Shocks/springs/ride height (blue mounts)

[Todd Phenneger]

Nate,
   Good pics.  They really show the differences well.  And when
you examine them in your hand and note the harder rubber of the
Blue Mounts you can see why they last so much longer.  I'll
never use anythign but the blue.
  l8r
    Todd

--- Nate Stuart <nathan.stuart at maine.edu> wrote:
> >   As for the mounts, whats the recent confusion you speak
> of? 
> > Its pretty well documented what happens when you put Blue
> mounts
> > in front or black ones in the rear of a 4kq.  The black ones
> DO
> > make the car sit higher.  If you dont believe me then go try
> it.
> >  I have many times.    However, there are 3 different PN# of
> > blue upper strut mount.  All three will have the car sit
> lower I
> > believe but only one or two actually have the beefier
> bearingh
> > in them.  Dont have the numbers handy though.  Sorry.
> 
> There was a bit of a debate going on about these on the 20v
> list, so since I 
> have both styles (black, and blue), new, I took some pics to
> quell some of 
> confusion. Avail here: www.cs.usm.maine.edu/~stuart/urqblue
> The blue is made with a much stiffer rubber too, BTW.
> 
> Not sure about the different flavors of the blue bearings.
> These were the ones 
> Rod at TPC sent me.
> 
> 
> Later!
> -Nate
> '89 90q
> '87 5ktq (donor)
> '86 5kt (another donor!?)


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