Collectindust240Z Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Here's something I've been thinking about for a while. MSA sells urethane upper strut mounts which just look like a block of polyurethane machined for a thrust bearing and the mounting studs. Has anyone seen of used these? It seems like you could remove the studs and machine some material off the top and reinstall them, thus lowering the ride height without reducing wheel travel. Has anyone done this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Polyurethane is a really bad material to use for the isolator. The isolator has to flex in order to allow the strut to pivot as the suspension compresses, and polyurethane is not easy to flex. Shaving it down would make this problem even worse. If you want to shorten the top hat to lower the car, get a camber plate. The monoball allows the strut to pivot freely, and they take about 1.5" out of the height compared to a rubber isolator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMWHYR0HEN Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I blew my two front struts using those peice of sh*ts... The bearing they provide isn't contained so it can slide around, and they're like $100. save your money and something nice and only buy it once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collectindust240Z Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 I'm glad I asked first. Thanks for the input. Camber plates it is then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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