Blau's updated strut mount for 4kq

[FJ40Jim at aol.com]

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In a message dated 1/7/2002, "E Bavely" <veetesse at hotmail.com> writes:
> I'd like to do the H&R springs and Boge Turbo struts on it and while
> shopping, I saw that Blau has an "updated" strut mount kit for the front of
> the 4k that uses the later 90 model parts.  Supposedly, the kit is beefier
> and further limits deflection in the front end.  Any BTDT on these parts?
> Is
> this a worthwhile upgrade?  I thought I read somewhere about someone using
> UrQ mounts as well in the 4k... Any thoughts?

Elliot,
I just did the suspension rebuild on my 4KQ using the Blau/UrQ front strut
mounts, H&R springs, KYB gas struts and delrin lower control arm bushings.
Wish I had done this repair/upgrade years ago.  The stock lower arm bushings
are made of spaghetti, I think.  Now, the front end stays planted on hard
accel, doesn't dive much on heavy braking, and it turns when the steering
wheel is turned, not .3 seconds later.  The car is definitely lowered, which
I didn't really want, but it handles so much better that the occasional
scraping is worth it.

> Thanks in advance...
> Elliott Bavely
> 86 4000CS Quattro

Thanks,
Jim Chenoweth
'85 4KSQ w/ new suspension, brakes & clutch
Lancaster, Ohio, USA
Ph. 740.862.2604