[urq] Old vs. New A-Arm bushings?

[Todd Phenneger]

I stand corrected.
Looks like its possible.  When I ran into issues on my urq suspension I could not get them to press in well so I upgraded the arms. Looks like its worked for others though.


--- On Sun, 10/26/08, dgraber460 at aol.com <dgraber460 at aol.com> wrote:

> From: dgraber460 at aol.com <dgraber460 at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [urq] Old vs. New A-Arm bushings?
> To: qshipq at aol.com, dave.ritter at gmail.com, fdekat at sentex.net
> Cc: urq at audifans.com
> Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 5:20 PM
> I too have used new bushings in old control arms. Had to
> replace the delrin bushings from the PO. I like a stiff
> performance suspension as well as the next guy but these
> were like riding on bricks. Not stiff but,?literally no
> suspension give whatsoever. It was jarring the car apart.
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> Dennis Graber
> Denver, CO
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: qshipq at aol.com
> To: dave.ritter at gmail.com; fdekat at sentex.net
> Cc: urq at audifans.com
> Sent: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 9:49 am
> Subject: Re: [urq] Old vs. New A-Arm bushings?
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>  I too heard this wouldn't work.? I did it 5 years ago
> to my blue 83 (old style 
> control arms, new style C/A bushings), no issue on install,
> fitment and fit for 
> use,? they are still in the car today.
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> My .02
> 
> Scott J
> 2.5 urq's
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Ritter <dave.ritter at gmail.com>
> To: fdekat <fdekat at sentex.net>
> Cc: urq at audifans.com
> Sent: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 7:18 pm
> Subject: Re: [urq] Old vs. New A-Arm bushings?
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> On Oct 24, 2008, at 10:54 AM, fdekat wrote:
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> > I'm wondering if the A arm bushings of the
> 'older' style (one  
> > piece?) a arms
> > are the same as the newer style  of A arm? (
> >
> > (The two part a arm (welded together), same as later
> 4kq)
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> > Just looking at them, they both *seem* to have the
> same metal enclased
> > bushing that presses in from the 'outer' end
> of the a arm.
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> > I'm wondering, because I have a set of delrin
> bushings for the  
> > 'new' style
> > arms, and I'm wondering if they'll fit into
> the older style arms.
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> I think the 'older' style was different, no metal
> case on the outside  
> of the bushing. I just replaced a combination of old and
> new style on  
> my 'early' suspension car with all new style
> 'metal encased'  
> bushings. They seem to press in normally.
> Dave
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