Ghetto lowering 4k?

[Bridgette Cass]

 Thanks everyone who answered.

 A little junkyard comparo showed that the 4KQ rear springs were one coil shorter than the front springs, and they look identical in size (around) to the front springs. And the 4kQ front roll bar is thicker, so that's going on mine too! ;-)

 What I'm looking to do is make a halfway decent autocrosser while I am setting up my other car. (Soon to be a SCCA Solo II CSP monster... I hope:-) So the cheaper I can do it, the better. At 2300 pounds, it's only 400 more pounds than my other car. (I like light cars)

 Does anyone know if the rear axle (non-quattro 4K) is similar to any other cars? Did the Coupe GT come with the same rear axle? Did it have a sway bar?

 Thanks again!

Bridgette Olson
85 4kS

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From: "Jason Gray" <jason510 at att.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 00:11:38 -0800
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Subject: Ghetto lowering 4k?


> I dont know specifics of the non-quattros 4K, mine is a 4KQ. I have played a
> bit with different ride heights and found there really is not all that much
> suspension travel on the 4000. If you go overboard with lowering, the
> suspension is basicly riding on the bump stops and handeling suffers
> severly.
>   If you do go lower than stock, stiffer springs are needed to prevent
> frequent bottoming out the suspension with the reduced ride height. Not sure
> how they would work on a non-quattro, but the rear springs from a 4KQ are
> shorter and are significantly stiffer than the front springs, using quattro
> rear springs on the front struts results in significant lowering of the
> front (couple of inches) and would work much better than cut stock front
> springs at similar ride height.
> -Jason Gray
> '87 4KQ
> Anchorage
>
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> Hi all.
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>  I have a 85 4k non quattro. I want to lower it, and was wondering if I
> could get away with cutting the springs. I realise that this isn't
> reccomended on a general level, but would it be all that bad?
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>  If not, then does anyone know where I can pick up some springs for it? What
> about shocks?
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>  Thanks in advance!
>
> Bridgette
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