favorite - strut/shock/spring combo?

[Bernie Benz]

There are two senerios, possibilities for adding + camber by moving  
the strut top outboard.

1. Move the stock strut outboard until the upper spring perch hits  
the tower, about a ⅜” gain.
Easy way to achieve this is to slot the tower mounting holes by this  
much, easily done by dropping but not removing the strut. BTDT.
2. Move the strut tube outward within the spring perch. A whole new  
strut top end is required. Someone has an expensive kit to accomplish  
this. No BTDT.

Bernie


On Jul 9, 2008, at 12:23 PM, robert weinberg wrote:

> do they make adjustable camber plates for the 200q20v?
>
> Robby
>
>
> --- On Wed, 7/9/08, Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
>> Subject: Re: favorite - strut/shock/spring combo?
>> To: centaurus3200 at yahoo.com
>> Cc: "200q20V mailing list" <200q20v at audifans.com>
>> Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 12:20 PM
>> For a cruiser, I would stick with the stock springs and ride
>> height,
>> and add Boge dampers for same. Stock, this car exhibits
>> excessive
>> negative front camber, lowered it is intolerable. Work on
>> this. A
>> properly loaded strut tower brace helps, keeping camber
>> within -0.5
>> deg. and adds considerable lateral stiffness. More + camber
>> involves
>> major subframe mods to move lower control arms inboard.
>>
>> Bernie
>>
>>
>> On Jul 9, 2008, at 11:51 AM, robert weinberg wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Bernie,
>>>
>>> well, i dropped my old Taurus SHO nearly 2" with
>> tokico struts and
>>> eibach springs. coupled with full length subframe
>> connectors and
>>> aluminum subframe bushings, the car cornered like a
>> mofo but...
>>>
>>> rode like a rickshaw ;-)
>>>
>>> i don't think i wanna go that aggressive this time
>> around. what do
>>> you recommend for spirited driving but also long-ish
>> road trips
>>> (like 5-6 hours). i don't plan on tracking the
>> car.
>>>
>>> the car had just got new rotors and pads on the UFOs.
>>>
>>> the car presently sits on 2002-ish A4 17" rims
>> with Kuhmo ESCTA
>>> Sport 2325/45/ZR17.
>>>
>>> Robby
>>>
>>> --- On Wed, 7/9/08, Bernie Benz
>> <b.benz at charter.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: favorite - strut/shock/spring combo?
>>>> To: centaurus3200 at yahoo.com
>>>> Cc: "200q20V mailing list"
>> <200q20v at audifans.com>
>>>> Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 11:40 AM
>>>> What factors are you looking to change with new
>> springs,
>>>> relative to
>>>> stock?
>>>> Spring rate? SRH? (static ride height)
>>>>
>>>> The dampers are dependent upon both of those
>> spring
>>>> factors, and the
>>>> unsprung weight. Do you have UFOs or G60s?
>>>>
>>>> Bernie
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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