[s-cars] Suspension/steering stiffness question

[Ivan Demkovitch]

>I see that you have finally replaced those 15" OEM wheels the car came 
>with! Good.
 
Igor,
 
You've seen pictures, too. I guess this new lifestyle makes your memory shorter :-)
 
>IME the only UrS4 that 
>comes close in this respect to your 540i is Mike Zamikhovsky's Silver 
'>94 UrS4 on custom valved Bilsteins w/ custom wound ABT springs which 
>were purchased directly from ABT some 10 years ago.
 
Well. Taka gave me excellent advice. I think I will do exactly what he said.
I will take my car to race shop and weight 4 corners after what I will re-valve my Bilsteins 
for my car weight and H&R springs. Will be custom deal cheaper then new shocks.
I don't have receipts, warranty won't fly for me..

>The fact that your car pulls to the left has nothing to do with the 
>damper. I'd say your alignment is screwed up.
 
It doesn't. It "feels like it wants to"
It goes straight, but it can pull slightly to the left on left line and to the right on a right line. Hard to explain.
I just don't feel comfortable constantly adjusting. And it feels heavy. I know I shouldn't compare to other car, but it has to be something I can do about it...
 
I connected servotronic as I tried Tom's Green S6 and loved it. It's funny but I think steering is too heavy on my car. 
May be it's because I don't have that feedback..

>t's the calipers. The left side binds (or the right side does not 
>develop bull power). Swap the calipers left to right just for the hell 
>of it. I bet a Platinum Russian Standard against a Joaquin's in a dusty 
>plastic bottle from the bottom shelf that after such a swap the car will 
>start pulling to the right.

After I revise suspension - I will try.
See.. I have another weird artifact. When pulling out of driveway backwards (I have slope) I hear this "spring" noise from left rear.
It sounds like an old mattress. I can also hear it when push on left rear corner. Even when car parked on a even pavement it doesn' sit evenly. One corner seem to be lower then another.
 
>> I'm planning to go ahead and replace all rubber pieces I find in suspension + shocks + tie rod ends + rear links.
>Are the tie rod ends and rear Camber links shot? If not, why bother?

FR tie rod have leaking boot. It can be getting close. With expensive alignments I'd rather replace them.
Rear camber links have boots leaking badly. I didn't check for actual play though..
 
I also have some play in drive line. Engine mounts or tranny mounts..
 
Anyway. Garage project is on a finish stretch. In a month or two I will have shiny BendPak on a shiny epoxy floor.
 
Ivan

~With Audi where there is no leaks
(well just a little from a tranny which will be fixed)