Calling all suspension gurus

[jesper moreau]

As far as that squeeking (which btw I had a chance to hear at Gathering of
the Rings this past weekend) I figure the adj. heim links from the HRSB are
dirty and need attention. Mine create a bit of racket when dusty.

On 10/10/07, thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> +1 on poly bushing squeakage. i've got them in the rear of my a4, and they
> are/were pretty annoying. i replaced the ones that came w/ the rsb kit
> [neuspeed] with greasable energy suspension bits [w/ zerk fittings] and
> that
> helped.. but not by much.
>
> i would never put poly on a daily driver. although there are apparently
> new
> versions impregnated with various spaceage ointments that skweak less, but
> i
> have no direct experience.
>
> as for the original question, if you're happy with the suspension as-is,
> just fix the squeaks, as popular opinion states. if you want to upgrade,
> first fix them squeaks then get new shocks and springs. i keep cheaping
> out
> and getting spring / shock combo's [currently h+r sport, bils sport] that
> almost never seem to improve things, other than ride harshness. the intro
> coilover kits ive ridden / driven are great - all of the ups, very few of
> the downs.  i would definitely recommend coilovers.
>
> as for height, when i researched for my a4, it was VERY hard to get
> accurate
> height info on any of the usual kits - koni, bilstein,  h+r, vogtlang,
> b+g,
> etc. - they all seem to indicate that they start and inch or so lower than
> stock and adjust down from there. all of the kits [stasis, 2bennett, etc]
> that adjust up to or above stock height are much pricier. kind of a bummer
> if you want to keep the sensitive lower bits out of the weeds.
>
> fwiw was in an s6 that brian billotti was selling, a gorgeous car with
> full
> rs2 kit, etc with european s6+ [iirc] suspension and that was brilliant.
> tight, composed and stock ride height. a possible upgrade option for you?
>
> good luck,
> jim
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Jesper Moreau

'95.5 URs6 Avant mit go fast gizmos
'92 tornado redish S4 (wifes ride)
'91 200 20v - 300hp - parting
'87 5KTQA Projekt 600WHP sick puppy