[urq] Rear suspension tie rods must hit the body.

[Louis-Alain Richard]

Steve, the correct tie-rods for your car are "bent" like on this photo
(http://www.wrquattro.com/QuattroManual/t.QuattroManual085.jpg).

Or look at this PDF and tell us which one you have:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/rfitton/ETKA/5_01_41-00.pdf

The correct one is the one on top.

I guess someone fitted the later style (around 100$CAN at FLAPS) because
the
older style is $$$ (425$CAN at the dealer...).

Now you know why I spent so much time trying to find a suitable
replacement last spring...

Louis-Alain



> > -----Message d'origine-----
> >
> > I noticed on both sides that there are dents in the sheet metal
above
> both
> > rear tie rods.    My model year  83 USA car has the 'sway bar rear
end'
> > VIN < 500  and it's has H&R springs.    I've only owned it 30
months.
> > Anyone else have this? - it seems sub-optimal.   With the car at
rest
> > there isn't much room over the tie rod top - I should have measured
it
> but
> > I'm guessing just 1 inch.