[urq] I wish ...balljoints

Todd Phenneger tquattroguy at yahoo.com
Fri Feb 19 10:46:49 PST 2010 

Whats the issue with using these.  Just gives you "MORE" camber adjustment since they are slotted right.

If it was really a worry couldn't you just weld the hole shut and re-drill.  Or better yet just grab some Control Arms and a sway bar from any of the MANY 4kq's/90q's out there.

--- On Fri, 2/19/10, steven j <michellepfeiffersx at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: steven j <michellepfeiffersx at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [urq] I wish ...balljoints
> To: urq at audifans.com
> Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 11:13 AM
> The rumors , and I actually have a
> pair of these 034 18mm ball joints,   is that they are
> still not the early flat tongue style without ribs.  
> These are more the '84 and later balljoints.   So if Audi
> or anyone still wants to make a bunch of the early urq
> balljoints - I won't complain.  
> 
> --- On Fri, 2/19/10, Todd Phenneger <tquattroguy at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> From: Todd Phenneger <tquattroguy at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [urq] I wish ...
> To: urq at audifans.com,
> "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
> Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 12:03 PM
> 
> I'll second (or third) the comments on 034.  ON a recent
> browse session I found.
> 18mm Urq Balljoings for $85 a PAIR.  Thats $42.50 each. 
> 
> http://www.034motorsport.com/product_info.php?products_id=18918
> 
> Density line rear differential top (Pressed in) Bearing.
> I've used their Tranny/Diff mounts and am very happy wiht
> them.  I also have a Delrin Race version of this for my
> track car.  its nice to see they have come up with a middle
> ground solution.  For only $35.00
> http://www.034motorsport.com/product_info.php?products_id=18579
> 
> 
> Urq Intercooler hose set.  Metal & Silicone.  Maybe
> not as cheap at $275 but looks like a nice piece. 
> http://www.034motorsport.com/product_info.php?products_id=508
> 
> For all the complaining for so long about the lack of 18mm
> ball joints and we can get them for $85 a pair.  I think
> thats just wonderful.
> 
> 
> --- On Thu, 2/18/10, Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [urq] I wish ...
> > To: urq at audifans.com
> > Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 9:40 AM
> > I only write to comment on the
> > offerings of 034 Motorsport... I have been
> > surprised and impressed by some of the things I have
> found
> > there.  The
> > firewall brace is now "carried" by them, though I'm
> not
> > sure if it's still
> > made by the original manufacturer or if he somehow
> > transferred it to them,
> > or if they are really just selling it for him. 
> Other
> > stuff too, things that
> > you can't find, stuff that's based on OEM but improved
> in
> > form or function
> > but is not necessarily a race or high performance
> > part.  I haven't needed
> > any of these items yet, but he's at least looking down
> a
> > road that might
> > lead us to having some NLA parts become A-vailable
> again.
> > 
> > Ed
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: urq-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com]
> > On Behalf
> > Of urq
> > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:29 AM
> > To: urq at audifans.com
> > Subject: Re: [urq] I wish ...
> > 
> > 
> > ... I lived in Europe ... I just saw the following
> article
> > in Sports Car
> > Digest:
> > 
> >     
> > http://www.sportscardigest.com/audi-tradition-plans-full-schedule-in-2010/
> > 
> > I hear you David, and while I tend to be one of those
> cheap
> > bastards I see
> > signs that things are changing.  I think you aren't
> > factoring in the prices
> > the cars are going for, which seems to be
> improving. 
> > Hopefully, gone are
> > the days where you only hear from people trying to low
> ball
> > you when you try
> > to sell your car.  Since my car apparently had some
> > work done to it before I
> > bought it I've never considered it will ever get top
> > dollar, and I think
> > that is what leads to not wanting to put "top dollar"
> money
> > into it.  That
> > said, I'm always on the look out for an original '84,
> and
> > if it is in good
> > original condition I'd be willing to pay for it and
> keep it
> > up in that
> > condition.  
> > 
> > You are correct in that we as the owners and fans can
> make
> > this happen ...
> > who knows what "this" will eventually mean ... but
> one
> > thing that is key is
> > that we need to support people like Javad who are
> willing
> > and able to do
> > what they can to help us keep our cars on the road. 
> > Frankly though, I don't
> > think I've seen much complaining about how much 034
> > Motorsport charges for
> > OEM replacement parts.  In fact, I've wondered if it
> > makes sense to try to
> > create a more official relationship with someone like
> Javad
> > (there may be
> > other candidates, I offer 034 as an option because I
> live
> > near Javad and his
> > business).  
> > 
> > In a way this discussion is coming full circle ... in
> the
> > case of the Viper,
> > the manufacturer is doing things to support the owners
> and
> > fans ... and as
> > you rightly point out, Audi is not likely to act
> similarly
> > for urq owners
> > and fans ... but perhaps we can form a partnership
> with
> > someone other than
> > Audi who can help us get the factory quality parts we
> need
> > ... 
> > 
> > Steve Buchholz
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > 
> > 
> >  Perhaps I picked a bad example... and the fact that
> it is
> > still available
> > from an aftermarket supplier speaks to its demand.
> > 
> > How about a wiper blade for $99... or a front fender
> for
> > $1446... or maybe a
> > sun visor for $406?
> > 
> > My point is that the clan of urq owners is a price
> > sensitive bunch of
> > people, for the most part.  I've never heard a Sport
> Q
> > owner complain about
> > pricing... they simply accept it as the price of
> > admission... most
> > collectors do.
> > 
> > I'm only summing up my observations.  2 things seem
> to
> > happen repeatedly:
> > 
> > 1) We bitch about a lack of parts.
> > 2) An NLA part becomes available in the aftermarket,
> then
> > we bitch about the
> > price (034efi, for instance, producing replacements
> parts)
> > 
> > You've got to realize that any business person is
> going to
> > look at this
> > scenario and arrive at the conclusion that it
> probably
> > isn't worth the
> > effort... especially to support 11000 cars, of which
> > probably half or less
> > remain.
> > 
> > Dave
> > 
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