front strut top mounts

[scott tait]

hi ive just brought a ibiza gti and it pulls across the road i noticed that the top strut mount rubbers where round the wrong way, so i changed them round, but then i noticed when you jack the car up the strut drops till the cup meets the turret is there a bush thats missing or do i need a different bush?

 

[suj]

nope, there is play in the top front mounts, nearly all of us have it!

unless there is excessive play?

 

[scott tait]

theres about an inch gap the car is lowered 40mm to. ive never had one of these's before so i dont no much about them

 

[suj]

rock on the side of the car, if it bunnies up and down more then an inch then you need to take off the struts and check all is fine (or new top mounts) if it is about an inch, that is fine, most do on here like i said

 

[scott tait]

ok kool thanks for your help mate