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Offline Khare

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Top mounts
« on: 14 August 2012, 16:43 »
It shouldn't be like this right?







Changed them over the other day but O/S is knocking over bumps, and there's a massive gap in between the plate and the body. Could it be cheap mounts? Bought them for a £9 delivered...
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Re: Top mounts
« Reply #1 on: 14 August 2012, 16:51 »
Can I point out that in the first two pics the rubber is being pushed upwards by the weight of the car.
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Re: Top mounts
« Reply #2 on: 14 August 2012, 20:25 »
Could be cheap mounts mate....looks alright as it is to me?...pretty much the same as mine.

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Re: Top mounts
« Reply #3 on: 14 August 2012, 20:32 »
looks ok to me i think
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Re: Top mounts
« Reply #4 on: 14 August 2012, 21:13 »
Nope, they should not be like that, the problem is cheap mounts or you have assembled something wrong.

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Re: Top mounts
« Reply #5 on: 14 August 2012, 21:30 »
looks ok to me i think

From experience and seeing others, the clearance should be a bit less than that.

Nope, they should not be like that, the problem is cheap mounts or you have assembled something wrong.

Mounts I think are ok, they seemed decent quality when I inspected them. What I think I may have done wrong is not screwed down enough the threaded nut, as the spring was pretty tight and my friend couldn't compress it that much. I'll take it all apart on Sunday, wind down the coilover so the spring isn't tight and then refit. I'll report back with a solution  :smiley:

Oh and Wayne, I'm honoured that your 30,000th post was advice for a problem of mine...Fits in rather nicely  :smiley:

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Re: Top mounts
« Reply #6 on: 14 August 2012, 21:32 »
I used new FEBI mounts on mine and they look like that.


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Re: Top mounts
« Reply #8 on: 14 August 2012, 21:42 »
Ford galaxy???