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