Best adjustable topmounts on a -£125 budget?

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Post Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:49 pm

Hi all,

I'm after some adjustable topmounts but I don't want to spend over £125.

Has anyone tested and used any in this price range, I was looking at these

http://www.corbymotorsport.com/bmw-e30- ... -2227.html

Any other opinions also welcome.

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Post Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:51 pm

I have tried and tested the above and you are limited on the amount of camber castor you can get, by design the more you add of one you take from the other. And the adjustment even at full camber is not a great deal.

I'd check the above price is for a pair not each, if you are getting the pair as the ad says then not a bad buy, but knowing the bearing cost if they are still using the same bearings I think the price maybe each.

We looked at stocking these, hence the testing, then decided to commission our own.

Hopefully that reads as the constructive feedback its meant to be

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Post Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:31 pm

Thanks jimmy, very helpful.
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Post Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:18 am

Completely independently of Corby, GAZ and RPM.

I have had the Corby Motorsport ones (bought through GAZ) and have been limited to -2.8 deg of camber and is linked to the castor that be run with these.

I have chosed the RPM topmounts because:
1. More camber is possible
2. More castor is possible
3. Castor can be set independantly of camber

Although I have yet to test them and am not swayed by the 'as used by champions' statements, they do look a quality product :)
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Post Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:39 pm

Do you want to sell the corby motorsport ones to me?
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Post Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:12 pm

I knocked these up for about £130

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Camber only as its more important to me than castor above what the M3 eccentrics give ATM
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Post Tue Sep 21, 2010 2:27 pm

Dan, They look good - are they the e36 items off ebay? Have you got a link?
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Post Tue Sep 21, 2010 4:25 pm

Hi
Thay look like the e63 ones you can re jig the fitting to e30 cost £ 79.95 plus carrage
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Post Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:01 pm

What is the quality like?

You say they require rejig? is it a case of drilling a tapping 3 holes at e30 fitment?

Any pics?
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Post Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:50 pm

Quality fine use on PBMW race car
Can send a marking out jig for e30 if that helps only 3 holes and counter sunk
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Post Tue Sep 21, 2010 7:22 pm

freddiet123 wrote:Quality fine use on PBMW race car
Can send a marking out jig for e30 if that helps only 3 holes and counter sunk
pm sent.
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Post Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:07 pm

+2 with modified e36 on pbmw
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Post Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:40 pm

these sound good to me too. how do i go about getting these?
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Post Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:24 pm

oldroydsr4 wrote:Do you want to sell the corby motorsport ones to me?
I have already sold them mate sorry :cry:
Looks like you have another good option though.... winkeye
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Post Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:15 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E36-325i-DOHC ... 5190e8dd3d

Are these the e36 topmounts to modify?
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Post Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:08 pm

Thats the blighters.
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