H-Gear Tuner-Line extended top hats / top mounts black (Honda Civic/CRX/Del sol/Integra/S2000)
90% of the products in our store are in internal or external stock and we can often process your order quickly (varying from a few hours to a number of business days).
Naturally it is possible that a product has an (unexpected) longer delivery time.
Upon receipt of your order, we will always inform you about this and offer any available alternatives. So keep a close eye on your mailbox.
We deliberately provide stock information about our products afterwards, because many suppliers do not offer a ''stock link system'' and we do not want to show '' estimates '' in advance, like many other webshops do (which are often incorrect and give you wrong information in advance). We only want to give our customers actual information on the moment of processing the order so we don't mislead our customers.
If you need a product VERY quickly and you need to be sure that we have it in stock, please e-mail or call us or send a message via ''ask a question about this product'' below in the product description.
When it comes to suspension, almost everyone has read or heard the term ‘extended top hats.’ But what do they actually do?
On most Honda/Acura chassis, the top of the strut is bolted directly to a factory ‘top hat.’ This OEM piece allows the whole damper assembly to be mounted through the shock tower. When using our extended top hats, the top mounting point of the shock itself is raised up farther through the shock tower, while still the entire damper still mounts in the factory position.
Contrary to what some have heard, this does NOT lower your car any more than the OEM top hat does. This is because the distance from the bottom of your shock tower to the lower perch of your shock (where your spring rests) is still exactly the same.
It DOES, however, give you much more shock travel. This eliminates bottoming out issues and prolongs the life of your shock.
Sold as a full set of 4 top hats including (pretty stiff) top hat bushings and 8 nuts. Some people replace them for Energy Suspension or Hardrace bushings.
Difference between ''Pro-Line'' and ''Tuner line'' H-gear products?
The difference between an Tuner-line and Pro-line product has been created, so we can make 2 different collections in our own product range.
The Pro-Line is in general a slightly higher grade in a slightly higher price range, compared to the Tuner-line. Often noticable in the final finish and durability of the product.
This does not mean that the Tuner-line products are ''bad quality'' but are in general an affordable alternative for those who don't need the high grade of the Pro-Line products.
