Re: '84 4000S quattro Control Arm Bushing

[Wolff <wolff_b@ix.netcom.com>]

I have seen this with tires. My buddy got a wabbit a few years ago after
having driven mine. (I had a 4 door for 7 years until I got stuck in mud
one day and changed to my 4kq). Anyway, his wabbit felt like it was
falling over evry time you would turn the wheel. It had really crappy
but fairly new tires on it. I told him to get some better quality tires,
but he wasn't convinced that was the problem. He finally did get better
ones 2 years later in preparation for selling it and then it steered
very nicely. In the "old" days, you could get very bad/dangerous
handling by putting bias ply tires on one end and radials on the other.
Are bias ply tires sold anymore? (Outside of racing and restoration)
Wolff 

quattro@rieger.dynip.com wrote:
> 
> Hey all!  Got a 4000S quattro, recently changed my rear control arm
> bushings, but when I drove it there's a big difference in the cars
> handling and movement.  I used an Audi 80 front control arm (because I
> wanted to save time and had the old ones pressed out and all I had to do
> was take my old one out and install the Audi 80 control arm with new
> bushings), but when I drove the car, it seems to rock left to right, or I
> feel the whole car moving left and right whenever I just turn the steering
> wheel lightly.  Is this just an alignment problem?  (I know I gotta get
> one soon but don't have time yet) or is it because I used the front
> control arm for the rear?  (the front and rear control arm seemed the
> same, has anyone done this?)