[ba] replacing sub frame bushings

[Dan Hamren]

Chris were they the stamped A arms or the forged ones? I seem to remember a thread on this a long while back..  any way if my memory serves me correctly one of the guys on the list did a mathematical computation which proved that the type of bushing should have no impact cracking A- arms.  FWIW!  But more importantly.. the CQ came with both a stamped ( early models I believe ) and a clam shell welded ( forged maybe >?) ( later models )..
I think the stamped ones were not as strong.



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-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Maresca [mailto:ckm at crust.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 8:47 AM
To: Dan Hamren
Cc: Shayne; Wyatt's Dad's Audi
Subject: RE: [ba] replacing sub frame bushings



Maybe, but the Delrins just makes that fact worse.  As evidenced by the
fact that all the cracked arms were Delrins...

Chris.
--
'90 CQ Red
'91 CQ Black

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Dan Hamren wrote:

> Are not the CQ's prone to cracked A-arms anyway?
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shayne [mailto:thequattroking at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 6:24 AM
> To: Chris Maresca; Wyatt's Dad's Audi
> Cc: 'ba-audifans'
> Subject: Re: [ba] replacing sub frame bushings
>
> A cracked lower A-Arm usually has nothing to do with
> Delrin IME.  I have had cracked lower A-arms with the
> factory bushings.  However when I do the Delrin, I
> usually seem weld the A-arms
> --- Chris Maresca <ckm at crust.net> wrote:
> >
> > Delrin is fine, but I've had issues with both
> > cracked lower a-arms and
> > sqeaking.
> >
> > Chris.
> >
> > On Mon, 18 Aug 2003, Wyatt's Dad's Audi wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > On Monday, August 18, 2003, at 08:50 AM,
> > JShadzi at aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > When I did Delrin bushings in my car, my initial
> > thought was
> > > > that the improvement was similar to when I did
> > the coil over
> > > > suspension on the
> > > > car, in other words, dramatic.  The stock
> > control arm bushings are a
> > > > huge
> > > > performance compromise from the factory, the
> > Delrins make up for this
> > > > with the side
> > > > affects mentioned above.
> > >
> > > Javad,
> > >
> > > Do you know of a good source for the Delrin
> > bushings? And even the
> > > stock type?
> > >
> > > Also, next time I'm down the peninsula can I look
> > you up for a short
> > > ride to feel what it's like? I'm pretty happy with
> > the current handling
> > > since I have a couple of motorcycles to get the
> > super-tight handling
> > > stuff out of my system but if the Delrin isn't too
> > much more than the
> > > stock stuff and the work is the same then it's
> > worth my looking into.
> > >
> > > Is there any step in between stock and Delrin?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > M./
> > >
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