[s-cars] 94/93 S4 sedan/avant springs/shocks

[Robert Rossato]

Sam,

The 1 yellow/3 blue springs on your sedan are for a sports suspension.
The 1 orange/1 green springs on the avant are not.  The sports springs
for the avant are listed as 1 silver/2 violet.  So, I would think that
the springs from your sedan are stiffer than those on your Avant.
Furthermore, I would think that if you found a set of Avant sport
springs they would be stiffer still.  

As if a '93 Avant was not enough of a clue, the above is for the
European & Rest of World market, not for the majority of us that are in
the North American market.  So, the rest of you, don't go looking at
your spring paint codes. 

Bob



> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Sam Clarkson
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 4:38 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] 94/93 S4 sedan/avant springs/shocks
> 
> 
> Hi all iv'e had a 94 S4 6speed sedan for a few months now. The other  
> day a 93 S4 avant 6 speed came up, so i bought it! Ok it goes like  
> this... The suspension on the sedan is far better than the 
> soggy muck  
> on the wagon( something to do with new Boge shocks I 
> beleive). I want  
> to swap them before selling the sedan. I know the front end will be  
> the same and that the rears will interchange, but are they 
> the same??  
> I have pulled the rears and dimensioally the springs are identical.  
> The sedan springs have a paint code 1 yellow 3 blue, the wagon 1  
> orange 1 green. The coils are the same guage wire, the same overall  
> diameter and the same number of windings. So how can they differ?  
> Avants generally have heavier springs but aren't "sport" springs  
> heavier anyway. Anyone know the paint codes?
> TIA
> Sam
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