4KSQ does not handle like an all wheel drive!!!Help.

Nate Stuart nathan.stuart at maine.edu
Tue Oct 31 01:02:25 EST 2000


Did you get it re-alligned after the shock & mount replacement? Always a
good idea after _any_ suspension work.

-Nate


From: Muhammad Sohaib Bukhari <xsohaib at hotmail.com>
> Hi Listers,
>
>            I have an Audi 4KSQ, the differential locks work. Today it
snowed
> up here in Alaska. So I start up my quattro and start driving, first of
all
> the thing I noticed was that the car slipped quite a lot(during
> acceleration), even with both the differentials locked, it still however
has
> summer tires. Now the SCARY PART, when I drive it straight it drives like
an
> 18 wheeler, the back end of the car has its own mind, can't get past 25
mph
> otherwise it goes totally out of control, and I am afraid it will hit
> something. The situation gets worst of I UNLOCK the differentials. No
matter
> how much I try to keep the fron wheels straight the back end keeps
swinging
> to the left and right continously regardless of speed.In fact a couple of
> times it started to go side ways when I tried to go over 30 mph on the
> freeway thank GOD(realle one) there were no cars besides me.   It is very
> scary! Help is needed ASAP!
> BTW I changed the shocks and the mounts on all four corners.....no other
> suspension work has been done.





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