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Re: FW: Changed your bushings?
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 20:58:16 -0500, "Jim Ruffi"
<sciroccos@earthlink.net> wrote:
I'm fortunate (I guess) to have a project car that's not a total project; I
still have more work than I have time for. Somewhere on my list is
replacement of the following:
(88 16V)
Front and rear sway bar bushings
Steering rack bushings
Lower control arm bushings
ball joints (maybe)
Trailing arm bushings (very maybe)
Anyone done all of this to a MKII?
How much of an improvement did you notice? I mean, in terms of chassis
"tightness," handling surefootedness, comfort, etc. I expect it should be
noticeable, as those rubber bushings have to be kinda hard by now. Anything
else you suggest I replace? Motor mounts are already covered.
I rebuilt the front suspension on my Mk I a few months ago with new
ball joints and tie rods. They made a huge difference.. much more
than the a-arm and rear suspension bushings (which I did years ago) or
the sway bar links. These parts wear out slow enough you don't notice
the degradation until you replace them with new ones.
Gordon
75 Scirocco/Drake 1.9 8V
http://pws.prserv.net/scirocco/scirocco.htm
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