Front Tarmac Bilsteins,what Parts Do I Need ?

[davidc 0]

This is the pic of one of the front struts we got with our car when we bought it:

 

 

What parts do I need to fir to the car, bearing in mind that we have the complete standard front suspension on the car at the moment.

 

To me, it looks like we need a pair of spring top caps to suit the 2-3/4" or 72mm i.d. springs we have.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers,

David

[harryskid 193]

I think you need some top mounts and i am not quite sure but where your spring fits at the bottom there should be a round plate. I just had new ones fitted on my rally car and they look very different from yours , are you sure they are bilsteins/

Harryskid

[205wrc 16]

Those are the very early Bilstein 75mm struts. To make them fit your car, you will need a pair of top spring pans and a pair of rose jointed top mounts. (no pic of top mount shown)

 

http://www.specialtuninguk.co.uk/acatalog/...ng_Pan_for.html

 

Another alternative would be to use a top spring pan for standard top mounts, a spindle spacer, heavy duty top mount rubber and your standard top mount and bearing that you already have on your car

 

http://www.specialtuninguk.co.uk/acatalog/...d_Bearings.html

http://www.specialtuninguk.co.uk/acatalog/...dle_Spacer.html

http://www.specialtuninguk.co.uk/acatalog/...Heavy_Duty.html

 

All these parts are available from Special Tuning, Skip Brown or AB Motorsport