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Can anyone recommend a pair of top-mount bearings for me please?
Mine need replacing as the offside is creaking heavily when steering is on full-lock.
What is the most budget-conscious approach to take with these?
Any real reason to spend more than the minimum?
Thanks
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GSF...great price and quality...just got mine from them...
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Thans for the recommendation.
I am looking at the GSF parts available, and they seem to have two have identical specs:
Part numbers: 457PC0340 and 457PC0051
Which did you go for?
Any other parts needed?
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Lemforder ones come recommended, what I have on mine
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SKF ones are about £50 for the set from ECP. Less with the club discount
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That's an amazing price!
Are they any good?
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They are SKF...not fitted them yet
Can only assume GSF doing a stock clearance
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the kit you have linked is the mounts and bearings. The one piggy has put up is just the bearings.
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27-02-2013, 08:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 27-02-2013, 08:06 PM by Pipps.)
I am getting lots of creaking from the offside-front when on full lock, after fitting new coilovers and running them at a 75mm drop.
Should I replace the mounts and the bearings, or just the bearings?
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Just replace the whole lot, they're cheap enough. Mine were new when I fitted my coilovers so I ruled mine out
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Which kit did you go for, Curt?
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Lemforder ones from my local Camberleys
