Alignment: Impossible with H&R springs?

[Phil Rose]

At 12:36 PM -0700 6/9/03, Bernie Benz wrote:
>What's controversial about the Benz Strut Brace?

I was about to ask the same question.

I think he probably meant: contoversial-Bernie's strut brace. ;-)

Phil



>  It will reduce negative
>camber a little, but was never intended to solve H&R problems.
>
>Bernie
>
>>  From: "Jacob Michaels" <jalexmichaels at hotmail.com>
>>  Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 18:43:02 +0000
>>  To: 200q20v at audifans.com
>>  Subject: Alignment: Impossible with H&R springs?
>>
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>>  Folks,
>>  My recently purchased 200q20v has H&R springs with newish OE
>>shocks.  Tires in
>>  front show excessive inner tread wear. Seems like an alignment needed to be
>>  done, but I hesitated about exactly what to do after I read posts and other
>>  info about the alignment problems associated with these cars,
>>especially with
>>  lowering springs installed.
>>
>>  After absorbing this information, it is hard for me not to
>>conclude that it is
>>  almost impossible to achieve a proper alignment with these springs
>>installed.
>>  And that the only recourse if I want to keep these springs is some sort of
>>  aftermarket device like Bernie's controversial strut brace.  What
>>are people's
>>  opinions?  I do have the OE springs. Should I ditch the H&Rs?
>>
>>  TIA,
>>
>>  Jacob
>>  200q20v, 1987.5 coupe, 2001 Passat Wagon
>>
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