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Date:         Sun, 8 Feb 2009 17:44:00 -0800
Reply-To:     mdrillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mdrillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Possibly NLA Suspension Parts
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <c4e7c5f90902081736s61c01f55l74fa3bae99c47af5@mail.gmail.com>
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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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