[s-cars] Couple rookie urS4 questions

[Sean Douglas]

Mark:

The rear sway bar only came on the 1992 sedans cars and I think the S6
Avants. The outer mounts to the cast wheel housing via balljoint links and
the inner mounts to the cross member with a rubber bushing.

I recently swapped in a 1992 cross member, wheel housings and sway bar on my
1997 S6. Hard to say if there was any improvement - the rear sway bar is
very small diameter (~14 mm).

Sean D.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:s-car-list-
> bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Mark Rivera
> Sent: October 6, 2006 10:05 AM
> To: S-Car-List
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Couple rookie urS4 questions
> 
> That's good to have a datapoint on an ideal diameter, but equally
> important
> is the lever arm length of the bar itself, as well as where to mount it on
> each control arm.  Being a total noob at urS4's, there could already be
> mounting points for a swaybar on the rear control arms and chassi, but I
> didn't see any when I looked for them the other day.  Did Audi leave them
> on
> after '92?  Again, I've only been under the car once.
> 
> Mark
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com]
>   Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 12:58 PM
>   To: Sean Douglas
>   Cc: Mark Rivera; S-Car-List
>   Subject: Re: [s-cars] Couple rookie urS4 questions
> 
> 
>   Scott Justusson a while back suggested to me that if you could have one
> made, about 32mm would be right. The problem is getting someone who will
> fab
> a sway bar that is structural to the suspension- bigtime liability issues
> there.
> 
>   Taka
> 
> 
> 
>   On 10/6/06, Sean Douglas <quattro20v at telus.net> wrote:
>     Quoting Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>:
> 
>     > 4. Larger rear sway bar- the HSRB will work there, pretty any
> solution
> will
>     > require custom reinforced mounting brackets and a custom bar- there
> is
> next
>     > to nothing for a C4 car in terms of aftermarket bars.
> 
>     Rumour has it that a "tuner" is considering making a larger rear bar
> for
> the
>     C4 if there is enough interest.
> 
>     >
>     > 5. Larger front sway bar- everyone keeps omitting this one, but a
> big
> front
>     > bar will help reduce body roll, will make a huge difference,
> contrary
> to
>     > what people think- ask an experienced stock-class autocrosser about
> this
>     > one.
> 
>     Are you suggesting the Avant front sway bar which is 28 mm vs 26 mm
> for
> the
>     sedan? Or something bigger?
> 
>     Sean D.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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