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

[Kneale Brownson]

If the suspension bits are not up to spec,   an alignment won't do much for 
you.  And if the car is not aligned properly, there's no way for it to 
drive with the capabilities for which it was designed.    A little slop 
here, a little there and you've lost most of the AWD advantages.

At 09:10 PM 10/30/2000 +0000, Muhammad Sohaib Bukhari wrote:

>First of all I would like to add that I do not have snow tires, last year 
>I did, and it handled a little better though the problem was present but 
>this year it is much more pronounced. How can I tell if my alignment is 
>messed up. I do know the wear and tear of the tire is much more towards 
>the inside as compared to the outside, but I figured that all german cars 
>do that because I was told that the wheels move outward at high speeds. 
>like these slashes /----\ the slashes are tires...sorry couldn't think of 
>a better way to explain. I also am aware of the fact that my car has 
>really bad control arm bushings, tie rod bushings, and I am not sure about 
>the subframe bushings.Would I need to change these? Would I need to change 
>links or ball joints also? Is it possible to pin point the problem so that 
>I can at least get through winter without major expense? Would I need to 
>change all the above mentioned parts to get my Audi to drive like it 
>should in the winter?
>BTW the car has 75000 miles original on it. Do you think that these things 
>go bad at such a low mileage(for the age atleast).
>
>It was really scary when the car started to slide side ways Whew!
>
>Thanks.
>M.Sohaib Bukhari
>84 4ksq
>
>
>Do you have on snows?
>>if that's ok, you probably have loose bushings, links or ball joints that
>>are changing the suspension geometry.
>>
>>frank
>
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