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

[Sam Clarkson]

Thanks Bob you rule!
I did the straight swap and it rides fine.
I have also swapped the fronts.
Avant yellow/silver/silver
Sedan silver/pink(I think)/pink
Any thoughts on them?
Cheers Sam
On 16/11/2005, at 3:12 PM, Robert Rossato wrote:

> Sam,
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> 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
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [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
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>> 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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