Adjustable Top Mounts
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Petrolthreads
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I need to replace my top mounts and it seems right to go for adjustable ones, any thoughts or recommendations?
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Black_Potato
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Ground control stuff is excellent, if you dont fancy spending that much talk to Jimmy at RPM
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Petrolthreads
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Yeah don't have the time or budget, what about the basic ones on ebay around £100?
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rix313
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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?
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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Black_Potato
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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.
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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Petrolthreads
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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
www.motorsportengineering.co.uk
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UweM3
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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
http://www.compbrake.co.uk/TOPMOUNTS/TOPMOUNTS.html
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Jhonno
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No where near as good as a bit of German/British engineering eitherUweM3 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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RPM
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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
Jimmy
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
Jimmy
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Vorshlag FTW.
E30racing.com.au - Like Production BMW Cup, but upside down!
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rix313
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I've found that the guys at 'Motorsportengineering.co.uk' are infinately more helpful than 'CompBrake'
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Petrolthreads
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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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rix313
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Which ones did you go for then? 
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Petrolthreads
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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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rix313
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The website forms keep landing in my junk mail box
I've litteraly just picked it up and replied.


