[s-cars] control arm suppliers

[Tom Green]

The complaints about the aftermarket control arms all reference the poor
quality of the Meyle rubber in the bushings.  I haven't had nor have  
I read
of a ball joint problem.
The complaint about the Audi dealer part is the price, of course.
The TRW arms seem to have the best reports and claims to be OEM
supplier parts.  This is the best price I have seen in the U.S. :

http://www.partsquick.com/SearchResults.asp?z=z&y=1995&m=5&c=27&n=18526

I bought some Karlyn (U.S. manufacturer) arms from Pelican parts, but  
I don't  have
enough use for a reliability report.

Tom  '95 S6
           '95.5 S6 avant

> Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:49:28 -0600
> From: Matt Russell <skippertgore at msn.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] control arm suppliers
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> Morning!
>
> I recall awhile back a discussion about control arms, good  
> suppliers vs
> bad.  Found some discussion in the archives, but not enough info  
> for me
> to make a decision.
>
> I replaced mine at 119,000 and now at 166,000 the ball joints are
> toast.  I paid $115 each for these, maybe i should spend a bit more  
> per
> arm this time so they last a bit longer?
>
> Thoughts?  TIA!
>
> -Matt, CO
> 92 s4