To lower or to anti-sway?

[Tiberius Gaius]

Back in our motorcycle days we kept putting WM3 rims on BMW motorycycles;
they then wobbled a bit in the corners.  We were looking for more rubber on
the road.  We always wound up going back to the stock WM2 rims with 3.25x19"
tires.  That's what Hans and Otto said should go on the bike and they spent
many years with their guilds figuring these things out.

Carl

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To: <JShadzi at aol.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: To lower or to anti-sway?


>
> > I say your friend is getting a little esoteric, lowering an Audi a
> > reasonable amount, say up to 1.5" has no effect on tire wear, the
> > suspension is still within alignable limits, and the performance will
> > skyrocket, the car will be a joy to drive.  Go for it, you will not
> > regret it, the stock suspension is intolerable, especially after
> > hundreds of thousands of miles you car may likely have.
>
> If the stock suspension is 'worn out' after hundreds of thousands of
> miles, obviously bits of it need replacing.
>
> I think I've commented before on the number of people who approach me
> for performance modifications:
>
> "I want more performance.  Can you chip it or put a bigger turbo on?"
>
> "Yup.  But how about I fix the inlet air temperature sender, full
>  throttle switch, ECU water temperature sender and a couple of air leaks
>  first, so it works like Audi intended it to?"
>
> "OK, if you think so."
>
> [An hour later]
>
> "Holy Sh1t!!  Bye!!"
>
> This approach has the added advantage of not involving your insurance
> company or making the vehicle more conspicuous to the local area's
> finest.
>
> --
>  Phil Payne
>  http://www.isham-research.freeserve.co.uk/quattro
>  Phone +44 7785 302803   Fax: +44 7785 309674
>