Calling all suspension gurus

[thejimrose]

wurth hhs spray grease is great for that sort of application.

On 10/10/07, jesper moreau <jesper5ktqm.audi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
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