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Old 05-10-2006, 01:32 PM
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Default Would a collapsed strut tower mount cause the top of the strut to sit up higher?...

I just put new bilstein/eibach's on my 90 (93 fwd) last week and now I have a knocking sound coming from front pass side. Upon further inspection I noticed that one struts is sitting higher than the other (looking at the top from the engine bay). It wasn't that way when I put it together... so I think maybe my new sporty suspension has already collapsed one of my new crappy oem mounts.

Does this sound possible? If so, where can I get a set of stronger mounts so I don't have to keep redoing this?
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Default Yes, definitely. You could try to find Solid Strut Mounts or look for the new "Mount Savers".

If you do a Google search for "Mount Savers" you should be able to find the source.
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Default Other option is solid mounts out of the UK....

CompBrake sells solid mounts in the UK.
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i've got the qrsports. pretty happy with them, but they loosen up if you don't keep an eye on them.
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Default I assume they're a threaded collar that sticks through the hole in the body...

and you just tighten the top ring down on them. Any chance of using loc-tite to keep the ring tight?
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yep. i need to squirt some in there next time the hood is up. one of those meaning to do things...
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I vouch for the mount savers...working great in the 4000 so far! D
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Default I hear Mount-Savers now available w/"blue-printed" Boge mounts & lifetime warranty on BOTH!!

Mounts have been ultrasonically cleaned with mold release agent removed, indexed and milled for center bore concentricity and bearings re-packed with synthetic grease. Also include hardened spacers, new CNC'd cromoly, zinc-plated slotted nuts and "lifetime guarantee" on street/race inserts AND mounts when purchased together (otherwise warranty is limited to insert only). One year warranty on off-road/ralley mounts tho again, lifetime on the insert. Bearing races engraved for authentication on all mount/insert "combo" kits.
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Default yeah, get ready to keep busting the crap outta em

hopefully Mance will help me with that.
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