So we're in the process of restoring one of the old TAD Evo VI TME rally cars.

We're running into a few things that we're not sure translate over into parts I can find in the US.

As we go through the suspension arms in the back of the car we're finding worn rod ends in the arms. Is there a possibility that some of those arms and/or ends are the same in the Evo VIII or anything that we'll be able to get here in the US?

Also, wheel bearings, any insight there would be helpful.

 

Rear end of the evo 6 is the same as the evo7-9s, i'm running evo9 arms in my 6. (5 will accept evo6-9 stuff just being that the factory arms are steel).

Rear wheel bearings being the same too of course.

 

In addition to what Yogi has to say, I would like to point out that V & VI are fully compatible / identical as all Wishbones / Arms are alloy.

It is the 4 which has Steel Arms etc.

 

Evo6s were the first of the all aluminium armed evos.

Evo4 were like you said all steel (apart from the rear upper arm), but evo5s did use steel rear arms (rear upper AL), but the front was changed to aluminium.

 

Quite right, I forgot about the rear Upper Arm!