Wishbone Type, Cast or Pressed - Photos here

[nothelle300]

hi i know their are two different types of wishbone fitted to the s2 but cant work out which i have got fitted!Looked on vag and im pretty sure its the alluminium one but could some post a photo of the steel one, or dimensions for the bushes as they are different as the wishbone feels to heavy to be alluminium!
many thanks
dean

ps.Powerflex or superflex!!!

[S2 Ant]

This pic shows the 2 diff types from the family album.

Which do yours look like?

[Greg_S]

dean,

when you take a look under the car if the wishbone is total solid and cast then that is one type. the other is pressed steel and you can see the sheet edges and the form they have been pressed into.

[caterpillar]

there ARE two types of forged wishbone,one in alu,and one in steel,the P/N stands in the part if you cleen it .

[nothelle300]

its the one in the bottom of the picture so its the solid cast one????Just confused me as on vag they say the wishbone is aluminium!

[Corey]

ps.Powerflex or superflex!!!

Self lubricating Delrin IMHO, but only from me in this country.

PM if you need any more information

[Jamo]

Hi,

Can anybody tell me what type of wishbones i have from this pic please?

http://homepage.mac.com/nugentp/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2006-02-21%2007.52.10%20-0800/Image-648A7638A2EA11DA.jpg

[90quattrocoupe]

Hi,

Can anybody tell me what type of wishbones i have from this pic please?

http://homepage.mac.com/nugentp/.Pic...38A2EA11DA.jpg

Stamped.

Greg W.

[Jamo]

Stamped = pressed steel ?

[s2driveruk]

yep, the forged one looks like Y shape and the pressed steel looks like this:

[mcandmar]

@Jamo: Yes there the pressed steel/stamped version.

@caterpillar: Are you sure there is alloy versions? Which car were they fitted to?

Pics of cast version below...

[PeterS]

Yes Jamo....

IMHO the cast ones are preferred over the stamped/pressed steel ones that are only spot welded together, ESPECIALLY if you intend on using non oem control arm bushings (have personally seen two of the stamped/pressed ones fail with Delrin bushings, not pretty)

Also the previous owner of my red CQ (quattro 7a motor) had the stamped passenger control arm fail by the lower ball joint - result was that the passenger front drive shaft was pulled out of the transmission and the passenger front fender was damaged by the wheel also....granted the car has 275,000 miles on it....

My two pfennigs of opinion and experience

[PeterS]

and btw, the pressed steel ones ARE NOT the same as those on a type 85...the ones for the Coupe/S2 have three bolt ball joints as shown above...not the two bolt as the type 85...

[Azman]

Peter, are they interchangable? Can you put the S2/CQ ones on the older GT quattros???

[caterpillar]

asman@ yea ,you may interch the wichbones.
yea im sure there are some in alu......the p/N stands in the familialbum too