[s-cars] H&R/Bilstein Suspension Blues

[Rit Bellis]

That's exactly what my alignment shop did, paul.  They left out the bottom
washer.  Tip of the hat to you and Michael.  I've got them working on it
now.  So it appears the fine gents from ecs can stp worrying.  Rit
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Gailus" <gailus at mindspring.com>
To: "Rit Bellis" <rit_bellis at hotmail.com>; "S-Cars"
<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] H&R/Bilstein Suspension Blues


> Did you put the original inverted metal cups (which are about 2 inches
> diameter) back under the strut mounts? They are needed to distribute the
> upward compression forces from the strut shafts across the bottom rubber
> portions of the mounts. It's conceivable that you might have to remove
> some portion of the edge of this cup to allow clearance for the full
> camber adjustment range with the offset ECS plates, but I have no
> experience on that.
>
> Paul
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Rit Bellis <rit_bellis at hotmail.com>
>>Sent: May 25, 2007 11:40 AM
>>To: S-Cars <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>>Subject: [s-cars] H&R/Bilstein Suspension Blues
>>
>>Allright folks.  I installed the H&R/Bilstein combo and camber plates from
>>ecs on my 93 s4.  For the first 2800 miles, all was glory and wonder.
>>Then the right front passenger strut punched its way up through the strut
>>mount.  I thought I might have a bad mount, so we replaced both fronts.
>>3000 miles later, both front struts have punched through again.  They
>>basically force the center metal bushing in the strut mount up out of the
>>rubber (melting the rubber as they do it) and wind up sitting about 1.5"
>>proud above the mount.  Result is wildly exciting camber variations and
>>ruined tires in less than a few hundred miles.  The audi suspension is so
>>strong it takes a while to become aware of the problem, and by then it's
>>too late.
>>
>>I am now wondering if its possible I got sent the wrong struts, (the rears
>>have never had a problem.)  Has anyone else encountered this problem?
>>This is becoming a major expense/headache!  Thanks!
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