h22a mount hell !!!!

[shredder130]

i bought a 92 accord ex that had a hacked up jdm h22a swap in it. he converted it from auto to manual. the passenger tranny mount was welded in. the rear mount looks like the original auto one. my problem is that the engine doesnt naturally tilt back like all other h22s ive seen. it seems like the rear is siting too high. my axles bind bad when the wheels are turned to the right at all.
with the suspension loaded, if u look down at the axles it looks like the tranny is too far back. it looks like i could rotate the engine down in the back to correct it. im thinking i may just cut the t bracket and re weld it. would a base model 5 speed rear mount correct this problem?
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[deevergote]

The 5 speed rear mound should work... but I'm curious to know just how hacked up the tranny mount area is... that's what would cause the most problems.

Did he weld in the mount, or did he weld in the 5 speed mount bracket (that's what's supposed to be done.)


If you can get pictures of how it's installed, people could probably help much better.
It's such a pain in the ass to take on someone else's project! You have to figure out what they did wrong, then figure out how to correct it...

[Granite CB7]

Minus the tranny mount being possibly off, I am wondering if there is a mix up between the 2 diff. rear mount brackets- tall and short. Maybe factory auto rear mount (tall) w/ the DX/LX/Prelude manual rear mount bracket (short). Not sure if that mix up is possible, just throwing that out there.

Shoot for the DX/LX 5 spd rear mount and matching low/short bracket, all the other CB r. mounts are terrible. I think you're on the right track, by what you've posted so far. You may already have the correct r. bracket, just the wrong mount.

[shredder130]

it had 94 prelude axles that i already changed. they were too long. the rear mount has a vacume line and solenoid connected to it. didn't that only come on the autos?

[deevergote]

Yeah, the manual mounts were just plain mounts, like the others.

[shredder130]

i think i'm gonna order the dx rear mount, fill it, and then if i have to weld up a t bracket. there are no accords or preludes in junk yards here to get parts from

[shredder130]

[shredder130]

it will really be a decent car when i get this straightened out. 98k original miles. 52k on engine and tranny. its painted tangelo pearl, carbon fiber hood " needs re cleared" i pulled the altezzas, scraped off the 2 percent tint.

[shredder130]

way it came

[4GAccordH22]

If you have the auto mount and the manual bracket on the rear, it will sit high. I used the bracket off of the F22 with the auto mount and it fit. Then I got the ESP mount and DX/LX manual bracket. Motor still sits as it should.