Re: strut mount replacement: mandatory?

[Otto M Bartsch <obartsch@juno.com>]

On Thu, 15 Apr 1999 16:02:40 -0700 todd@qualmedoregon.com writes:
>Well, I thought about it, and since The Parts Connection has
>the rear ones for $25 and the front for $12, the $26 total
>difference isn't enough for me to justify the "experiment".

<snip>

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

Ok, so here is a follow up: If the blue UR-Q ones are better/stiffer, can
you use them in the front also? I mean, if the black ones can go front to
back, can the blue ones go from back to front? Wouldn't this be
advantageous to handling? 

Also, I just got Blaufergnugen's Spring 1999 Newsletter. It has an add
for "updated" front strut mounts for the 400 and the 80/90. It says they
are "based off the world famous rally ur-Quattro's [front strut mount]."
It is said to be more durable, heavier in construction, and of a higher
stiffness. But they are $42.95 a piece. Is this in fact the blue rears
being sold for up front use, at twice the Parts Connection price? Or are
these stiffer still?

Also, what is the contact info for the Parts Connection?

		otto

85 4ksq soon to get major suspension work
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