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Anti Lift Kit and B6 Arms - Anyone done it?

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breeze:

--- Quote from: Pudding on January 10, 2023, 11:36:27 am ---The GTI SuperPro ALK kit fitted my Passat arms no problem.

If the hexagonal end of the B6's arm is slightly chunkier than the GTI's steel arm, you wouldn't notice it.  Poly and rubber bushes have both needed hammering on to steel and alloy arms.  They're far from a slip fit.

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Thought I had responded to this… hex ends definitely slightly bigger on B6 arms. There is a definite difference to how bushes slide on, and mine were genuine arms.

I think everything can be made to fit, just that in my case I didn’t want to go that way.

The reply that I thought I had posted also said that in my case I suspect low tyre pressure and wet roads were the primary contributor, rather than softening of bushes that were less than 1k old. Pressures back up and all fine!

breeze:

--- Quote from: HughOR on January 13, 2023, 08:55:47 am ---Have you use of a hydraulic press? Going down this route myself shortly with OE solid bushes and B6 arms, so interested to see your progress. B6 arms are cheap and easy to get from a scrappie these days so seems a no brainer

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I could have got a local garage to do it.

Which solid bush are you thinking of? I have a post where I tried S3 but could not get on. Also Pudding I think pointed out that the carrier was also a different fit.

If you are replacing original 100k+bushes even factory will feel like a big improvement.

pudding:
Weird that as my GTI spec SuperPro consoles went on B6 arms OK.

Oh well, if they don't fit they don't fit. Maybe you'll have to get S3 bushes instead those wishbones should in theory be the same as the B6.

LC5F:
The bush inserts are the same across the board - its just the aluminium console that differ with bolt holes in different locations to suit model subframe.
Polybushes can be pushed in by hand - but the rub is getting the old ones out are a little harder.
If you are going for OEM rubber - it will need press, large vice or a contraption of threaded rod/sockets etc.

breeze:

--- Quote from: Pudding on January 14, 2023, 11:11:24 am ---Weird that as my GTI spec SuperPro consoles went on B6 arms OK.

Oh well, if they don't fit they don't fit. Maybe you'll have to get S3 bushes instead those wishbones should in theory be the same as the B6.

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I thought S3 had steel arms?

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