Coilover pillowball mount question

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fijianrocket
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Im needing s14 pillowball mounts for the rears on my car. The coilovers i bought were for an s14 but the seller switched out the mounts and put on the s13 pillow ball mounts for his s13. I have seen a lot of s14 rear pillowball mounts online but I am not certain that a tein or other brand will work for instance will work with these coilovers. The inside diameter of the springs is 2/3/4 inches approximately . it also has a helper spring on the top as well. Help would be appreciated.


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the rear struts on an s14 are WWAAYY longer than an s13 rear strut. and i think the "top hat" or "pillow ball mount" is the same. (i have not confirmed that)

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The size is correct ....like I said it is for an s14. And the mounts are different. Atleast these are. They are too narrow and don't line up with the s14 holes.

Also I didn't get an answer to my question.

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what coilovers do you have?

im almost certain that if they are in fact for an s14, then they werent used on an s13. there is a huge length difference.

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I checked with him this morning and he said they didn't fit his car and that's why he sold them.
They are tanabe sustec pro . Do your magic motoman and help me find sone mounts for this baby so I can get this baby right.

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Do you still have the s13 upper mounts? I have Cusco s14 upper mounts I will trade if you still need them.

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hey sorry i didnt get back to you, all i have laying around, is stock mounts. they should work.

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I have some extra stock mounts, but if that doesnt work Im going to cut down and redrill the cusco mounts. I will make this work. I may even fabricate the lower mount for my z32 knuckles.


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