[s-cars] H&R info

[Neil Swanson]

OK

As far as those odd markings on the springs here is
the scoop.  This is from the paper work that came in
the spring set I installed in a customers car friday.

Front springs are marked  "F" or "VA"

Rear springs are marked "R" or "HA".

Of course it is easy to tell the S-car springs apart
but I guess on others not so.

Also interesting is the list of cars that need the
rubber bump stops trimmed or replaced with shorter
ones.  Not an Audi listed at all and I've always
trimmed the top "pillow" out of the three on the rear
stops  when installing H&Rs, or Eibachs for that
matter on 200s or S4/6s.

If they aren't trimmed there is barely any rear travel
(1/2"?)  before the car settles on the stops.  When it
rides on the stops the effective spring rate goes way
up.  Feels good on the downhill right hander at Lime
Rock but not so good on the street.

When I first installed H&Rs in my 91 200 the car was
"jiggly" like no other H&R'd 200 I had driven.  I
realized what I'd not done and reached in with a
hacksaw blade and cut off one pillow.  After that the
car was right.

We worked on Paul Krummins' S6 monday and driving it
it felt different than my S4.  We have the same
suspension and his car even still had my wheels and
tires on it (his were on my car) but something was
making it not feel right.  My guess was right.  His
car hadn't had the stops trimmed when his H&Rs were
installed.

So I found it odd that no mention was given in the H&R
info sheet.  Anyone else?

Neil



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