[s-cars] Shocks and inserts - it's time to change 'em.

[Tom Green]

Wow, this could be the start of something great.  One of those great  
DIY epistles
from Fred could be in the making here.  It would be a shame not to  
document
such a project like you did in the URS4 website days, Fred.  Did you  
pull the
towers in the rear or change those in place with a shortcut as well?

Not to mention I am changing Bilstein/Eibach setup on the sedan and  
Boge turbo
gas all around on the avant.  :-)

For those listers not familiar with Fred's work, look at the DIY  
information transferred
to s-cars.org.  The lions share of that technical information was his  
work.

Vincent's caution to not do half a job is important to consider here  
as well, so do make
sure the condition of tie rod ends and control arms warrants leaving  
them in place.  If
you are doing all that at the same time, might as well drop the strut  
towers and do
bearings, bushings, and new nuts and bolts hardware at the same  
time.  Y'all up north
probably need some rust control and paint as well.

Tom

> Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:44:42 -0400
> From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Shocks and inserts - it's time to change 'em.
> To: "Eric Phillips" <gcmschemist at gmail.com>, Vincent Fr?geac
> 	<s.sikss at gmail.com>
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Message-ID: <AFECLHABEEILGMHBNDFEOEIMEDAA.munrof at sympatico.ca>
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>
> Eric;
>
> The Bilsteins will go in through the top.
>
> I just installed a set of Sachs Advantage shocks on the rear of my  
> UrS6. I
> like them so much I've ordered a pair of front inserts. They give a  
> nice
> smooth ride with excellent control - typical good German sports sedan
> handling. They are nowhere near as stiff as the Koni's I had in my  
> UrS4 -
> but then the S4 handled like a go-kart with the Konis. The S6 is  
> much more
> refined with the Sachs :).
>
> I plan on replacing the strut bearings as well, but I was going to  
> do it
> with the struts in the car. I figure if I compress the spring and  
> remove the
> insert, I should be able to disassemble and reassemble the strut in  
> situ.
> I've never done this, so it should be an interesting weekend when I  
> tackle
> it. I plan on a full alignment after the job is complete.
>
> Fred Munro
> '97 S6