Originally Posted by
Mike Rainbird
Basically you are saying that the standard strut tops won't take that loading
The standard strut tops fit from underneath, and the load is transmitted upwards into the shell, if my ASSUMPTION that the top on this mount is load bearing is incorrect then thats brilliant news as it means they are safe and I was wrong.
I look forward to seeing the pictures of the components parts that prove that to be the case then
, as the bolts would have to pull through the steel of the bodywork (and with the collar that Dave has mentioned adding, this would spread the load around the turret rather than relying on 8 high tensile steel bolts, each rated at over 7 tonnes
.).
Thats great if that is the case mate, it was ally threads taking the load that appeared to be happening, if I have misunderstood though thats great, im genuinely pleased in that case.
As you can see in the picture (now that it has been explained to you
), the top ring is just a location collar. Obviously it is critical that it remains in place, otherwise the damper is free to move around inside the hole that you can see this would leave. This is why these bolts go through all the way through the alluminum and are also bolted from underneath the strut top.
It moving would be a problem, but not a catstrophic failure, if there is a collar on the shock that sits under the strut top so would have to push though then thats great as it means it wont be the top part taking the load, if so that is indeed fine and I have made a mistake.
So now that you can see that it is just your ASSUMPTION of how these work and not reality, are you going to retract your statements and apologise?
Im sure I will be able to see that once the component parts pics are posted, and if that is the case I will of course apologise. The fact that it was mentioned that these allow you to run lower (ie by moving the strut upwards) made it sound to me like they were now locating the strut top above not underneath the bodyshell, and hence needed to be held down, if that isnt the case though since the addition of a supporting ring underneath the strut top like you are now saying, that would remove the risk of a total collapse and the bolts would only be important in sheer not in tension in which case there isnt a big risk of failure.