[s-cars] Springs - Springs & more Springs

[smarinello at charter.net]

FWIW, my '83, purchased in '85, has been far and  away the most dependable car I've ever owned.  The '95 S6 avant has been pretty good, but doesn't come close.

Of coures, with the age of the thing now, I'm getting hesitant to push it.  I need to get a new timing belt on it before the move to Houston.

Steve

> 
> From: Mtgadbois at aol.com
> Date: 2004/06/17 Thu PM 01:28:33 GMT
> To: Strangconst at rogers.com,  waves at epix.net
> CC: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Springs - Springs & more Springs
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
> I went to check my records on my old 1983 UrQ and I must have given all the 
> records to the next owner.  I wanted to see what were the part numbers for the 
> springs I bought - quite possibly they were the wrong ones for the car.  Upon 
> reflection I think they must have been since the performance/spring rates were 
> so low.  All in all the UrQ was a money pit I will never get into again. Far 
> and away the most unreliable Audi I have owned and I've had 5 over the last 22 
> years.
> 
> Mark
> 
> In a message dated 6/15/2004 11:43:28 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> Strangconst at rogers.com writes:
> 
> > 
> > 1993 CAD S4 here with eibachs and bilsteins..
> > lowered, but ofcourse... NEVER has it bottomed...
> > I have scraped over speed bumps, but that is not the springs fault at all.
> > On my cottage "offroading" road, basically 2 gravel trails with grass in the
> > middle, I have yet to have the suspension compress to the point where it
> > bottoms out as I read into your post. Not to say I have never scraped
> > bottom, that was the beers fault, and the turbo's fault.. not mine... I
> > swear... :-)
> > 
> > Mark S
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: <Mtgadbois at aol.com>
> > To: <waves at epix.net>
> > Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 12:09 AM
> > Subject: [s-cars] Springs - Springs &more Springs
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > For those of you who  are investigating changing out your springs here are
> > my
> > observations.
> > About a year ago I  went from stock (95.5 S6) springs to H&R 29921 (V8)
> > springs.   The ride improved by having more  control.  It did not feel any
> > stiffer, just more control.  I would  have been totally satisfied but the
> > ride height
> > was too low for my day-to-day  /winter driver S6.  This car does  not see
> > any
> > track time.  Summer car  is a Porsche.
> > Several months ago I  bought the Audi Euro springs in a GP.  I also bought
> > Bilstein HD shocks.  I installed them about two weeks ago.  I like the ride
> > firmness (about the same  as the H&Rs)  but my S6 is  approaching the
> > ?Ranchero?
> > look again.  But will I keep them, absolutely!
> > Below are the  floor-to-center of the fender measurements (in inches):
> > USA 95.5 with Boge  shocks:  27-2/8, 27-2/8, 27-6/8,  27-3/8
> > H&R 29921 with  Boge shocks:  25-5/8, 25-5/8,  26-1/8, 25-6/8
> > Euro with Bilstein  HD shocks:  26-4/8, 26-4/8, 27-3/8,  27-0/8
> > Measurements are in  Left Front, Right Front, Left Rear, &Right Rear order.
> > My tires are half worn 225/50-16s on  AVUS rims.
> > Color  Codes:
> > USA:  Front = Yellow - Sliver - Silver    Rear = Pink - Green
> > Euro:  Front = Silver - Pink - Pink    Rear = Yellow - Blue -  Blue - Blue
> > Camber  adjustments:
> > USA  Stock - adjustments were basically centered in plates.
> > H&R 29921  - pushed adjustments to their extreme outer positions and did not
> > use camber  plates.  Tire wear was slightly  greater on the insides but
> > nothing really extreme.  Ran this way for approximately 10,000  miles.
> > Euro & Bilstein - adjustments are basically centered again.
> > Note - none of these  adjustments were done professionally.  As long and the
> > alignment looks close and the car tracks down the road  perfectly straight I
> > did not bother spending $$ for alignment.  Maybe when my tires are going to
> > be
> > replaced I?ll get it aligned.
> > Other Observations  with previous cars ? totally biased!
> > Eibachs ? had them  on my UrQ and were too soft ? bottomed out all the 
> > time.
> > Maybe I was sold the wrong springs but I  only ran them for two weeks and
> > then tossed them away.
> > Konis ? Had them on  the UrQ and on a 911.  I thought  they were just OK.
> > Never cared for  the adjustment feature ? just too fussy.
> > Bilsteins ? Had them  on another 911 ? came with the factory sport
> > suspension ? they rocked ? loved  them.
> > Good luck with the  slippery slope,
> > Mark
> > 
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