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Offline grayg40

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bottom arms?
« on: April 21, 2010, 10:12:06 am »
as above, are the bottom arms on the G the same as other mk3 polo's?
1 of my bushes are gone so i thought i would just replace the whole arm for easyness.
phoned vw and they said they were £85 +vat per side, so i phoned my local motor factors place and the quoted me £25,
is there any differance between polo's? cheers
mark

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Re: bottom arms?
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2010, 10:15:30 am »
g40s have an inner rose joint

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Re: bottom arms?
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2010, 09:10:02 am »
would a non G40 one do the job as they look nearly identical. i know the bushes are not as tight but would it do?

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Re: bottom arms?
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2010, 09:18:11 am »
No

if your gonna fit non G40 one's then I'd change the pair, but be prepared for less responsive suspension/steering( a sacrifice I wouldn't make)

Alternatively if the outer bush only has gone then you could fit uprated powerflex ones. 

Are you sure that your G has still got the OEM rose jointed ones fitted??

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Re: bottom arms?
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2010, 09:24:15 am »
As jason said.  They fit, but aint as good!

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Re: bottom arms?
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2010, 10:14:38 am »
cheers, my inside bush has gone (opposite ball joint) but vw can supply them so just going to press in a new bush rather than the whole arm.
where's the best place to get power flex bushes from?

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Re: bottom arms?
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2010, 03:29:39 pm »