Strut tower bearings for early UrQ

[Huw Powell]

> I am R/Ring and installing new Koni strut cartridges on my '83 Ur Quattro
> using stock springs.  I want to have parts on hand and went to order some
> strut bearings.  My local dealer informed me the bearings were unique for
> this application and were $167 each and in limited supply.  Ouch!  He said
> they were different from the 4000 quattro bearings which are under $30 each.
> 
> So - what is so special about these UrQ strut bearings?  Can I substitute?.
> Is there another version that will work fine? 

Apparently I put four new ones in my 90Q about five years ago, paying 
about $80 for them.

There are/were 3 different versions of essentially interchangeable 
parts.  The identification is the color they are sprayed.  The "blue" 
ones were supposedly UrQ parts - which were rumored to be more rugged, 
and lower the car slightly.

I would have bought them from Atlantic Imported, who should be on the 
audifans vendor list somewhere.

PS, it's almost never worth going to the dealer except for dealer-only 
parts.

-- 
Huw Powell

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