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[theclassicera]

Thought you might like to see these that I have machined for my rally car.


[img]Latest top mount 2 by Haydn Earl, on Flickr[/img]

[MikeDanger]

those have a likely hood of bending, no support in the middle
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It was either this or a giant box of legos

[theclassicera]

They are supported by the strut brace tower.

[fiat22turbo]

They'll raise the front of the car by about 2" and if you adjust the sprig height to compensate you can run out of strut travel in a hurry.

This is why the undermount camber plates only really work with shorter struts.

Should work well for a Rally car though.
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Stefan
1979 924 Carrera GTS (clone-ish)
1988 944 Turbo S (Silver Rose)

[theclassicera]

Yes that is a problem, I have used standard strut cases with the spring pans cut off and then welded an adjustable platform as low as it will go.
As you say its fine for a rally car where I need some ground clearance.
A shortened strut will be the way to go for tarmac or modify the inner wing to move the upper mount upwards.

[fiat22turbo]

These are a better design:





To give you an idea since you have access to machine tools, it shouldn't be impossible to build something similar with larger base material.

Good luck! Let us know how you get on with the Rally efforts.
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Stefan
1979 924 Carrera GTS (clone-ish)
1988 944 Turbo S (Silver Rose)