hi folks

 

i have a 1997 corolla with a tein suspension, coilovers, with pillow ball top plates.

my top plates are worn out, my question is can i use stock strut top mounts with my tein coilovers???//.. until i send them to tein for a rebuild

 

thanks a lot

nate

You might be lucky that they fit.

 

It's going to come down to the shaft size.

 

If you have the oem ones you can measure the internal diamter of the strut top, and then try and measure the shaft diameter of your tiens while they are on the car. might give you an idea if they are going to fit or not.

can you replace the bearing in the Tein tops?

that was my main question... i can't imagine it can't be replaced, however is to know what are the dimensions of the bearing in question

oh oh oh

Should just be a spherical bearing, will have a circlip on the underside holding it in. Disassemble and press the bearing out, will have a part number on it. You may even be able to see the part number without pressing it apart, but it's usually printed on the outer race so will be hidden by the top lip or the circlip.

Any good bearing shop will be able to get that bearing.

Don't go cheap on it either. You can get some really cheap sphericals that come with play from the factory, you want something like an NBM or Aurora, but there will be some $$ in it.

 

Also, when you've got it apart, worth checking that the hole the bearing sit's in hasn't 'grown' too much. Particularly if they're alloy tops, the bearing as it get's worn, grow's the outer race and can wear out the hole.