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Old May 10, 2010 | 08:23 AM
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Default Bent top hat/top mount for JIC magic coilovers

My top hat/mount got bent somehow, and I need a replacement, or at the very least, a custom one or a place that could easily rebend it back to shape.

I already called JIC, and they said that they don't have it in stock and that it would cost 90 dollars to flatten it back out. Pretty damn high in my opinion.

Anyone just happen to have an extra one or know where I can one or even just rebend it?

This is for the rear FLT-A2 coilover if that helps at all.

I really need this soon!


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Old May 10, 2010 | 09:36 AM
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stick in a vise and and try to flatten it out. I have had to do that before. I never understood why the JIC's bent sometimes. And its only with the FLTA2's.
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Old May 10, 2010 | 09:52 AM
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Are the rears a true coilover? You may be getting deflection on the chassis mount. Perhaps a steel plate on the bottom should be welded on to provide greater stiffness?

EDIT: just looked up the pictures. Its not I guess. Are you lowered a lot? Maybe the camber angle causes shearing around the mounting hole.

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Old May 10, 2010 | 11:59 AM
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take it to any local machine shop. and ask them to heat it up in a vise to flatten.

but fundamentally, you should figure out how it got that way in the first place!!
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