[Es2] [20v] B4 vs. Coupe Quattro, rear control arms

[Chris Maresca]

You can pretty easily machine bushings for the CQ.  It's just a round 
barrel with a flange.....   Of course, this assumes you have access to 
this sort of equipement and I'm rather surprised you can't just buy new 
ones...

One neat trick is to burn them out with propane torch.  Messy and 
smelly, but very effective.  BTDT on other cars.

Chris.

Kenneth Keith wrote:
> Thanks Wylie.  Now that I've looked at the suspension in person and on
> http://vagcat.com I see how very different they are.  I found some
> control arms in my shop that have decent bushings in them, so I'll use
> those.  I'm glad I bought the B4 90Q for the hood and other parts,
> because the suspension isn't what I expected at all.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kenneth
>
> On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com> wrote:
>   
>> The B4 rear is similar if not the same as the rear of the B5 A4 chassis so AFAIK it's not interchangeable with a B3 CQ.
>> R&r on a bushing isn't that hard really. Can be done without a press using a drill and a hacksaw and a BIG vise to push the bushing in.  Done it more than once.
>>
>>
>> Wylie Bean (via blackberry)
>> 90 cq
>> 91 90q20v
>> 92 UrS4
>> 01 allroad
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kenneth Keith <auditude at gmail.com>
>>
>> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:50:01
>> To: es2 at audifans.com<es2 at audifans.com>; Audi 20V<20v at lists.20v.org>
>> Subject: [20v] B4 vs. Coupe Quattro, rear control arms
>>
>>
>> So I got my '95 90 Quattro onto my trailer to strip it for parts for
>> my eS2 mods to my '90 Coupe Quattro.  I'm focusing on the suspension
>> because I have a rear control arm bushing blown out on my CQ, and I
>> want to use the B4 lower strut housings with the KW coilovers I have,
>> which have 14mm holes vs. the 12mm in my CQ lower strut housings.
>>
>> I was thinking I would be able to use the rear control arm off the B4
>> 90Q, but I see that it is different than the CQ rear control arm,
>> which itself is basically a Type 85 front control arm backwards.  Does
>> anyone know if the B4 rear control arms are interchangeable with the
>> CQ?
>>
>> If not, then I'll have to replace the bushings in one of my loose Type
>> 85 control arms.  I was hoping more for a bolt in swap for now, rather
>> than having to mess with pressing out and in the bushing, which I
>> would be doing with a homemade rig as describe on Huw Powell's page,
>> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/bushings-pix2.htm, which takes a bit
>> of elbow grease and patience.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Kenneth
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