[s-cars] Bilstein/Intrax install and impressions

[Mark Strangways]

And so the addition goes, another soul grabbed.
I did suspension, shocks, and 40 series tires in one foul swoop.
And OH MY GOD wasn't enough to describe the difference.
Enjoy :)

Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Munger" <mungerts at uneedspeed.net>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 5:09 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Bilstein/Intrax install and impressions


>
> Besides "I love it"...
> I acquired a set of Intrax springs from Bob Pastore who had them sitting
in
> his attic and then a set of Bilstein shocks.
>
> I didn't attempt the install myself, not enough old guys in hula shirts to
> help out in Arizona :-)
> I paid the shop that did my exhaust install $470 for the install and
> alignment.  It took them a full day and they said it was much more
difficult
> than other cars.
>
> No camber plates... they fully dialed the camber as much as possible and
it
> was still -1.3 degrees on each front side... which is barely within the
> spec, but not as bad as I thought it would be.  I plan on doing camber
> plates w/a brake and wheel upgrade in the future.
>
> Aesthetically, the car was 27.5" from floor to fender and is now 25.5" on
> all corners  (2" drop!!).  The wheel gap went from 3" to 1".  The car
looks
> much lower, but not slammed, as the wheel gap is still apparent, and the
8"
> (stock) wheels fill the fenders in nicely.  Very aggressive.
>
> The ride is great.  Reminds me of my old, neu-S4 but a bit stiffer.  The
car
> handles like it's 500 pounds lighter.  Getting on the throttle is much
> quicker as the car hardly bucks at all.  With the stock setup, full
throttle
> meant a lot of rear squat.  Cornering is quite a joy now.  Before, the car
> would dive into a turn like a Cadillac, now it's much more behaved and
> drivable through the twisties.
> Now I need stickier tires!
>
> All of this is, again, on the stock wheels.  I thought the ride would
still
> be too squishy, but now I've decided to go full RS2 before I get new
> wheels... although I *definitely* need bigger brakes.
>
> Does anyone want a '93 stock suspension???  Make offer!
>
> --Scott Munger
> '93 S4
>
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