Steel or Alloy wishbones

[smudge72]

I have to order some new wishbone bushes for my 95 s2 avant for the mot.
i want to get powerflex bushes as i have heard that they last longer, but i dont no what type of wishbones i have.
i have phoned up audi but he says that he can't translate german so i'm @ a loss so
could someone out there help me please

[HPmuirt]

Funny, just had a chat with Martyn at VAGParts about this very subject.

Martyn is of the opinion that the Cast Aluminium units are better, as they are stiffer and also since the bush is larger it should last longer.

However, on the down side, they are £116 each, plus you must change the ball joints at the same time, which are another £35 each.

On top of that, the cast wishbones are more likely to snap if you have a bump (i.e. hit a kerb hard) whereas the pressed steel versions would bend, allowing you to potentially limp slowly home.

So which am I going for.....still dunno. I may stick with the pressed steel units and have them seam welded to increase their rigidity.

Hope this helps....it just confuses me.

Cheers n

Si

[topsparky]

do you mean pressed steel or cast ones

[Flat on my back]

Cast wishbones?

I have a set going spare plus ball joints, taken off my 90 sport. They will need bushes as the rear 2 are gone.

I'll put the part no.s on tonite.

Interested?

[smudge72]

cheers for the replies but i need to know what type of wishbones i have on my s2 avant 95 they are the original ones (but i don't know what type) so just need bushes

[topsparky]

stick you head under the car and have a look
you should be able to tell the difference

[smudge72]

ok i will look but what is the difference

[Jamo]

I have to order some new wishbone bushes for my 95 s2 avant for the mot.
i want to get powerflex bushes as i have heard that they last longer, but i dont no what type of wishbones i have.
i have phoned up audi but he says that he can't translate german so i'm @ a loss so
could someone out there help me please

If the wishbones looks like a big V it's the forged / cast ones.

See the example in this thread http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14363

[topsparky]

the cast ones are of a one pieces construction
the pressed ones look like two pieces stuck together
if that helps

[Skull]

take a pic man.

[smudge72]

cheers for that Jamo spot on as usual

[smudge72]

just been on powerflex site & they have:-

pff3-101 for steel
pff3.102 for alloy

i have the pressed stell ones not the cast ones so do i pick the steel?

Jamo please tell me many thanks

[HPmuirt]

The other easy way to tell the difference is that you always have pressed steel ones on the rear. So if the fronts match the rear they are pressed steel, if they look completely different then they are cast aluminium.

Cheers n

Si

[volcano rs]

pressed wishbones seam welded and powder coated waiting to go on the shorty with urethane bushes

[s2dude]

Looks very nice Jamil