shock/strut mounts

[phreaknature]

Let me get this straight! When replacing your busted shocks/struts, strut mounts are for replacing your mounts up front. Shock mounts replace the ones in back. All this is if your car is 20 years old and there's visible damage to the current mounts. Did I get that right?

I've put in an order for the energy suspension hyperflex master bushing set and realized that I should also get new springs and shocks. I'm not looking to slam my car, just let it ride a bit low and enjoy it comfortably. I've already located a great deal on some KSport progressive springs and am still debating between getting a half set of KYB Gr-2 (front) and AGXs (rear) or just going all GR-2s for now until I can afford some nice coilovers in the next 2-3 years... maybe. Done the research, MANY people review that the gr-2s ARE able take up to a 2 inch drop for over at least a year, so I only see the issue of replacing the mounts. And possibly, do I really need to get the shock bump stops or are they not necessary and for all four shocks or do they only go on 2?

[chaosli]

get agx all round

[phreaknature]

wonderful. now if my main questions could be answered...

[Tsukiko]

are you talking about the top plates for the struts??? Are you currently running stock suspension? If so, your strut and top plate are part of the same overall piece. only way this is different is if you have some custom coilover setup similar to FBI's rally car/etc. you buy replacement struts with everything but the springs.

Perhaps this is why no one really knows how to answer your attempted question. clarify.

[phreaknature]

yup, stock suspension. and yes the top plates for the struts, that one guy where you see three bolts surrounding umm, something round on each side of your car under the hood. that thing there. lol i think i got the idea now though... to replace or not replace...

[Tsukiko]

so basically you have to replace the whole strut,cause its one piece. And all four corners are struts because they hold the spring within their own spring perches built into the body, non adjustable. If im not mistaken. Shocks lack the built in perches to hold the springs in place, and so usually the spring that works in conjunction with a shock isnt even surrounding the shock. For instance a pickup truck rear end with leaf springs.

Another way to look at it that I've read is that a strut is considered to be a structural arm of the suspension. IE if you took it out the wheel would not supported in any direction at all. Like the fronts on our 240s. you take out the front strut, no way you're gonna move that car around on its own wheels. The other side of this is that if you remove a shock, the suspension arms in the system will keep relatively good alignment. again, the pickup truck comes to mind.

[Gabes13]

Fun Fact:
"Shock" is an improper term labeled for damper. It's strut or damper.
I wouldn't recommend Gr-2 dampers, they are stock replacements. Why would you mate a performance spring with a non-performance damper? You wont be getting the full potential of the spring.

Ps.Phreaknature, I just read your sig on a friends facebook literally 2 minuets ago. Weird

[phreaknature]

really? which friend?? this intrigues me more than my main posting now lol

[phreaknature]

wait lol didn't read that right. my bad