[s-cars] what shocks?

[Rit Bellis]

I have the H&R/ Bilstein set up on my 93 urs4, and find that in general the
ride quality is good, but there is some aditional harshness, especially on
rough surfaces.  The lowering works well to add confidence in the twisties,
but is too low for winter driving here in the intermountain West. (in deeply
rutted snow, you end up being a snow plow) If there were a way to raise the
suspension for winter by about the same amount of the drop caused by the
h&R's, that would be better. (dreams)  I still find that even with the
H&R/bilsteins, there is too much body roll. My last fast ride, a 91 SHO
Plus, was set up with eibachs, tokikos, hd sway bars all around, strut tower
braces, and aluminum subframe bushings, and that car was harsh, but really
flat in the curves. Harshness isn't an issue for me if it is acompanied by a
meaningful performance enhancement. My question is if you don't have the 92
with rear bar, is there a retrofit kit available for the 93 and up urs?   

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Taka Mizutani
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 7:21 AM
To: LL - NY
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] what shocks?


If your Boges are underdamped, then Bilsteins most definitely are not.

IMO, Bilsteins are a better match for the Audi than Koni.

BTW, the Bilstein/Eibach combo is probably the sweetest setup for the UrS in
terms of ride comfort- I think the springs and the shocks are nearly a
perfect match.

Are you experiencing a small impact harshness or an inability to absorb big
impacts, or both?

Small impact harshness that occurs all the time is usually a sign of the
shocks actually being overdamped in compression damping.

The other thing is that the Boges are a OEM replacement type shock- not the
best in terms of low stiction. I would think that a better quality shock
would improve things.

Do you have the spring rates of the '92 springs? If so, order the Bilsteins,
have them sent directly to Bilstein's service department and have them
custom valved to match your
springs- that would
be optimal.

Taka

On 3/28/07, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This sounds like an underdamped system. Bilsteins should be a decent 
> match. If you're uncertain, you may find Koni Adjustables worth 
> working with. Both
> have lifetime guarantees, although generally speaking, Bilstein are better
> built. And the reality, the "adjustability" of Koni's was more intended to
> compensate for wear, not adjust damping rates, even though that's what
> everyone uses the adjusters for anyway.
>
> LL - NY
>
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