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Total repairs for my MK 7.5 Golf Sportwagen in exactly that same 100K miles Replace front control arms due to failed bushings
The aluminum lower control arm and knuckle removes about 7 to 8 lbs. of unsprung weight from each corner in the front. It doesn't sound like much but it makes a big difference in how the car feels. The whole front end feels lighter, and weight transfers feel faster from side to side.
I'm running the Passat arms with RS3 bushings. Honestly, they haven't made a lick of difference other than maybe being a little noisier. There are better ways to spend your money.
I had the same problem: this is what I had done: replaced rotors and brakepads, short time result replaced the wheelbearings and hubs, and new rotors again, shudder almost gone, only noticable on very flat roads and only on some speeds replaced all the control arms and that solved the whole problem.
My B5 Passat was essentially the same car as a FWD A4. Had lots of trials and tribulations with that vehicle, but when I sold it with 110,000 miles, it looked and drove like new. I think I had a good example, but the only thing "major" I had go wrong was the control arm clunk, so I replaced all of those.
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