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

[Muhammad Sohaib Bukhari]

No, I did not get it aligned after the suspension work. I did not know that 
I had with only the shocks replaced.

Sohaib
84 4ksq


>From: "Nate Stuart" <nathan.stuart at maine.edu>
>To: "Muhammad Sohaib Bukhari" <xsohaib at hotmail.com>, <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: 4KSQ does not handle like an all wheel drive!!!Help.
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 01:02:25 -0500
>
>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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