RE: Re:Ur-Q sub f mount P/Ns

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

At 08:40 AM 4/22/96 -0600, you wrote:

>I did mine a few years ago and replaced them with the urethane bushings
>from Sportwheels. There are 2 types of bushings. THe ones on my TQC,
>had a rubber exterior where it contacts the control arm cylinder. 

This is the type I have as well.  Unfortunately, I have 8 new metal sleave
type bushings and the dealer confirmed that these will not work on the early
TQCs.

>you room to hack saw through the outer sleeve, but don't touch the control
>arm, and then fold in the metal sleeve and remove, sounds like a PITA.

$65 ea. times 8 is an expensive "ease of installation" cost!  It's tough to
gage whether the urethane is much better than the rubber because you
replaced worn out rubber bushings with new urethane ones.  The real test is
finding someone that had new rubber bushings and replaced them with the
urethane ones.

BTW, I know a company that sells these urethane bushings for $30 each.  Of
course that's still about 6 times (each) the cost of the rubber ones.

Regards,

John Karasaki

The Karasaki's, proud owners of AUDI automobiles

1981 Coupe
1982 TQC
1984 5000S Wagon
1990 V8