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Originally Posted by fe1rx
Lower is OE only. I am not familiar with a Powerflex option for the bottom mount. And given how stiff it is in the axis of the shock already, I can't see the point.
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The top mount only articulates about ±1 degree, which is surprisingly small and results in quite manageable articulation loads even with the Powerflex upper mount. The bottom mount does go to about 10 degrees at the extreme of bump travel, as you observe. This takes 35-40 lbs of side force at the rod guide bushing. I haven't tried to characterize the friction resulting. I see you have an M lower camber arm and thus a rod-eye bushing at the end, which possibly results in lower side forces on the bushing. |
I misread this. I assumed the top mount had the lower and upper parts (2 part to the upper mount) tested separately. I was not able to observe the shock top mount in practice so assumed it articulated about 5 degrees if not more. A 40 lbs force side load is reasonable. Thanks for the extra details.