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coilovers on OEM top mounts?

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coilovers on OEM top mounts?

Post by 4thgenphil » Mon Jul 08, 2013 12:34 pm

is this an acceptable thing to do?

is there anything extra i need to do to the top mounts?

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Post by Merlin » Mon Jul 08, 2013 12:42 pm

Replace the top mount bushes with new OEM or polybush ;) Both my sets of Tein Basic's use OEM top mounts.
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Post by 106pete » Mon Jul 08, 2013 1:11 pm

Alot depends on the size of spring, iirc the set I made had 2.5' springs so I made a seat to go inside the mount and welded it in, stopped the spring from moving to much that's all.
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