kswiatk

Now that mance is no longer making strut mounts, what are our options?

Both of mine have gone bad in my 1994 cabbie

I've stfa and ive seen a few suggestions and responses to them , but no definitive answers.
034- people say they break very fast
oem- apparently crap
meyle- apparently crap
fixed mounts?
I found ones made by comp brake, but they appear to be all metal? That apparently will vibrate a ton.
Audi S2/80 Front Fixed Suspension Top Mount (PAIR) - Audi, S2,80, Suspension, Top Mounts - Compbrake Motorsport Parts
Audi UR Quattro S2 Front Fixed Suspension Top Mounts Pair CMB0200 | eBay

What's the best option?

Rusty Spokes

I'm using the 034 street density strut mounts on mine..so far so good. It is hard to re-engineer those parts. They were over-loaded with a 2.8 engine with all the accessories..considering they used the same strut mounts in Europe with the smaller/lighter engines too.

Sadly the strut mounts are a maintenance item. The 034 mounts seem to work well for me.

kswiatk

I ended up going with 034 mounts. Good quality!

varia

original (sachs,green) strut mounts are better then 034.
034 failed on my cq in a few months, and many had the same problem, just check motorgeek or just google it. 80q: 034 Density strut mounts too small :: motorgeek.com

You can make the "mance mount save" rings easily, that will save your new oem mount.
https://forums.audiworld.com/picture...ctureid=240496

or you can go with solid mounts. Albert makes and sells them, very good dude.
https://www.akmotorsport.net/shop/al...-b4-top-mount/
or adjustable: https://www.akmotorsport.net/shop/al...h-12mm-offset/

CRAZY_RUSSIAN

get the ones from AKm and call it a day!!!

kswiatk

Do the solid mounts affect ride quality at all?

CRAZY_RUSSIAN

im running solid upper mounts, aluminum subframe bushings, delrin a-arm bushings with bilsteins and springs, really could not answer that. but my guess would be that you may notice a slight increase in road noise transferring into the chassi. but handling becomes much more responsive as your top of the shocks don't float around changing your geometry