Quattro rear suspension

[Robert Deis]

On Sat, 19 Jan 2002 TWFAUST at aol.com wrote:

> I have an early '86 TQ,(ABS) no rear suspension problems at the moment. But,
> I've been thinking.
> I understand the pieces are scarce and expensive.

I woulnd't necessarily say "scarce," as they are as readily available as
for the later version, but they do take a bit more planning to find.

> I have
> an '89 100Q parts car.  Can I swap the whole later version unit from the "89
> into the '86?

I've been told that the body mount locations do not line up.  Also, the
mose expensive part is the tie rod assembly, and I know for sure that the
later version (usually) has a shorter threaded shaft and won't reach all
the way through the hole on the body.

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