Possible source of tubular control arms.

[The Kilted Yaksman]

http://www.034motorsport.com/chassis...s-p-21985.html



I'm not familiar with what will backdate from the cars this is being sold for, but it certainly looks like it might work.

[90quattrocoupe]

Won't work. On the small chassis Audi these are designed for, arms are longer from the subframe to the ball joint. So if you want a lot a lot of camber, run these. The arms on the small chassis Audis are approximately 1 inch longer. Also, these are designed to run a 19mm ball joint, not a 17mm ball joint like the Fox.

This pictures shows the difference in the length of the control arms.

Greg W.

[kerensky]

The tubular arms would be far easier to shorten, if one were so inclined. Hell, 034 might do it for you! Probably not for cheap tho.

[sippin.fnordies]

I wanted these so bad...but sadly they are too long as stated earlier.
I do have a friend who owns a metal fab shop. He has agreed to make me as set basically identical to these that will fit the Fox. I just haven't pulled the trigger yet. I need to snag an old stock control arm from the junkyard to give him as a template.
Before I get to control arms, he is going to be fabbing chassis braces for me. The plan is for a 3-point upper strut brace (strut tops and firewall), a lower brace to bridge the "horns" on the subframe and an upper rear bar triangulated to the trunk floor. I think the upper front will require battery re-location to use, we shall see.
When I get around to getting this done, I'll let everyone know. I'm sure he would make a few more sets if he had buyers.

[redone17]

When I get around to getting this done, I'll let everyone know. I'm sure he would make a few more sets if he had buyers.

[90quattrocoupe]

I wanted these so bad...but sadly they are too long as stated earlier.
I do have a friend who owns a metal fab shop. He has agreed to make me as set basically identical to these that will fit the Fox. I just haven't pulled the trigger yet. I need to snag an old stock control arm from the junkyard to give him as a template.

If you do this, you should have them made, so they allow the use of the later Audi 4000/early B3 front sway bar. If you notice, the 034 ones do not have this provision. This would allow you to run a 22 or 26mm front bar. It would be a bolt on affair.

Greg W.

[sippin.fnordies]

If you do this, you should have them made, so they allow the use of the later Audi 4000/early B3 front sway bar. If you notice, the 034 ones do not have this provision. This would allow you to run a 22 or 26mm front bar. It would be a bolt on affair.

Greg W.

Good thinkin'! I will make that happen. I honestly don't think I would want a bigger sway in the front since the Fox already understeers a little to much for my liking, but I could definitely make it work so that you could have the option. No telling when this project will get underway, it's somewhat back burner right now, but when it does I will let everyone know. Ill put up pics of the prototype etc. I don't want to have the only Fox with ridiculously overbuilt suspension, so Ill for sure want to sell a few to the Fox community.

[voxwagen88]

http://www.nhra.com.br/?cat=8

These look pretty and interesting.



Though I don't see a way to use a sway bar with them...

[sippin.fnordies]

Though I don't see a way to use a sway bar with them...

I'm under the impression anyone racing Fox's is generally running higher spring rates with a heavy rear sway and no front.
Those look so much less burly than 034s too...maybe intended for drag racing not autocross/track use?

[The Kilted Yaksman]

O34's look like they could be pretty easily cut down a bit. Not sure that you would need to after replacing the Audi ball joints with Fox parts. You'd end up with more static -camber and a better camber curve, but that's not a bad thing, is it?

[90quattrocoupe]

One inch is a lot of camber. That is the difference in the length of the control arms.

Greg W

[alaincopter]

Would be interesting to have these made available

iMohr has a few models made specifically for the Fox, though they are a bit pricey.