[s-cars] Suspension

[Douglas Landaeta]

The Avant sway bar is 28mm. I think that's bigger than sedan stock - except
the '92.

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Doug-
> I "talked" to Scott Justusson at length about suspension stuff when I had
> my '91 200q. The basic gist of it was to get as big of a front sway as
> possible on the car, that it would help tremendously with the handling of
> the car.
>
> I found out that 32-34mm would be about right for the car- now the problem
> is that because of the setup on Audis, you can't just swap out the sway bar-
> as it is a crucial part of the suspension, no one makes an aftermarket one
> due to liability. You would either have to find a cooperative fabricator or
> you need to do what the Mk IV Golf people do- double swaybars (IIRC, you
> can't remove the front swaybar in the Golf because of the way the stuff is
> assembled.).
>
> Nothing is available off the shelf. There was an Abt part that was 28mm or
> so, but long out of production.
>
> If you want to get a better explanation of how the big front swaybar works,
> Larry would be the person to ask- he is very knowledgeable about suspension
> geometry and the like. I think he's pissed at me because of the crash
> protection debate.
>
> Taka
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Douglas Landaeta <dlandaeta at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Taka,
>> Any more info on the suggestion of a custom front sway bar? I'm due for
>> new sway bar bushings, if something were available for the UrS4, I'd
>> consider...
>> Doug
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Custom front swaybar would be a big help, as would bracing the steering
>>> rack
>>> mounting points and the front strut towers.
>>>
>>> Custom valved shocks would help if you're going to do lowering springs.
>>> Bilstein or Koni would be a good choice.
>>>
>>> Camber plates and increased negative camber, increase positive caster and
>>> zero toe is a good compromise for street driving.
>>>
>>> Taka
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 12:37 PM, alexander witham <
>>> alexander_witham at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hi listers,
>>> >
>>> > I know this subject has been covered on multiple previous occasions,
>>> but
>>> > I've been once again toying with the idea of upgrading the suspension
>>> on the
>>> > S6.
>>> >
>>> > I'm a spirited driver and want to be able to enjoy the car down twisty
>>> back
>>> > roads and might even venture onto the track on occasion. Ride quality
>>> is
>>> > really secondary.
>>> >
>>> > Any thoughts?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks all,
>>> >
>>> > Alex
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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