Re: Neuspeed sway bar and new ball jointquestions(Anyone?,Potterman???)

[J Buck <vwpride@mixi.net>]

"John C. Worden" wrote:

> Today I got the engine out of the Scirocco and then went to work on the
> front suspension.  It's now all removed.  One question is: does anyone know
> what size bolts are used to install new ball joints once the old rivets
> have been drilled out?

I do know they're #6 hardness bolts, so make sure you get them.  TRW balljoints
come with the bolts, Febi/Bilstein ones don't...who'da thunk it?

> Second question:  I'm installing a Neuspeed front sway bar too, and the
> instructions are for cars with and with out factory bars.  The car didn't
> have a swaybar but I've got the control arms from the '84 that did.  The
> problem I see is that if I drilled the holes in the control arms from the
> '81 and compared them to the factory holes on the '84 they won't match.
> Anybody else dealt with this.  According to the directions, as I've said,
> both control arms can be used with the swaybar but the bracket will not be
> mounted the same for both applications.
> Hope someone has the answer.  Thanks.

I would trust the factory holes, John.


Jim Buck


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