3B / ABY / CQ common parts

[Error404]

i'm planning a complete underbody/suspension & Drivetrain overhaul on the CQ, aiming to have all the parts ready for a big changeover at some point this summer...
I'm planning on buying up all these parts on the cheap and refurbing and rebushing them and then swapping all the parts over at the same time - keep the old girl going for another 10 years at least hopefully
I may fit some uprated bits at the same time, budget permitting


I assume the rear struts, rear bearing housing/hub carrier, rear track rods, rear subframe, rear diff, rear arms, rear drive shafts, prop and centre bearing are all common between the CQ and the 3B/ABY (except the prop with the ABY)?

I know the front S2 struts are "fatter" than the CQ ones - are they a straighty swap?
If i manage to find a set of S2 hub carriers/bearing housings with the 5 stud hubs still attached, will this be a straight swap also?

[Azman]

If using the original legs/struts with the S2 hub carriers you will need to drill teh two bolt holes on each leg out to 14mm, That is what I had to do till I got some 3B legs too
The rest is all common, The best thing for the center prop bearing is to use a BMW one. there is a thread on here somewhere about it

[s2driveruk]

prop centre is available through vag-parts....or the oem unit is available through Quattro Corner.

[Error404]

thanks guys.
I think i'll try and find some 3B legs as well as hub carriers if i go that route, i hate drilling!!!! Wheel choice for 4x108 is crap, so that was my reason for wanting to do the hub swap in the first place..... that and the sorry state of the rear diff and subframe bushes