sagging avant rear

[Phil Payne]

The self-levellers have square hydraulic oil reservoirs - the "normal" cars have cylindrical
ones.

$u$pen$ion $ag on a $elf-leveller i$ a different sort of problem.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Lawyer" <LawyerKG at co.laplata.co.us>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: sagging avant rear


> I was not aware there is/was a self-leveler option, but I think it's
> safe to say it's a "normal" car
>
> Keith L
>
> >>> "Phil Payne" <quattro at isham-research.com> 09/08/04 01:18PM >>>
> Is this a self-leveler or a normal car?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > My '90 200tqa is sagging in the rear.  I suspect this is not
> uncommon,
> > but surprisingly a search of the archives brings up more for sagging
> > 4k's (I've never noticed this to be a problem on the smaller,
> lighter
> > cars), or sagging on one side or another side.
> >
> > I did find a post from Konstantine (sp?) re bushings that had
> actually
> > caused his avant to sag
> > http://www.audifans.com/pipermail/quattro/2001-May/026629.html
> > altho I'm not certain which bushing specifically this is
> >
> > Did the avants get a higher spring rate in the rear than sedans?
> > 'Cause if not, I think they should have.
> >
> > Recommendations for replacement coils?  My complaint is that even if
> I
> > were to get the car back to stock ride height in the rear, it's all
> over
> > once I put any weight in the rear.  I mean all I need to do is load
> > maybe 40 lbs of stuff in the back and it's sagging even more than it
> > normally does unloaded.  It just seems the long tail of the avant
> has
> > too much leverage on the current suspension.
> >
> > So, is it at all possible to get a replacement coil that has a
> higher
> > spring rate than stock?  I'd gladly take a harsher ride if it meant
> I
> > could carry gear in the back without dragging tail................
> >
> > I know some listers use their avants as psuedo-pickups (Home Depot
> here
> > we come!), help me out here!
> >
> > and then I see mention of optional third row seats (rear facing), I
> > have no idea how Audi ever thought that would fly?  Unless my rear
> coils
> > have really just lost THAT much life?
> >
> > I don't care to lower the car at this time
> >
> > Keith L
> > '90 200tqa, 263k miles and counting
> > '87 4kq, somewhere over 300k
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