[s-cars] Bilstein Service Information

[Fred Munro]

Hi Craig;

If you mark the position of the upper mount, you can re-assemble it in the
same orientation and not change the alignment. I've been doing this
successfully for a number of years. I'm on my second set of free Konis,
having worn out (after umpteen adjustments) the previous set.

Fred
  -----Original Message-----
  From: lebakken1 at netzero.net [mailto:lebakken1 at netzero.net]
  Sent: April 20, 2006 9:26 PM
  To: munrof at sympatico.ca
  Cc: lebakken1 at netzero.net; S-CAR-List at audifans.com
  Subject: RE:Bilstein Service Information


  "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca> wrote:

  Craig wrote:

   >Biggest downside to the S4 Koni's is that to adjust them is a four point
  strut pull, since they are not external adjustables like the ones I
  had previously. Gonna be tough to sweet spot those. The only reason I am
  changing this suspension >is because it sucks and it looks like ship. If
it
  was a 1992, I would probably refurbish but otherwise leave it alone and
  >save my $$ for something else.

  ***Actually, it's only a two point strut pull. The fronts can be adjusted
in 15
  minutes per side by pulling the top shock mount and going in through the
top
  of the strut. You have to pull the rear struts and disassemble them to
  adjust the rears.

  Fred Munro
  '94 S4 (Konis)
  '97 S6 (Boges)
  ***

  Thanks Fred for the clarification. Still a pretty inconvenient
"adjustability" - also requiring a trip to the alignment shop to boot. On
the plus side - at least for the cars I have previously run them on - I
hardly ever had to adjust them, even for track days.

  Craig Lebakken
  94 S4 (at least there not Monroe's!)