Anyone ever tried these rear shock mounts?

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-2002-Rear-Shock-Mounts-Polyurethane-New_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33590QQitemZ8010924574

Isn't JWCurry someone from here? He is bidding on one of them.

Do they last?

[Guest bruno74tii]

I thought our goal was to stiffen the chassis, not the ride!

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just wasn't sure how stiff they are. I'll probably stick with the stock ones.

[skipsfcr]

My nevada car's so stiff & harsh anyway I figure what the hell. The seller of those btw is a real character. Dave Mason took us to visit the guy's shop in Zion, IL while we were attending Windy City Vintage Day. He custom fabs all sorts of really neat stuff. he's the guy with the "350is" E36 coupe with the M70 V-12 engine & 5 speed. He also did the E30 M60 V-8 conversion. Dude's a mechanical genius.

[jwcurry]

.......and replacing all the bits & pieces off of a 70 project. I thought

the polyurethane seemed like a good idea and really shouldn't stiffen

up things too much.

CD the other day mentioned that the purpose of these mounts was really only to prevent the top part of the shock from rattling around in the shock towers and doing some damage to the metal.

I would think it would only come into play during the most spirited of driving or after encountering some rather large "bumps in the road".

So, I'm going to give it a try. I've heard mention that the stock units last damned near forever....so, these poly ones should also do the same.

I'll report back sometime about how they installed, if they changed the ride, etc....

I've bought things from this seller multiple times and they do seem really really nice. I'd love to visit their shop. Now, you have my curiosity really piqued. Zion is quite close to where my parents live. Maybe on my next visit home.

Jerry Curry

Salem, OR

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