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D2 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering Brakes, Springs, shocks, steering racks, steering columns, suspension arms, wheel hubs etc. |
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Yes just call him
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Got a reply from Jason ...
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And does that price sound about right? Thanks again
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust |
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TRW are the people that made them for Audi. I put these on mine. You will notice the Audi part number is shaved off lol !!
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I forgot about them being TRW - same convo i had with him at the time..
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Ah! Neat, thanks.
How do they compare to Meyle though? I mean, aren't Meyle supposed to be a superior OEM replacement? I'm wondering if it's just that there's no Meyle 'kit' available for the 20 inch'ers, but that maybe all the arms/linkages are available separately I'll probably give Jason a call tomorrow.
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust |
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Well seeing as you cannot get the lower rear arms made by anyone else, they are as good as it gets. Mine were 170k plus and still fine when i replaced them as it turned out. I used lemforder to and febi top arms. You wont go wrong with any of these makes - either will long outlive the car at this age
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Think i used lemforder front lower arm (same part each side) and links then febi top arms. I didnt really notice a difference tbh, testimony to the original stuff being in good condition ! I had bilsteins with standard springs, again difference was marginal. Had i kept the car longer, would have put uprated springs on it to really feel the beneftis of renewing everything as harder ride would have worked well to dial out some roll.
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Thanks, that's most helpful!
I just want whatever will last really, even if it costs a bit more. I bought the car 4 years ago at 80K and it's now done about 107K. In that time I've had numerous control arms, ball joints and bushes replaced, which never seem to last more than a year or two. To be fair though, in the past I've just let the garage replace them with whatever, so I suspect they weren't the best quality parts, although the poor state of most of the roads around here probably had something to do with it too.
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust |
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