I'm interested if you're willing to wait a fortnight. Still recovering from engine rebuild.

The spherical bearing strut top mounts will make for a slightly harsher ride, as the stock rubber ones absorb some road vibration.
My ride is already pretty harsh with urethane bushes and stiffer springs so won't be too noticeable hopefully.

Happy to wait, wouldn't be installing them till at least July anyway to be honest.
I was over at K-Mac suspension today.

They do a 240 strut mount with urethane in place of rubber, for $325 a set.

Or they do these, with spherical bearing, etc, and a full range of adjustment, for $545 a set.
@bgpzfm142 how do you think their urethane ones would compare to the Kalphenke ones, for a road car?
I put some Kaplhenke adjustable ones in my 245 recently and I honestly didn't notice any increase in NVH.
240;134197 wrote@bgpzfm142 how do you think their urethane ones would compare to the Kalphenke ones, for a road car?
Reckon they'd be a step up from the FCP stuff, but not as bulletproof as the Kalphenke gear.
a month later
@jamesinc
@heavy_dd
@robsta77

I was thinking of ordering the mounts from Kaplhenke, are you still down for a group buy?
Yes I’m definitely in. How do you go about payment and shipment? Where are you located?
240;137067 wrote@jamesinc
@heavy_dd
@robsta77

I was thinking of ordering the mounts from Kaplhenke, are you still down for a group buy?
If you are doing a group buy, add me to the list.

Also if you're organising a group buy, you need to get in touch with Ben and work out an expected completion date for X number of units, and price per unit including shipping.
Yeah I've discovered that through trying to order a set of roll centre adjusters.

I'll add you to the list, and once I've established the numbers, get in touch with him and report back.
Yeah I'd like a few things from him I think.
I can ask if you like, but if you're after a few things, it may work out better for you to place your own order - the weight may end up making it more costly...
240;137088 wroteI can ask if you like, but if you're after a few things, it may work out better for you to place your own order - the weight may end up making it more costly...
Fair enough, maybe I'll keep it simple with the group buy
Uhhh I'm tentatively in, I wanted some of those control arm spacer things

Edit: man i didn't realise they were $300 US. Maybe I'll pass
No worries.

@robsta77 And @bgpzfm142 (and @heavy_dd if you end up being in too) - they do two different versions of the mounts, I was just going to go for the cheap ones. Do you have a preference?
240;137115 wroteNo worries.

@robsta77 And @Major Ledfoot (and @heavy_dd if you end up being in too) - they do two different versions of the mounts, I was just going to go for the cheap ones. Do you have a preference?
@GingerNinja - did you order yours with Luxe Steer? And are you using standard style springs?

@240 I'll wait for a reply from @GingerNinja before indicating a preference.
bgpzfm142;137117 wrote@GingerNinja - did you order yours with Luxe Steer? And are you using standard style springs?
I didn't get the Luxe steer bits with mine because I had to draw the $$$ line somewhere and I wanted the quick steer roll correction spacers more. I'm using modified strut tubes with smaller Eibach springs as the standard spring seats wouldn't clear wider wheels and tyres.

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