Re: strut mount replacement: mandatory?

[c a l i b a n <caliban@sharon.net>]

	hrm, i diddn't know there was a difference in strut 
	bearings, front and rear.  when tpc had the sale i
	just ordered four thinking that was the case.  they
	are blue.  car is 83/urq.

	checked out the laguna page for the monterey historics
	this summer.  i am way psyched for it.  it's the weekend
	before burning man, what paerfect timing.

On Thu, 15 Apr 1999 todd@qualmedoregon.com wrote:

]> > Yep, bearings are what I'm referring to as strut mounts.
]> > That's the price for the front, and since the front gets
]> > more stress (usually) because of braking, I was going to
]> > replace those anyway.  The ones in back cost upwards of
]> > $25 a side, though, so I wasn't sure if I was throwing
]> > money away if I got those just because I was replacing
]> > the struts.
]> 
]> You can use the front bearings in the rear instead of the blue UrQ
]> bearings in the rear which is what the dealer says you need.  
]> Like $95 for the blue urq bearings and $12 for the black 4kq 
]> fronts.
]> 
]> Mark
]
]Now this I find interesting.  What is the difference between
]the two that make the Quattro rear bearings so much more
]expensive?  Is it really safe to use the front ones in back?
]For that matter, are the ones already on my car more like
]the blue UrQ ones or the black front ones?
]


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