Dr_Jekyll & Mr_Hyde Estate Project

[dr_jekyll]

Ok so the strut top mounts it seems dont fit. First problem is that they are running m10 bolts and not m8 like the oem spec turret tops
Second problem is that none of the holes line up either. Believe these may be early compbrake mounts which had lots of people scratching there heads in the past. (I know there offered up to the strut brace here and not the turrets but the witness marks give a very clear indication of where the bolts seat)

Ok so looking at this ive got one of two options. Re-drill and work with what ive got or buy baker bm top mounts.
Trying to keep costs down so opting for the redrill aproach. Saying this i would also like to stick to the oem mount pattern so that returning stock is always an option.
Im not aiming to add caster or camber here, I strictly want these to add more strentgh to the front end so im attempting to have these as close to the stock position as poss. To make sure everything is symmetrical im bolting these back to back aswell.


So today at work im going to drill and tap a single hole to give myself a refrence point on the car and see how it sits before drilling the other holes.

Because of the amount of clearance the spax coilovers give aswell i'll be winding bolts in from the underside of the mounts to give myself studs to bolt too. Simply i dont trust ali threads, also running ali with stainless bolts will cause them to oxidise and aggressivley "weld" themselfs together so this will make removal easier aswell.


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