I thought A8 links were a lot longer, I didn't realise you would need to cut down the steel ball links. The Czech ebay picture seems to show them not cut down. Is it the 40valve engine?

http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...1299429626.jpg


Another option may be one of these male threaded ones and one of the female threaded ones, then hopefully no threading needed just cut the threaded one down to size?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kart-1-x-8...item4adb384c76

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Track-Rod-...item4d256c42a8

There are even aluminium alloy ones which would be easier to tap if deeper threading was needed. I may actually go for some of these for my current car. The previous buyer got my fixed up S8.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/L800-M8-8m...item3cc0090445

There are 1" and 2" links, depending on the engine.
IIRC the S8 engines use 1", the rest 2" as the manifold is different.

That's what I thought. 1" only on S8's so I don't understand why Borys is trying to fit short ones if 2" ones are needed. Lets better check this before he puts too short arms.

Borys, what's the engine on your car?? (W12??)

Just to clarify something.

All D3s have 1" non whatsoever are 2" arms the difference between 1" and 2" was d2 a8 and d2 s8

D3 3.7 and 4.2 are all 1" arms as is the S8 V10 +++

Strangely i have a contact in the casting world that would produce the arms in plastic or metal/ally but the minimum order is 500 of them ! And i was thinking about selling them but its costly

1" for sure, took original out, measured it before ordering
Thanx guys

WRONG!!!
Don't know about V10, but 3.7 and 4.2 are 2" Guy +++
http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8252&page=3

I recently stripped a 3.7 to fix it and 2 4.2 and they were all 1"
Ma8 maybe some one fitted incorrect ones to your car before you bought it ?

Or the 3.7 i worked on was incorrect ...4.2 is definitely 1" 100%
3.7 now im not so sure

The S8 V10 is electronic the V8s are vac pods

No mate, 1" would not the reach the vac pod, plus Ollie on his 3.7 had 2" as well, so two cars with wrong parts? Don't think so
And if they would reach the vac pod then both flaps would stay half open at all times

I will say it again
I did remove the original linkage from the car, mesaured it and it is 1"
Both of them