[s-cars] tire wear on lowered cars

[Fred Munro]

It's cheap from the dealer - $14 or so I think.

Fred
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  From: kbogach at comcast.net [mailto:kbogach at comcast.net]
  Sent: October 10, 2005 10:14 PM
  To: Fred Munro; Tom Green
  Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com; Bob at chips-ur-s.com; bluevr6 at yahoo.com
  Subject: RE: [s-cars] tire wear on lowered cars


  Fred,  it is exactly where the leak is.   I suspected the switch but I did
not know that thay are prone to this kind of failure.   I would look for
something else first.  Thanks for the pointer.   Is it a dealer only item?

  Konstantin.

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    > Konstantin;
    >
    > For the oil leak on the S4, check the oil pressure switch located
under the
    > intake manifold towards the front of the engine. They tend to leak
after 10
    > years or so - easy fix.
    >
    > Fred Munro
    > '94 S4
    >
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    > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of
kbogach at comcast.net
    > Sent: October 10, 2005 12:51 AM
    > To: Tom Green
    > Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com; Bob at chips-ur-s.com; bluevr6 at yahoo.com
    > Subject: Re: [s-cars] tire wear on lowered cars
    >
    >
    > Thank you, guys, for responding on my question and, please, accept my
    > appologies for my delayed response -- I could not get to my e-mail.
    > Apparently, I am going to save $200 by not doing another alignment. It
    > looks like my case fits into "aggressive driving with 15K miles out of
    > tires" category. From other hand... why my 200tqa does not show uneven
    > wear? It does not have performance tires, though. Does it make a
    > significant difference?
    >
    > I've been not able to read digests since winter due to some
complications in
    > my overall life. Time became totally unavailable. I resisted to
    > acknowledge it and sign off from the list, so I just trash digests and
hope
    > to read them next day. I feel better that way. Same with quattro list.
I
    > also did not do any work on cars for almost a year (last was a head
rebuild
    > and everything around on 200tq '89). But it looks like, I need to get
back
    > to work on both cars if I don't want to end up with no transportation.
Oil
    > leak developed on S4, somewhere under intake manifold (I thought bad
clamps
    > but replacing/tightening did not help). 200tqa does something funny:
AC
    > clutch does not turn off on the running car (can not locate damn
relay );
    > autocheck starts when I open driver's door; autocheck, battery, engine
    > lights stay on when ignition is off. Everything except clutch problem
seems
    > to be rain related (ground?!) and intermittent. Doesn't it sound like
a
    > fun? :-)
    >
    > Thanks again. It is hard to overestimate the help from the list.
    > Konstantin.
    >
    >
    > -------------- Original message --------------
    >
    > > Konstantin,
    > >
    > > Where have you been lurking? You haven't had much to say lately.
    > >
    > > I don't connect with your diagram. Did the shop offer possible
    > > causes for your unusual wear?
    > > If the set-up is correct as stated and you keep tire pressures up, I
    > > suspect you may have some
    > > suspension parts worn.
    > >
    > > I have seen some independent shops reluctant to point out some
    > > suspension and steering parts that
    > > are worn because of ignorance or perception that the parts and labor
    > > are so expensive the owner won't
    > > do it on such an old car.
    > >
    > > I assume if you have been testing the limits of these performance
    > > tires at the track, you would have so stated.
    > > Correct ? Pushing in the corners a lot can feather the tread of
    > > these high traction tires.
    > >
    > > Tom '95 S6
    > > '95.5 S6 Avant
    > >
    > >
    > > > Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 17:56:48 +0000
    > > > From: kbogach at comcast.net
    > > > Subject: [s-cars] tire wear on a lowered cars
    > > > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
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    > > > Hello.
    > > > I have SP8000 tires on lowered UrS4 '93 with 2B camber plates.
    > > > Camber is -0.6, everything else is spec, according to my local STS
    > > > shop. By the way, they did mine both 200tq (stock suspension) and
    > > > it looks perfect after many miles. There is an excessive outer
    > > > edge wear on the front SP8000s. Plus, I was told, there is not
    > > > good wearing pattern overall: the adjacent edges on two adjacent
    > > > treads are of different hight (different wear). I tried to depict
    > > > it below.
    > > > Before I shell off $200 for alignment at a dealer I'd like to ask
    > > > question: if the current alignment is actually what is on the
    > > > shop's printout, shall I see obvious uneven wear on 10Kmi old
    > > > SP8000s? Can it be specific to performance tires? These ones my
    > > > first performance tires ever.
    > > >
    > > > Thanks.
    > > > Konstantin.
    > > > UrS4 '93
    > > > 200tq '89
    > > > 200tqa' 89
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    > > >
    > >
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