Just wanted to tap into the wealth of information available on this site. I am just doing some inspections on my recently acquired 2002 jaguar XKR. I was In the process of checking the engine cooling chamber behind the right hand side wheel, while doing this I noticed at the top of the front suspension spring a pink rubber type ring that looked very perished. Is this something I should be concerned about and should it be replace ASAP?
Thanks in advance for any comments or help.

 

There is a couple of guys on this forum that have a great reputation.for rebuilding the spring mounts. They will chime in shortly. DON'T buy the Euro mounts as they want last.

Jack

 

Ian, get hold of member baxtor. He's in Australia and one of the founding members of the replacement mounts.

 

I concur. Baxtor rebuilt my old shock mounts when my new mounts lasted a matter of weeks before going off centre. It's definitely a DIY job if you have a modicum of technical experience. There are probably quite a few people in your neck of the woods who have the better mounts.

 

I just installed new mounts from Wayne (cjd777)
He was more than helpful, new mounts included with donor housings. I don’t mess with springs, but a local shop installed them for $300. Car with 122200 miles rides great again.
I hope I never have to mess with them again.