Jaguar XK8 / XKR - Which Shock Mounts

Jaguar XK8 / XKR - Which Shock Mounts - 6 Choices [Episode 3]

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Jaguar XK8

2 ай бұрын

In this video I present six (6) options for Front Shock Mounts for our X100 XK8s / XKRs.

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@cudabeenios1 26 күн бұрын

Interesting, I live in Ottawa and just bought a 2001 xkr. Thanks for the information!

@2001JaguarXK8 25 күн бұрын

Welcome to the owners' club! :) Wishing you lots of enjoyable journeys with your XKR, they are beautiful machines!

@garyvanremortel5218 2 ай бұрын

This is an excellent explanation of this common XK8 problem. It only took 30yrs to solve. Once installed these will last forever. I went with Peter Hobman's parts, but both are excellent. Thank you.

@2001JaguarXK8 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Gary. I have the top mounts re-assembled now with Steve's isolators. Video coming up soon.

@kalcine 17 күн бұрын

I bought mine from SNG Barratt(in 2021), it was not OEM if I remember well, but to be honest they didn't give info about what brand it was. Most likely URO because its yellow...

@ToTheGarage Ай бұрын

A great balanced piece of pro and con weighing. Also I had not come across the ENERGY SUSPENSION option previously, so something new learnt.👍

@2001JaguarXK8 Ай бұрын

Thank you, John!

@roylcraft Ай бұрын

I just checked ENERGY SUSPENSION website and nothing. I wish they did make these parts but I see they make nothing for Jaguars???

@2001JaguarXK8 28 күн бұрын

Yes, they don't list anything explicitly for Jaguar, but from what I remember when I did my research across forums, there were people saying that Energy do have mount isolators which actually match the exact dimensions of the isolators we need. I wish I had saved those posts, but at the end I would still recommend going with the custom-made products by Steve Davis or Peter Hobman. I am super happy with Steve's kit.

@richardsutton01 2 ай бұрын

Those URO mounts appear to be made from a different material than the poor URO mounts that John and others have experienced. Perhaps URO have finally worked out how to make a decent product? If I were intending to use URO mounts I would give them a call and confirm that I was going to receive the new brown formulation rather than the original yellow version. It would be great to see some proper compression tests on the new URO mounts compared with the alternatives. Richard

@2001JaguarXK8 2 ай бұрын

Yes indeed. At least the colour is definitely different. I hope the quality of the isolator material itself has gone up, just as the price did :)

@nathanlozada5469 5 күн бұрын

Just an idea... have you thought of doing a video on replacing your transmission and engine mounts? I suppose they are still the original ones and need replacement? Thanks for your videos. I enjoy them a lot and are very helpful!

@2001JaguarXK8 4 күн бұрын

Hi Nathan, thank you for your feedback. My car is under 50k miles and I haven't noticed any problems or symptoms which point towards worn engine or transmission mounts. I hope I don't have to do that service any time soon :)

@nathanlozada5469 4 күн бұрын

@@2001JaguarXK8 What video subjects do you have in the pipeline?

@2001JaguarXK8 4 күн бұрын

I document my ownership journey with the XK8. I tend to record the more interesting/key maintenance and repair activities. I don't have an explicit list of topics, basically wherever the ownership journey takes me. Having said that, there are a number of topics I want to cover: - Power steering fluid change (first video is published, the fluid change itself remains to be done) - Gearbox fluid change - Differential fluid change (first video is published, fluid change remains to be done) - Engine oil change - Upper timing chain tensioners - Thermostat tower - Water pump - Sway Bar bushings (front and rear) I have bought all the parts already, just have to do the work and film it. None of this is mandatory at this point, just prudent preventative maintenance. I am also open to suggestions, as long as the proposed activity is not something unnecessary for my car - for example, I would not be filming replacing a wheel bearing, unless a wheel bearing is actually on its way out. I hope this makes sense :) Cheers!

@mcashnv 16 күн бұрын

To me, it appears that the 'new' Uro's are the way to go.

@2001JaguarXK8 16 күн бұрын

The revised Uros may be better than the previous yellow ones, I have not used them personally and could not confirm. So far I am very happy with Steve's mounts - they fit perfectly and the car drives beautifully with them.