[ba] Re: ba-group digest, Vol 1 #344 - 3 msgs

[R. W. Zehr]

Having owned a CQ, there is no factory shock tower brace on a CQ.

I installed front and rear braces from TAP on mine, and the difference was
quite noticable when cornering on rough pavement.

Regards,
Rick

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>    1. RE: bushings (Tony Lum)
>    2. Re: Bushings, sway bar from 4000 quattro sedan, more (Wyatt's Dad's
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>From: Tony Lum <tlum at flash.net>
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>Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 10:23:09 -0700
>Subject: [ba] RE: bushings
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>Hi Michael,
>
>Don't know where you're located, but the Pick-n-Pull wrecking yard in Rancho
>Cordova (near Sacramento) has a '86 4kq and a '84 4kq in their yard.  I was
>just up there 2 weeks ago picking up a windshield for my '85 4kq.  You'll
>need the A arms if your going to upgrade to the latter 4kq bar which uses
>end links to attach.  They also have several coupes there.
>
>HTH,
>
>Tony
>'83 urq #DA900302
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>Message: 2
>Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 21:23:01 -0700
>Subject: Re: [ba] Bushings, sway bar from 4000 quattro sedan, more
>From: Wyatt's Dad's Audi <audion at serversmiths.com>
>To: 'ba-audifans' <ba-group at audifans.com>
>
> >
> > An '82 coupe has the earlier (non-linkrod) style of front sway bar,
> > which means that the 4000 quattro car will not be a drop-in fit.
> > You should use the early UrQ bar instead (for those urQs witout
> > the linkrods at the end of the bars too).  I don't know of a source
> > other than the dealer, unfortunately.  And let's hope it's not NLA.
> >
>
>Thanks, I got confused between 2 sites and the one that said it was a
>drop in was talking about a 1986 car.
>
>But here's another question.
>
>I have found a (used I'm assuming) Jamex shock tower brace and am
>wondering; am I just kidding myself that it is worth the
>time/trouble/money to install this unit? All the sites which I have
>read where people comment on the brace mention that it helps a lot on
>the 82 era bodies. But a friend of mine who worked amateur rally teams
>in Europe says that I will not perceive a difference on the street. I
>ride motorcycles and on one I can adjust the suspension using a vernier
>system and can clearly feel the difference between 6 thou clearance and
>10 thou so I think I'll feel it but I don't know if it will be a full
>day and $200 worth of difference I'll be feeling.
>
>any feedback is appreciated.
>
>M./
>
>
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>Message: 3
>From: Ti Kan <ti at amb.org>
>Subject: Re: [ba] Bushings, sway bar from 4000 quattro sedan, more
>To: audion at serversmiths.com (Wyatt's Dad's Audi)
>Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 21:53:15 -0700 (PDT)
>Cc: ba-group at audifans.com ('ba-audifans')
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>Wyatt's Dad's Audi writes:
> > I have found a (used I'm assuming) Jamex shock tower brace and am
> > wondering; am I just kidding myself that it is worth the
> > time/trouble/money to install this unit? All the sites which I have
> > read where people comment on the brace mention that it helps a lot on
> > the 82 era bodies.
>
>I think a shock tower brace is *very* beneficial on the type 81/85
>chassis (1980-87 4K/coupe series).
>
>Aside from Jamex, another solution is the factory brace from a 90-91
>Coupe Quattro.  See Huw Powell's site for info:
>         http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/
>
>Yet another solution is to have one custom made.  A good welder should
>be able to fab one of good quality.  I went this route on my 4000, and
>had it power coated.
>
>-Ti
>2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
>2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
>1984 5000S turbo
>1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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>    ///   AMB Laboratories, Sunnyvale, CA. USA
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