The self serve yards around me get about $300 for the whole front end.
That gets you rust free California parts and if from 86+ the later
improved front brakes are included too. This weekend was half price
weekend but I passed up the setup from a nice 1990, just barely. No wear
on the rotors even.

Mark
SoCal

neil N wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 3:26 PM, mdrillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> You can get the strut bars bushing parts here.
>>
>> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/smartlist_322/radius_arm_bushings.html
>>
>>
>> The 80-early85 ball joint adapter has been obsolete for a long time. The
>> later 85+ solid control arm setup does not use them and VW expects you to
>> switch to the later setup if any of those major parts are needed. Not hard
>> to find that stuff used though.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>
>
> Thanks Mark.
>
> Switching to the later model suspension would have been wise in my
> case, but, well, hindsight. Plus I had the spare parts in hand.
>
> Neil.
>
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