200-20V w/ V8 front anti roll bar.

[Brett Dikeman]

At 8:57 PM -0800 12/11/02, Bernie Benz wrote:
>Dave,
>
>I remeasured my 200 bar in a straight section and it may well be 26mm, if I
>were to remove the paint.  So, an upgrade to 28m should increase the front
>roll stiffness by 35%, a significant difference!
>
>Do you know if the '92 S4, which had a rear sway bar, also used the 28mm
>front bar?  Did the V8 use a rear bar?
>
>FYI, mlp qwest <mlped at qwest.net> posted to the 200-20V list on 7/21/01 a
>parts list for adapting the S4 rear stabilizer bar to the 200.

I also have a sheet faxed to me by Phil Payne ages ago, showing the
rear stabilizer bar on the european '92 100Q.  In both Europe and the
states, the '92 100 was a Type C4.  Perhaps the US only saw the rear
stabilizer in the S-models?  I dunno.  Would be cool if a rear
stabilizer arm was as easy as a trip to your local junkyard.

http://frank.mercea.net/~brett/pics/car/audi/parts/rear_stab_arm.gif
http://frank.mercea.net/~brett/pics/car/audi/parts/rear_stab_arm.jpg

Second image is a closer-up snap of the parts list I think.

To be honest, I never bothered to look at it further, mostly because
I didn't understand any of it.

What were costs like for swapping to the V8 front bar, and what else
needs to be changed?  I would imagine at least a few bushings would
need to be swapped.

Brett
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