Hello all

After a year of owning my first RS6 c5. It seems I'm in need of new strut top mounts. Do any of you have experience of the 034 rubber mounts? I've seen they are solid vs original ones that have bearings. How much of a difference does this make.

And on a side note has anyone used RB Racing brake disc. What's your thoughts?

Any help will be much appreciated

Pete

9 hours ago, petec5 said:

Hello all

After a year of owning my first RS6 c5. It seems I'm in need of new strut top mounts. Do any of you have experience of the 034 rubber mounts? I've seen they are solid vs original ones that have bearings. How much of a difference does this make.

And on a side note has anyone used RB Racing brake disc. What's your thoughts?

Any help will be much appreciated

Pete

Hi the top mounts are solid because they don't have to rotate in the same way as a McPherson strut assembly where the shock turns with the steering, the strut never moves and the hub orbits the strut via the link arms.

Steve.

Steve firstly thankyou for your reply. Will this mean they will be umcompatable with the normal road set up of coil overs then?

3 minutes ago, petec5 said:

Steve firstly thankyou for your reply. Will this mean they will be umcompatable with the normal road set up of coil overs then?

Hi if the strut is the same as standard but with a coil over set up instead of the spring and pan set up they should be fine but you may be better served just using stiffer dampers and standard heavy duty springs otherwise the coil over option may well lead to a harsh ride which will give all the link arms a hard time unless you are prepared to change the arms as well.

Steve.