[ba] replacing sub frame bushings

[Chris Maresca]

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Dan Hamren wrote:

> 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!

Hhmm, I don't remember that, and I've been on the list for 7 years....

> 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.

The stamped ones are the problem.  They have other issues too, such as the
elongation of the bushing hole...   I think that this is why Audi switched
to forged A-arms.

Chris.

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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.
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> 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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