FIT OFFSET TOP MOUNTS

If you’re drastically lowering your classic Ford then the standard suspension top mounts just won’t cut it. Here’s what to do.

Words and Photos Jon Hill

Why would you need offset top mounts? If you’ve lowered your car pretty radically, then the angle of the original top mounts could well reach the point where they bind up. That’s not good, as it’ll strain every time it goes over a bump potentially causing damage. The answer is spherical top mounts, which will allow more movement. There are two types available: ones that are pretty much conventional and carry the top mount in the centre — these are concentric top mounts. The units we’re fitting though are eccentric top mounts which have their centre-mounting offset to one side, so that when they’re rotated, they’ll allow adjustment to both caster and camber. This is great for initial set-up — the multiple fixing holes around the circumference correspond with the…

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Classic Ford (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2023

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