Topmounts -fitted wrong????

[G2232]

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this is whats happening to my top mount with my coilovers fitted!!!
its driving my crazy now cos cant work it out why its doing it
and its obviously going to be effecting my camber!

HELP!!!

 

[jaymd]

Are you wheels straight and on even surface?

 

[Nev_LCR]

isnt that how it should be??

 

[Al_G]

isnt that how it should be??

Yeah I thought that lol!

Mines like that...

Jack the car up and the gap will vanish !

 

[cocadave]

That IS how it should be, I fitted my coilovers just after christmas and reacted the same way........... oh fook what have i done wrong?

The answer is nothing, you could probably half the gap between the top of the shocker and the body of the car by replacing the top mounts.
I paid just short of a tenner for the pair (staff discount)

 

[olliep]

thats what mines like standard

 

[andycupra]

another one here thinking whats the problem!

standard or otherwise they have that gap

 

[ucchockey]

mine looks like that too. stop fussin.

 

[james walker]

mine had a gap that large BEFORE i changed the top mounts, now it is half that, id say that the mounts need changing

 

[G2232]

Well im sure mine wasn't like that before i changed them
I would have thought that if its not clamped down tight then whats setting the camber
cos its free to move around??

And they are brand new top mounts

 

[olethalb]

if you are referring (can't see pics) to a gap between the top cap and the strut top then it has to have a gap, this setup has been used on mk2/3/4 golfs and some polos and ibizas.

if you open the bonnet, start the car and turn the steering lock to lock while watching the cup, you will see why it has to have a gap.

don't worry it's all perfectly normal, there is no force acting on this part. it's just to prevent the strut falling out when the wheels are off the ground.

 

[Willie]

As above, if the new mount bushes were fitted then this gap is okay and will get worse as these wear.

 

[G2232]

ok fair play then
just thought i would check cos its been worryin me for some time

 

[Willie]

What ARB's do you have again?
Did you have these fitted before the coilovers or all at the same time?
I've just changed bushes and fitted a 23mm front ARB with my 28mm rear ARB ans S3 strutt brace, it feels sooooo much better now, even with 92,000 miles suspension

 

[G2232]

i've got the 23 & 28 too
fitted them both before coilovers

I think i could do with changing bushes as i do have a knock
thats driving me insain hence this post cos thought it was top mount
but may be bushes now

 

[Willie]

Well I've just stripped out the swing arm bushes and the top mounts and replaced them but still have a knock. Next stop ball joints and drop links for me