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Originally Posted by Macca2801
nope sorry that logic is wrong, as explained above if the slider tansfers the vehicle weight to the chassis it chassis mounted...if it bolts to the body and transfer directly into the body and not the chassis then its body mounted!
Matt.
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No I understand full well what you're saying. I edited last post to clarify what I am getting at.
Tell me if I am explaining your POV now:
Take the body off the vehicle and place a nut on the top of the body mount to hold the center bolt in place. There is now no body but the slider is still attached to the vehicle. Any load placed on the slider goes through the rubber mount which now can only place a load on the frame.
Thing is without the body on top of the mount (and hence also the center section, as it is rigid and encased in rubber) it is not constrained by anything so it will be happy and free to move however the load on the slider (or, center bolt of body mount) dictates and the movement in the rubber allows. When you plop the body back on top you're stiffening the assembly and not allowing the top of the body mount (and the center section) to rotate at all with the varying load that would be placed into it from slider. Due to the mounts to the slider itself needing to be long in order to offer any side protection to the body there will be considerable leverage on the mount. Without the body on top, the mount will tilt within its constraints. With the body on top it will no longer be allowed to tilt unless it can move the body with it (which it can to a degree).
So no, not strictly chassis mounted.
I define a chassis mount as direct, rigid connection chassis.
