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Upper strut mount is a very important part in your vehicles, For those unfamiliar with the upper strut mount, upper strut mount will only be the components installed on the top of your shock/spring combination. It allows the suspension to be bolted to the top side of the wheel well. Upper strut mounts often will consist of several parts but essentially will hold the top of the strut assembly to the vehicle.
For most late model vehicles, the front upper strut mount consist of three main parts. they are mounting plate, upper strut bushing, and upper strut bearing. In many cases the mounting plate, part that will have hardware to physically mount to the vehicle, can be one piece with the upper strut bushing. The bearing will not be necessary for the rear and the rear setup will often only include mounting plate and upper strut bushing.
Each of the strut mount components above has a specific job and is critical to how the overall suspension system functions. Most Raceland coilovers will require you to use factory-spec upper strut mounts for installation. If the vehicle is more than a few years old, we typically recommend replacing the factory upper strut mounts with new.
It’s not hard to understand why an automotive bushing would need to be replaced. Simply put, it wears out! The bushing is the buffer between shock/spring and body of the vehicle. Not only is the shock and spring compress when driving down the road, that bushing is also constantly getting squished between spring and body. Over the weeks, months, and years this bushing is constantly getting softer and softer as it deteriorates until it will fail or tear completely if not replaced. When installing new suspension with old bushings, you run the risk of not getting the full performance and comfort potential of that suspension when not replacing this bushing. This can often make the suspension spongey in feel and performance and not how the original manufacturer designed the vehicle to handle and perform.
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