[instigat0r]

I just replaced my stock front struts with Bilstein HD's and noticed during the install that one of my tophats/strut mounts needed replaced too (there was a fair amount of play in the bearing). I completed the install of the HD's but now I need to buy new tophats. Is there any reason why I can't use a rwd ("I") tophat instead of the "xi" tophat? The rwd ("I") tophat is a lot cheaper ($35 instead of $75).

I know that some people have used front lowering perches along with "I" tophats but can this be done to my "xi" without the lowering perches?

[Nonecure]

I have the I tophats on my car. Yes I used them for the lowering perches, but they would work with the factory perches. The xi tophats are just slightly wider than the i tophats, that is why they don't work with lowering perches. They still perform the same and will work fine for you.