MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: pandaman on November 20, 2024, 05:43:30 pm

Title: Passat front control arms, holes out of line?
Post by: pandaman on November 20, 2024, 05:43:30 pm
I’m in the process of a suspension redo. I've bought Lemforder Passat B6 alloy front control arms. Many posts on here say they are a straight bolt on replacement but I went to put one earlier and one of the smaller subframe bolt holes seemed to be about 5mm out of line.

(https://i.postimg.cc/XJCHvHQR/control-arm-1.png)

(https://i.postimg.cc/jdX8CJ4S/Control-arm-2.png)

The bigger and other smaller holes lined up fine, the other one seemed to be about half way across the hole in the control arm. Is there a difference in the passat arms? Do I now have an excuse to get an anti lift kit in the black friday sales?

Ta!
Title: Re: Passat front control arms, holes out of line?
Post by: mjmallia on November 21, 2024, 08:35:08 am
The arms with different ball joints that suit the Golf or TT fit I believe, but the console mounts are not the same.

People and myself included use the solid S3 bushes into the original alloy housings
Title: Re: Passat front control arms, holes out of line?
Post by: pandaman on November 21, 2024, 06:07:12 pm
The arms with different ball joints that suit the Golf or TT fit I believe, but the console mounts are not the same.

People and myself included use the solid S3 bushes into the original alloy housings

Lovely, thanks! ordered a couple bushes to go in my old housings, much cheaper and probably way less harsh than an anti lift kit!