Suspension Geeks: Strut mount question

[bmcgarvey at gmail.com (Brian McGarvey)]

On 2/23/06, GGehrke <ggehrke@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/23/06, Don Walter <dswalterwi@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have H&R coilovers with the Bonrath Strut Caps.  The coilovers still
> use
> > the upper strut cap.  The boraths lower the car without losing the
> amount of
> > travel.
> >
> > My son's car has H&R Coilovers with the stock strut mounts.  They tend
> to
> > wear quite fast.
>
> Interesting.  That's what Brian McGarvey told me too, but when I
> talked to Potter about it he talked me out of the Bonrath caps - said
> unless I was thrashing the car on the track they were unnecessary.



Grant,

You do have to remember that Mike drives on the relatively nice California
roads.. where we out here in MD.. ( not as bad as PA) have potholes to dodge
regularly. I found that I had to replace the ones in my lowered 16v about
every 10-15kmi..
Brian




Anyways, I have a lot going on for the next day or two but I'm
> thinking I'm going to go out this weekend and try to find some books
> on suspension tuning.  I'll learn, poke around in my current sciroccos
> (after all I do have what basically ammounts to a
> parts/experimentation car), probably install the H&R Kit as is when it
> arrives, and maybe down the road keep modifying it.  Before I throw
> away the old strut mounts, though, I'll probably try cutting them up
> to see if it's feasible.  I might try to get the machine shop here at
> school to cut me some plates out of scrap, too.
> If I try anything drastic I'll be sure to fill the list in on the details.
>
> -Grant-
>
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