[s-cars] Eibach springs for S4 PERCH NEEDED FOR THESE

[chris chambers]

Front back...whats the difff?

Just kidding, I meant back..My bad....:-)

Chris


--- Linus Toy <linust at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Let's be careful here...
>
> How is a spacer used in the front of the car?  The spring perch in
> the
> front is fixed (welded) to the strut.  Spacers do work for the rear
> of the
> car, though.
>
> The original Eibach fitment for the 100q/S4 cars was set number
> 1529.140  Given that these cars were out of production by '97, and
> few
> people seemed to lower them then, Eibach apparently quit making the
> spring
> set in the late 90s or 2000.
>
> About 2 yrs ago, enough interest and someone off this? list (sorry,
> name
> escapes me) convinced Eibach to wind a new batch of springs for a
> group
> purchase.  Alas, they apparently used the wrong spec, and the
> resulting
> springs were too short for the rear of the urS4/6.  I think the
> spring was
> intended for an auto-trans FWD car.  The simple solution (not
> necessarily
> the best) was to create a spacer ring to fit between the shock
> circlip and
> the spring perch.  IIRC, they later replaced the springs with the
> correct
> ones, so that no spacer was required.  Another solution is to have a
> machine shop add a new groove in the shock body for the circlip at a
> different location, thus raising/lowering the spring perch (really
> lowering
> or raising the shock relative to the spring--ask folks who reset
> their
> coil/overs the wrong way--lower the car = raise the shock into the
> spring=make the spring longer :)  If you have your shop machine
> multiple
> groove into the shock, you have a poor man's version of a coil-over
> for the
> rear.
>
> Has Eibach started making these springs again?  Check the p/n stamped
> on
> the springs--they should have 1529.xxx on them, both fronts and
> rears, if
> they are like the original versions of this set.  The group buy
> springs had
> different p/n stamped on them.
>
> --Linus
>
> At 01:15 PM 2/13/2003 , chris chambers wrote:
> >If you order these, make sure you get the spacer part # 1529F.perch
> >it is a set of two spacers for the front of the car. They are a must
> >have I am told. The cost is $32.
> >
> >Chris
> >
> >
> >--- motogo1 <motogo1 at cox.net> wrote:
> > > See http://www.urs4.com/technical/suspension.html
> > >
> > > Gary
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <Djdawson2 at aol.com>
> > > To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:48 AM
> > > Subject: [s-cars] Eibach springs for S4
> > >
> > >
> > > > --
> > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > > > All,
> > > > From what I've been told, the Eibach springs were one of the
> best
> > > solutions
> > > > for the early S4, but NLA.  In a call to shox.com, they still
> > > showed the
> > > > listing (100q, and S, 92-94) and also showed 4 sets on the
> shelf.
> > > I
> > > ordered
> > > > them.
> > > >
> > > > Did I order the right thing?
> > > > Was there previously a different spring for the S4 app?
> > > > Can anyone provide me with some insight?
> > > >
> > > > I'm happy to return them if they're wrong (or not a good
> solution),
> > > but I
> > > > would like springs that don't lower the car quite as much as
> the
> > > H&Rs.
> > > >
> > > > Any advice appreciated,
> > > > Dave in CO
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73 Porsche 914 2.0 (67,000 original miles, stock), 67 GMC Long Step pickup 95% complete frame off restoration, 86 VW Scirocco Wolfsburg

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