coilovers

[SCHWARTZ]

back again not so much the coilovers now but the adjustable top mounts What ever i do i cant seem to get rid of the negative camber I have the top mounts so the shock nut is as near to the wing as it can get but i still have masses of negative camber. Comparing them to the o/e strut tops it looks like the top of the shock needs to go over even more but cant due to the top mount hitting the rim type thing of the shock tower if that makes sense. on the o/e strut tops the nut goes under this rim thing so do i need to cut my shock tower out??

[markey b]

back again not so much the coilovers now but the adjustable top mounts What ever i do i cant seem to get rid of the negative camber I have the top mounts so the shock nut is as near to the wing as it can get but i still have masses of negative camber. Comparing them to the o/e strut tops it looks like the top of the shock needs to go over even more but cant due to the top mount hitting the rim type thing of the shock tower if that makes sense. on the o/e strut tops the nut goes under this rim thing so do i need to cut my shock tower out??

i've only skim read this thread, so could be way off the mark, but sounds to me like u have ph2 coilover kit with ph1 alloy top mounts? if so thats your problem, the hub spacing on the coilovers is angled compared to parallell on the ph1 struts...

either keep ya ph1 topmounts and get ph1 hubs and coilovers, or simply change the topmounts for ph2 ones (i think they are harder to come by if u want alloy ones)

i only know because i made the same mistake

[SCHWARTZ]

I have defo got ph2 shocks but i didnt really think about there being ph1 and ph2 adjustable topmounts il have a check. The ones i have are just a flat disc with a bump where the bearing is held. They look a lot like tiff lees ones in this thread. Have you fitted your topmounts yet lee?

[tubby5]

I have defo got ph2 shocks but i didnt really think about there being ph1 and ph2 adjustable topmounts il have a check. The ones i have are just a flat disc with a bump where the bearing is held. They look a lot like tiff lees ones in this thread. Have you fitted your topmounts yet lee?

im haveing the same prob(compbrake top mounts) at first i orded the solid non adjustable mount.fitted it and the camber was way off.so i sent them back explaing they were ph1 mounts.they told me to send my oe mounts to them which i did,and then said they have nothing that resembles the oe ph2 top mountso suggested i use the adjustable top mount(didnt charge me any extra for these)and i am trying to fit these at the mo.but like you said it cant sit in the right place

but what i can gather is it doesnt matter if these mounts are ph2 or ph1 they still wont sit where you want them,or will they

im tempted to do what scoff has done and cut a bit out of the strut(not ideal but if done right looks neat/passable)

[tubby5]

[SCHWARTZ]

yeah was thinking something like that. looks like scoff has drilled new holes further out maybe using longer wishbones. think with these topmounts you would have to cut the shock tower out more than chris has and drill the holes further out. Il be looking at this 2moz so il let ya know how i get on but i was thinking of maybe some kind of thick metal disc that would go in between the shock tower and the topmounts and allow the topmount(bump) to clear the shock tower

[SCHWARTZ]

looking at the top mounts there is not enough off set to sort the camber out without drilling new holes in the shock tower

[Tony Walker]

Before you chop the top off the strut tower(as that ring strengthens it quite alot)
Have either of you fitted new wishbones/bottom ball joints? check that these are the correct ones maybe you could try camber correcting bolts instead?

[SCHWARTZ]

correction bolts could not sort this way to much camber. I have just bought new wishbones but the camber was good wth o/e strut tops and the shocks are ph2's

[Tony Walker]

if it was fine with the old top mounts and the only thing you have changed is the new top mount then ........... top mount is the problem dont think you needed me to tell you that tho lol.

[tubby5]

Your right,in saying the mounts are wrong.after a bit of head scratching I've come to the concluison these are phase 1 mounts.if you rotate the disc 180degrees from the position that your trying to fit it.you will see it sits in the ph1 position,

think I might just go back to ph1 setup

what's the difference between ph1-ph2 camber settings??

[SCHWARTZ]

yeah i dont want to cut the shock tower so will prob sell these and go back to o/e strut tops.

[Matt@CodeRedMotorsports]

correction bolts could not sort this way to much camber. I have just bought new wishbones but the camber was good wth o/e strut tops and the shocks are ph2's

How much camber are we talking....

[SCHWARTZ]

i didnt get any measurements but you could stick a finger under the tire and feel the tread. All sorted now though as i've swapped the top mounts back to o/e. looks like these type of top mount will only work with the phase 1 set-up