RE: strut mount replacement: mandatory?

[Todd Phenneger <phen9461@uidaho.edu>]

THanks,
	I'll call and order some right now. :-)
L8R

	Todd Phenneger
	1985 4000 quattro / silver / daily driver
	1983 ur-q / black / fixing it up
	1984 4000 quattro / modified/ awaiting Turbo Transplant.
	1987 4000 quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
	1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
   *****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!

On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, c a l i b a n wrote:

> 
> 	tpc has the blue ones on close out for $19.95!
> 	i bought four.
> 
> On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Todd Phenneger wrote:
> 
> ]YES, YES, YES.
> ]	If you dont you'll most likely be replacing them in a year or two
> ]anyhow.  Definately worth the money to save you trouble later.  If you can
> ]afford it the blue ones (ur-q???) are supposed to be much stronger but I
> ]just used normal $15 ones on all 4 corners and no problems so far but only
> ]20,000 miles so far.
> ]	L8R
> ]		Todd
> ]
> ]----------------------------------------------------
> ]I am getting ready to replace the struts in my 4kq with
> ]Boge Turbo Gas all around, and I was curious if folks
> ](other than a greedy shop) recommend replacing the upper
> ]strut mount at the same time, regardless of symptoms or
> ]signs of wear.  I intend to get stops, boots, and bushings
> ]at the same time as the struts, but I wasn't sure if I
> ]should go all the way and get mounts too.  I'm keeping the
> ]stock springs, by the way.
> ]
> ]------------------------------        
> ]
> ]	Todd Phenneger
> ]	1985 4000 quattro / silver / daily driver
> ]	1983 ur-q / black / fixing it up
> ]	1984 4000 quattro / modified/ awaiting Turbo Transplant.
> ]	1987 4000 quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
> ]	1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
> ]   *****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!
> ]
> 
> 
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