I need new upper strut mounts because they are creaking. I'm replacing the struts as well. To replace the upper mounts, do I just need to buy the upper strut mounts from Spohn? Do they come with everything I need for the $165???

 

Yep.

 

i got the ones from TireRack (KYB?) and they work fine, except the old boot does not fit on the top so its exposed. forget the price but you can look it up.

 

Do the boots fit on the Moog pieces (the cheaper ones from Spohn)?

 

they should since they are the same dim's a the stock ones are.

Kat

 

The boots or caps fit okay on my KYB strut mounts. Leaving them exposed will decrease the life of the mount's bearing.

 

Technically you are close, but I want to just politely correct something.

The stock mounts do not have bearings. They have a rubber insert connecting the center metal ring to the strut mount body. This is what corrdes. The dust caps are on there to provide additional protection of the rubber bushing from water or oils getting into there and collecting on top of the rubber insert, thus speeding up there dismay.

 

I think you mean demise, not dismay.

Is there anything like polyurethane grease or something I can put on the bushing every so often to prolong its life?

 

you can tell I'm no english teacher. thank you CaysE
I have been out of school too long and don't read much of anything to keep up on my vocabulary skills. Terrible of me. To think I graduated Highschool with a B+ average. Lost that years ago. We all know I can't type to save my life either.

I would probably reccommend rubbing the rubber with a fine coat of petroleum jelly.

 

There's no bearings? The center metal ring spins but the rubber insert that surrounds it does not. So is the metal ring bobbin-shaped in profile?

I believe you RTFC because I have never physically disassembled a strut mount from our cars. I just assumed there was a set of ball bearings involved.

 

What do you guys think about the billet mounts has anyone had complaints out of them.

 

I would consider it a bearing because it rotates freely in the rubber buscuit/mount. It's just not a solid bearing, like the HMS/Spohn ones.