Ah yes. Some things are worth the wait. Thanks Cattman!

 

waiting on answers, before i order them

 

Yes, thanks Cattman!
I've received mine yesterday as well

 

Just got my delivery today of Front control arm set and Front lower subframe set. Very fast delivery from Cattman. Thanks for the great service and the group deal pricing. I have a set of Tein H-Tech's still in the box and will install all next weekend! I would love to see a GD on the Cattman Y-Pipe for 5.5 Gen.....I really don't want to buy from Warpspeed again.

 

i have an 95 auto, i order my mounts like 2 weeks ago, it haven't come in yet. When it come in, i'll tell you guys if it fits or not since i have a spare motor mount, so i won't have to take off my existing motor mount on my car. By the way,where can i get my mount pressed?

 

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I have the motor mounts waiting for some time to get them installed. I've got a couple of questions for you.
a. Has the vibration gotten any better after a few days of driving?
b. Also, has it been easier to launch your 6spd hard?
c. How was the install, iydmma?
d. Basically...would you do it again if you had the chance?

Thanks,
Ripper

 

For those still waiting for their orders, I just want to be clear that we sent out a few when the front subframe bushings for the 95-03 (ES1116) came in, but ES really dropped the ball on the larger order we need to fill the rest of the backorders and that won't arrive until Thursday (but at least that seems to be confirmed).

Even though we have most of the bushing part #s in stock, I'm sitting on thousands of dollars of unfilled orders until the 95-03 motor mount inserts and 95-99 front swaybar endlink bushings arrive (almost 2 weeks after their committed delivery date), so nobody wants to see them go out more than I do.

Thanks for your patience. If all goes as anticipated, these should ship out to everybody on Friday.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

I received the front subframe (C-brace) bushings yesterday and installed them last night. Went pretty well, only one minor question (thread here: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=371682) but the car's driving fine so I'm not worried.
I have not installed the motor mounts yet, waiting on receipt of a hydraulic floor press to start the job

 

Are there any plans to make shifter and rear trailing arm bushings for the 4th gen?
What are the expected benefits of the lower subframe bushings?

Any plans for other 4th gen parts? Thank you.

 

For all those that have a concern about vibration at idle with the motor mounts, I had mine put on last week and on the first start-up, there was a lot (hood and trim pieces were rattling). The first thing I did was bump up idle slightly, which made it a little better. Over the past 2 days, I have noticed the vibration slowly going away as I drive the car more. It seems to me that they do break-in slightly and the point that they are at now is perfect. Idle is much more comfortable and even start-up isn't as jolting.
Also, they really have made shifting much better on my ACT/Fidanza setup. With stock motor mounts, there was a lot of chatter if you didn't get into first gear at the right RPM. With these, it feels just like the stock clutch and flywheel again but with the benefits of all the clamping force and NO clutch chatter or wheel hop.

Thanks again Cattman and I will be ordering the sway bar endlinks and sub-frame bushings today.

-Chris

 

For everyone waiting on backordered parts, good news! We've shipped out all the orders we'd been holding while waiting for parts from Energy Suspensions.

We've got everything available for the 1995-2003 Maxima (and 95-04 I30/I35, of course) in stock now, and the deal will be good for a couple more weeks.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

Thanks for the phone call yesterday to straighten stuff out. I appreciate the great customer service

 

Brian Catts

i have my set of motor mount bushing that i have gotten through work.
timing was perfect for my set cause i toasted a throw out bearing during the week.
I have a 5spd converted maxima and i was still using the automatic motor mount.
to answer your question the front electronic motor mounts are larger than the rears. es motor mount buching will not sit into the auto mount correctly. people will need to buy 5 spd mounts in order to use the bushings in a auto.

 

My order arrived Saturday with the mailman... thanks so much

 

Just wanted to say thanks again to Brian for getting my order taken car of. This guy knows how to run a business. He called me at home to work everything out with my order. Great product too!!

 

Aite, I got my set in today too. Thanks

 

Only SE and GLE in auto 4th gen have electronic controlled mounts? What about a auto GXE, is the mount different size? or is it like the 5 speed mounts?

 

Don't take my comments too literally on this - I made the differentiation because seems like the earlier 4th gen base model auto GXEs might not have had the electronic mounts, but I could be wrong about that or it may have changed over time. I don't have one to go look at, but it seems like you should be able to eyeball that front mount and see if there are any wires leading to it (?).

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

All mounts are the exact same size and the sleave is in the exact same place. The only difference is that some are filled with a jellyish substance that can change consistancy of electricity is flowed through it. Any controlled mount can be converted to a solid type and visa versa if desired. It is very easy to remove the control box and harness; two screws and a snip of the harness to save weight.

 

No point in this getting all confused again, since its been established from at least two different sources that - at least in some years - the front mount bushing "hole" is 4" in diameter on the electronically controlled version and 3.5" on the non adjustable version. In all cases, the bushing hole in the rear mouting frame is 3.5" diameter.

If this is not the case in all model years, it would be useful to establish which years the adjustable mounting hole is 4" and which years, if any, it's 3.5". The ES bushings should fit fine in any hole that is 3.5".

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

Wow! I was very unaware of that. Mine is 95 and controlled. It is 4". It still baffles me why anyone would fuss over all this when you can fill it for 1/4 the price.

 

"Fuss"? Filling the mounts yourself with messy stuff is "fuss" and from what I've read you get better results with the real inserts. But I know you think otherwise, Broaner.

BTW my package arrived today from Cattman...every single ES bushing made for the 4th gen including the new motor mount inserts. Thanks, Brian!

 

i just got my mounts in today, i'll check my 95 auto GXE see if it's all 3.5 inch or 4 in the front.

 

It is only slightly messy. The amount of time it takes to fill the mounts is equal to the time it would take to put new ones in and you don't have to hunt around for a shop with the right tools. The results are dependent on the type of poly used. If you use Jello your going to have soft mounts. The Shore 80A Ben recomends in his writeup is the middle ground of stiffness and comfort. If you wanna go with a higher durameter that would certainly increase performance but reduce comfort. The "fuss" of filling the mounts for $35 is much more friendly than $80 for these real mounts. I did 3 mounts for $35 as opposed to two for $80. $11.66/mount vs. $40/mount.

 

I don't doubt that for some people, under some circumstances, the do-it-yourself method to make stiffer motor mount bushings works fine. I admire that approach by those with the mechanical skills (and time) to do that sort of tinkering.

But I can say, from direct experience, that over the years (with the PR mounts) and quite recently (with the ES mounts) we have sold quite a few sets to customers that said they'd tried a do-it-yourself solution first that didn't hold up over time.

Particularly if you're paying someone else to do the installation, the ES mounts offer a higher level of confidence to someone who wants to get it right the first time.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

I looked but I'm at work, so dont flame if I missed it! lol

Brian have you set a last day for this Group Deal yet or an estimated week? I'm going to run into some $ this weekend

 

hey brian, do you know what types of shopt should i got to so i can get my mounts correctly pressed?

 

If/when my homemade mounts fail I for one will surely buy the ES ones now that an affordable alternative to PR exists.

 

I would like to know how much it would be for all execpt the motor mount inserts. Shipped to 92563 Thank you 96 Max SE

Mexnamax

 

Sorry for the slow response, but we'll maintain the group deal until the new website goes up, sometime in the next couple of weeks.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

You'd be lucky if you found the service capability and the press within the same business. Typically, a good automotive machine shop will have the press you need, but they often don't do service work - you have to bring it in.

Find out which local auto parts stores in your area have in-house machining and start there. These do not tend to be the large, retail-oriented stores like Pep Boys, rather local businesses that the garages use.

Hope this helps point you in the right direction.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

I'm highly interested in replacing my control arm bushings, especially now that tax returns are coming. You guys should set up a GD during tax returns many people see this as spending money on their toys (home/car wise) Anyways I have a Automatic 97 I30 and would appreciate if someone can point me to a list of Bushings that can be replaced for the 4th Generation Max/I30s.

Thanks,
illmortal

 

By "all" the mounts, I'll assume that you mean just the ones that will fit a 96, which are:

ES motor mount inserts for 1995-2003 Maxima (manual transmissions only) - ES1114 / $79.95
ES lower front subframe bushings for 1995-2003 Maxima - ES1116 / $21.95
ES front control arm bushings for 1995-99 Maxima - ES3111 / $28.95
ES front sway bar frame bushings for 95-99 Maxima - ES5118 / $8.95
ES front sway bar endlink bushings (4) for 1995-99 Maxima - ES4803 / $6.99

Not including the motor mounts, the parts subtotal is $66.84. You're not far from Arizona, so the shipping would be $9 via Priority Mail.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

Thanks for the suggestion, point well taken. To be honest, my entire attention is focussed on the final elements of getting our first decent website up, but we'll be doing some promotions to go along with that (and it will coincide with tax return season).

See my reply above for a list of the Energy Suspension bushings we have available for the 95-99 Maximas and I30s.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

Brian, Do you have the instruction sheet? I cannot read the one in the pic posted earlier in this thread and my mounts did not come with any instructions.

If you or anyone have them please email to jhkey@verizon.net. It would be much appreciated.

Thanks

 

RIPPER,

if you need instructions to do this install, i'm more then sure it's a good idea to have it professionally done (as i am doing).

 

Word! All you need is an FSM to get a general idea of the torque specs. But with the stiffer and non-pressed in bushings I suggest torquing slightly more than recommended.

 

Sweet, I'm highly interested on all but the motor mount (I have an automatic) anyways rather on my tax day or before I'll like to make an order for them all

 

mjg and Broaner -

I have the FSM and I already have 2 quotes to have the work done professionally since I don't have the time nor patience to do it right myself. I can do a lot of stuff but I know my limits...but why NOT have the manufacturers install instructions.

Thanks for your input. Now, can either of you two scan the instructions and email them to me at jhkey@verizon.net? That would be greatly appreciated.

Ripper

 

Cattman- Are there any plans to make shifter and rear beam bushings for the 4th gen? I already have all bushings except for the subframe bushings, and was wondering where the subframe bushings are located, and what parts of the car they strengthen?

What's the deal with the Australian company who makes parts for our cars? Are you gonna be testing or bringing any of their products here?