Top mounts

[Dazza1]

Should my top mounts be sittin this high? They wasn't before my lower ball joints were done

 

[JE_GT]

Basically no lol, do they move when you accelerate and brake?

 

[Dazza1]

Basically no lol, do they move when you accelerate and brake?

What do u mean?

 

[Matt]

The top mounts will move up and down when turning. Was the photo taken with the wheels dead straight?

The gap in your photo doesn't look excessive... I may even go as far as saying it looks normal?

 

[Chicken]

The gap in your photo doesn't look excessive... I may even go as far as saying it looks normal?

Mine are that high and I'm pretty sure it's been discussed before somewhere and think its normal. Not 100% though as I'm not a mechanic

 

[Dazza1]

Yeah that's with the wheels straight

 

[singlespeed]

Straight ahead

Stered one way

And the other

 

[Dazza1]

Straight ahead

Stered one way

And the other

Cheers Neil mines ok then

 

[madmatt]

Basically no lol, do they move when you accelerate and brake?

Sorry...but surely I wasn't the only one to think..."HOW THE HELL SHOULD I KNOW?!" :lol:
#CAMERAUNDERBONNET

 

[mazmaz]

for me it's not normal try to push or screw the top mount to put them back in place

 

[Karl]

Just to confirm that is normal nothing to worry about.

 

[singlespeed]

for me it's not normal try to push or screw the top mount to put them back in place

I think something has been lost in translation. There was no pushing or pulling as they were not out of place.

The strut rotates around the top mount and lower ball joint. Being as the lower ball joint attaches onto the hub, it isn't inline with the strut. Therefore the strut angle will change and the mushroom will tilt backwards and forwards between left/right lock