Which way do these damn shock mounts go?

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  • JFarhanbod
    R3VLimited
    • Jan 2012
    • 2151

    #1

    Which way do these damn shock mounts go?

    1.



    2.



    3.



    4.

    None of the above.


    Thanks!
  • IRON-E
    I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
    • Dec 2007
    • 16548

    #2
    3 go.......
    @IRON-E30 aka Edwin:D

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    • JFarhanbod
      R3VLimited
      • Jan 2012
      • 2151

      #3
      Originally posted by IRON-E
      3 go.......

      Really? I thought it would be 2

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      • JFarhanbod
        R3VLimited
        • Jan 2012
        • 2151

        #4
        So 3 is the final answer?

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        • Northern
          R3V Elite
          • Nov 2010
          • 5046

          #5
          where are these from? I've never seen them before
          Originally posted by priapism
          My girl don't know shit, but she bakes a mean cupcake.
          Originally posted by shameson
          Usually it's best not to know how much money you have into your e30

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          • jlevie
            R3V OG
            • Nov 2006
            • 13530

            #6
            From the size of the bushings, I lean to #1, since that is apparently the way they were shipped. But best to contact the vendor and ask.
            The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
            Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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            • JFarhanbod
              R3VLimited
              • Jan 2012
              • 2151

              #7
              No idea where they're from, I think they came off an e36. They weren't shipped like that either. I just threw em on the I had that there to compress the shock to throw em back in the box.

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              • Ether-D
                R3VLimited
                • Sep 2011
                • 2838

                #8
                Pics of the mount by itself? Top and bottom view will help. I almost think the black rubber bushing is not supposed to be in the mix.
                Originally posted by Andy.B
                Whenever I am about to make a particularly questionable decision regarding a worryingly cheap diy solution, I just ask myself, "What would Ether-D do?"
                1987 325iS m30b34 Muscle car (Engine electrical phase)
                ~~~~~~~~~~
                I was born on 3/25…
                ~~~~~~~~~~

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                • JFarhanbod
                  R3VLimited
                  • Jan 2012
                  • 2151

                  #9
                  Here are all the parts:



                  And here's the way it's supposed to be according to the guy I bought em from:




                  Speak now or forever hold ya peace

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                  • funcrew
                    E30 Fanatic
                    • Jun 2007
                    • 1223

                    #10
                    Think about it from a vibration dampening point of view: It looks like there are 2 rubber bits. You want one on top and one on bottom right up against the mount. The metal washers go outboard of those. That way there is some cushion between the car frame and the shock shaft. I think #2 captures that approach best.
                    "If the sky were to fall tomorrow, the tall would die first."

                    -Dr. Paul Forrester



                    Do I LOOK like I need a psychological evaluation???

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                    • Liquidity
                      Grease Monkey
                      • May 2014
                      • 395

                      #11
                      I doubt it matters which side the rubber washers go but you must have one on top and bottom. There should be no metal to metal contact with the piston and the mount. There must be isolation.

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                      • Ether-D
                        R3VLimited
                        • Sep 2011
                        • 2838

                        #12
                        Yeah, num 2 is the best, but i feel like there are supposed to be two red bushings instead of a red and a black. Is the black one softer?
                        Originally posted by Andy.B
                        Whenever I am about to make a particularly questionable decision regarding a worryingly cheap diy solution, I just ask myself, "What would Ether-D do?"
                        1987 325iS m30b34 Muscle car (Engine electrical phase)
                        ~~~~~~~~~~
                        I was born on 3/25…
                        ~~~~~~~~~~

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