Adjustable Top Mounts

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Post Wed May 19, 2010 7:13 pm

I need to replace my top mounts and it seems right to go for adjustable ones, any thoughts or recommendations?
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Post Wed May 19, 2010 7:42 pm

Ground control stuff is excellent, if you dont fancy spending that much talk to Jimmy at RPM
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Post Wed May 19, 2010 8:17 pm

Yeah don't have the time or budget, what about the basic ones on ebay around £100?
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Post Wed May 19, 2010 10:23 pm

Can you have much adjustment using the standard struts?

I've found a company who make a fixed spherical bearing top mounts as didn't think adjustable ones were of any use with standard struts?
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Post Wed May 19, 2010 11:16 pm

Rix makes a fair point..

whats the rest of your setup ?

Cheapest option though is just to modify the top plate of your current top plate, you can just weld a cresent shaped piece of metal to it and push them over that way.
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Post Thu May 20, 2010 8:17 am

The current setup is standard, but I havent yet managed to road test it so they may yet need to be changed, I just want to get away with as little as possible for now, but the current mounts won't get through MOT so may as well change them, going to talk to these guys later and I'll report back.

www.motorsportengineering.co.uk
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Post Thu May 20, 2010 11:11 am

you may want to have a look here as well. Is it only me or does most of the stuff out there look the same and just having another label on it? Hello China, Taiwan....

http://www.compbrake.co.uk/TOPMOUNTS/TOPMOUNTS.html
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Post Thu May 20, 2010 1:12 pm

UweM3 wrote:you may want to have a look here as well. Is it only me or does most of the stuff out there look the same and just having another label on it? Hello China, Taiwan....

http://www.compbrake.co.uk/TOPMOUNTS/TOPMOUNTS.html
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Post Thu May 20, 2010 1:22 pm

These are our solution, made here in the UK specifically for us:

http://www.raceperformancemodified.com/ ... mounts.asp

As said above though adjustment will be limited if running standard front legs by the spring/perch fouling the inner wing.

Drop me an email if you need any more info

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Post Thu May 20, 2010 1:59 pm

Vorshlag FTW.
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Post Sun May 23, 2010 11:58 am

I've found that the guys at 'Motorsportengineering.co.uk' are infinately more helpful than 'CompBrake'
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Post Wed May 26, 2010 3:24 pm

I have ordered with them, hoping they'll be waiting at home for me, also ordered some yellow stuff pads, new wishbone arm and bushes, it's all coming together for my first shake down in June!
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Post Wed May 26, 2010 9:07 pm

Which ones did you go for then? :)
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Post Wed May 26, 2010 9:24 pm

The ones from Motorsport engineering, not arrived today but hopefully tomorrw, I filled out a contact form on your website today, by the way
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Post Wed May 26, 2010 9:34 pm

The website forms keep landing in my junk mail box :roll: I've litteraly just picked it up and replied.