Stratos83

But, did i understand right... is the control arms for d3 the same as d2?

05SilverA8

The bushing in question is the same as the A4, A6.... The powerflex is fantastic for the first month or two and then will start to make noise and after a few months will start to fail. I had them on for two years and went through three sets and I am really happy I went back to stock bushings. Buy a press (Harbor Freight $35, and a 18-24" extension tube to get a bit more leverage) and learn how to put them in, it is not that difficult. I have resigned to just replacing the stock bushings every 20K miles or so.

If you do put in the powerflex bushings put them in boiling water for a while before you install them so you can get the nylon soft so you can push them in properly. Most of the issues I had immediately were due to installation, but this just shortened the inevitable failure of the parts. I posted a while back a picture of the tool to put them in with (a metal tube with washers)

gedis080

to me sounds like complete nonsense ..... polyurethane I found (and not only me) the best material and solution against short life time of OEM or any other rubber bushings. I'm talking about other Audi models which ones I drive hard, but anyhow never had any noises or failures, BUT, we make them ourselves so maybe here is issue with manufacturer - POWERFLEX ??

Rhouse181

034 makes an attractive option. OE style arms with higher durometer rubber bushings. You get longevity gains but don't experience the squeaks, harshness, and deterioration issues associated with poly:

034 Density line OE style complete upper for B5, B6, B7, C5 A4, S4, RS4, A6, S6 - Etektuning.com | Eurotek Tuning and Performance Parts

No spherical bearing offerings for the top arms yet...