), with a fender bolt and washer running through the whole shooting match. I get a tiny bit more vibration, but a nice stable exhaust that is no longer hitting the side of the car, or vibrating against the frame at the rear suspension (I thought my roll bar had a rattle in it!). What other solutions have members created for this problem? I'm sure someone has come up with a better idea.

[slngsht]

Z rated rubber bushings :thumbs:

[MHKflyer52]

I have a very similar setup that your mechanic has suggested and it works great. Used an old go-cart tire to make the rubber washers.

Sounds like you have a good mechanic who just dose not change parts so use his idea.