[s-cars] Suspension problem on SQ (w/pics)

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Colin:
This appears to be the same setup used in the rally cars, including the
audisport '95 S2 I service.  My bet is that the bushings are *not* unique to
the SQ, since most documentation for the SQ indicates that there was no time
to get "special" pieces parts.  The trick (btdt) is figuring out what it came
from.

That said, you can give the bushing dimensions to suspension techniques, they
should have something you can use, make it, or you could get one close and
modify it.  WRT to the locating rods, at least in the S2, these appear to be
nothing really fancy, and any good machine shop (even a non race fabricator)
should be able to make you up what you need.  On the rally car, these are
heim jointed, which might be a more cost effective and better performance
solution

HTH

Scott Justusson
In a message dated 9/20/02 8:52:23 AM Central Daylight Time,
ccohen5 at compuserve.com writes:


| The SQ has 4 radius rods that run from the front of the sub frame to the
| lower control arms and from the center of the rear body to the lower rear
| control arms.  My problem is the bushings in the rod ends have worn badly.
| The rods and the rod ends (only one rode end is adjustable/replaceable on
| each rod) are NLA.
|
| So I need to find a machine shop which will match the inner and outer
| dimensions of the rode ends and help me source replacement bushings.  This
| is not the sort of thing that shops do every day, certainly on the East
| Coast.  The Urq does not have these devices and the SQ roll bar which is
| thicker than the Urq I believe, uses large rubber bushings that also seem
to
| be NLA.  But that's another story.
|
| Any suggestions, has anyone had this sort of work done for them.  I know
| that single sweaters and many closed wheel sports prototypes use similar
| geometry but I don't know any of these shops.
|
| Thanks.