Top mounts with coilovers

[Luigi172]

Hi guys, I will be running coilovers on my ph1 soon but still debating what to do with the top mounts- are stock mounts ok for track use or will spending more money on solid mounts be worth it?

 

[Dan519]

they make a lot of difference to steering responsiveness, as is logical really. take out the play that would have been the rubber compressing first and you just turn. You also alter the geometry to a degree as the top is pivotting in a much smaller arc

 

[Luigi172]

cheers dan! what ones do you recommend then?

 

[Dan519]

2 options IMO. K-tec (design was my idea, and executed by a former colleage who's a CAD genius) or AST's if you want the built in ability to add castor (but they have a really crap design flaw with the top nut and they get damaged by just tightening it)

 

[Rob R]

How do the Pure Motorsport ones compare?

 

[imprezaworks]

Great bit of kit ^^^^

 

[Adamm.]

Is it best to get these done at same time as fitting coilovers? Is it worth it on a road car that will maybe see the track once or twice this year?

 

[imprezaworks]

I had my coilovers on for some time before fitting them. Made no difference noise wise and turn in was much better. And i yeah fine for a road car.

 

[Adamm.]

Hmm think ill get the coilovers on first and see how it is after that.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

If I was starting again (I replaced all the suspension on my 172 with OE stuff) I would go for the Ktec solid top mounts and engine mounts. That's coming from someone who's not even driven a car with them lol. The standard stuff is just that bad quality wise that I will be replacing the lot again and it's not even a year old.

 

[Luigi172]

2 options IMO. K-tec (design was my idea, and executed by a former colleage who's a CAD genius) or AST's if you want the built in ability to add castor (but they have a really crap design flaw with the top nut and they get damaged by just tightening it)

Do the Clio's benefit from more adjustability on the top mounts- I know are BMW's use them.. Is the ats ones worth living with the design flaw?