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03-19-2011, 07:33 PM

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where can i buy new top mounts at??? i have my raceland coil overs but dont want to use the old top mounts can someone help me thanks??

03-19-2011, 08:43 PM

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I was looking for some as well and found these (or you could have google searched)

PartsGeek
ToyotaLexusScion - probably cheapest
Toyota Parts Barn - seems like it's sold in pieces

03-19-2011, 09:13 PM

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kinda curious why you dont want to reuse your stocks

03-19-2011, 11:18 PM

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^ asked the same thing.

03-21-2011, 08:02 AM

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watching!

03-21-2011, 12:27 PM

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just one of those things you get everything new why use an old part on the top id rather have it all new.

03-21-2011, 08:53 PM

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just one of those things you get everything new why use an old part on the top id rather have it all new.

The top mounts are just a way of attaching the suspension to the body, they don't wear out.

03-21-2011, 10:01 PM

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First off they're raceland, they'll probably be blown in under 2 years. Secondly, the only reason you'd use a different top hat is to have ones that are camber plates.

03-23-2011, 04:05 AM

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The top mounts are just a way of attaching the suspension to the body, they don't wear out.

This^

The stock hats are really strong the Zeal coils I recently had fixed, the camber plates up top got bent on both corners.

03-23-2011, 04:23 AM

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First off they're raceland, they'll probably be blown in under 2 years. Secondly, the only reason you'd use a different top hat is to have ones that are camber plates.

I have yet to see aftermarket camber plates for tC. If he gets a new set of top hats to put on his RL's then he doesn't have to deal with removing them from the stock setup, it just minimizes install time IMO.

03-23-2011, 04:32 AM

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No I have never seen just camber plates either; I'm just making the point that he's not gonna really find anything and even if he could the only reason he'd use different ones is for camber plates.

03-23-2011, 05:01 PM

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Found these on ebay - I'm sure more people would find them when searching, if he spelled 'camber' correctly in the title.......

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

03-23-2011, 07:04 PM

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^Nice find, I think that'll be useful for those running RL, Rokkor, any other coilover w/o top mounts, that drive slammed with wide wheels.

03-23-2011, 07:19 PM

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For the record, top mounts do wear. I'm sitting here at work and I just gave one of our techs a mount 5 minutes ago.

03-23-2011, 08:41 PM

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^Nice find, I think that'll be useful for those running RL, Rokkor, any other coilover w/o top mounts, that drive slammed with wide wheels.

I was thinking of getting them, just for the hell of it, try them out. I have Tein Basics, which use the stock tops. Would be nice to have some adjustment in the front, already have Hotchkis adjustable camber arms in the rear.
I drive almost 100 miles a day, and get camber wear on the inside edges of the tires after a while. Being able to prevent some of that wear, and get more miles out of the tires, would offset the cost of the top mounts over time.