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Old 24-11-2008, 09:57 PM
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Default concentric and eccentric top mounts?

Whats the benifits of both' seen them on top and underneath of the strut top' but dont no what to go for? would be for fast road / track use


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Old 26-11-2008, 04:49 PM
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I wouldn't fit the eccentric top mount over the top strut. But what I am unsure is the stiffness of the lot (shock+top mount). Not to mention the turret. The fear is that if you drive fast enough, you can bend the shell, even with a front strut brace, isn't it ?
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could you not just strengthen the turret?
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As with uniballs, they take out all comfort since there is no dampening by rubber. However, the good thing is. geometry stays as it should be, and inhances steering feeling/directness. concentric ones do that very well. Having excentric ones allows you to dail a some camber/caster, but your stuck with certain combo's of caster/camber so not really ideal. This is way easier to dail in.

bending shell? i'd prefer flexing, and yep that's what shells do, but not to worry about that. strenghtening can be done in various degrees to reduce that, but more or less, flexing stays.

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Originally Posted by rinus_2005
As with uniballs, they take out all comfort since there is no dampening by rubber. However, the good thing is. geometry stays as it should be, and inhances steering feeling/directness. concentric ones do that very well. Having excentric ones allows you to dail a some camber/caster, but your stuck with certain combo's of caster/camber so not really ideal. This is way easier to dail in.

bending shell? i'd prefer flexing, and yep that's what shells do, but not to worry about that. strenghtening can be done in various degrees to reduce that, but more or less, flexing stays.

Nice top mounts

Where can i get some ??
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Get group N mounts - they keep the top bush, but bin the standard bearing in favour of a sperical bearing. You don't need to drill any new holes either
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