Just do as you're told!  Mike and Mark both KNOW what they're talking
about.   :)

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 12:26 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Interesting. Very interesting.
>
> Being such a newb to all this, I'm not sure what to do, as you, also,
> have made a good point.
>
> Is "steering feedback" the same as, or part of, the torque steering
> that the older mid '70's Hondas were famous for? i.e. accelerate and
> get pulled slightly left (or right?) Regardless.....
>
> The good news is that I can change the way they're mounted quite
> easily after this conversion is done.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 3/25/08, Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
> > Neil, the way you oriented your mounts was in fact correct as far as the
> > Fox orientation was done. The Fox subframe has contoured mounting
> > platforms for those rubber mounts that only allow them to be oriented
> > the way you did them.
> >
> > I still think you should turn them 90 degrees now though because the way
> > the FOX had them was I think a reflection of the fact that it had a
> > front wheel drive, to reduce steering feedback.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > neil N wrote:
> > > This is for a Jetta 2.0 engine with Fox mounts and brackets in my
> Vanagon.
> > >
> > > So, ok.
> > >
> > > In ETKA I'm viewing:
> > >
> > > '89 Fox "MG": 1 "SG": 99 "Illustration Stock": 199-00. The Fox
> > > mounts look like they're mounted at 90 degree's to engine crank.
> > >
> > > ?
> > >
> > > I'm looking at a small image of this.
> > >
> > > IF I'm seeing it correctly, then the mount appears to be designed to
> > > handle fore/aft movement when power applied to wheels. Not side to
> > > side movement.
> > >
> > > Not taking issue with anyones helpful opinions, just curious and want
> > > to set it up as close to "stock" as possible.
> > >
> > > If this isn't too misguided on my part! --- :^)
> > >
> > > Neil.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
> > >
> > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> > >
> >
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>

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