[s-cars] Front Suspension Noise

Wed Sep 15 13:25:41 PDT 2010

Larry,  

I'll check,  but most of the stiffness seems to be in the front end.  It
hits bumps like the tires are made of concrete.almost like the shocks are
not compressing, but they are.

Steve

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From: LL - NY [mailto:larrycleung at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 5:40 AM
To: Steve Marinello
Cc: Michael Lardizabal; Hap Maguire; brian bilotti; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Front Suspension Noise

If an anti-sway bar is affecting ride height, it sounds like it's binding.
THAT would affect the ride, since it's now acting like a secondary leaf
spring.  I'd re-check that installation. 

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 11:20 PM, Steve Marinello <smarinello at entouch.net>
wrote:

I don't know what is going on with the avant suspension.  It has decided to
ride like an '80's truck, too...harsh, 'brittle' and just plain not an
enjoyable ride anymore.  Newer front control arms, Abt/Eibach springs and
Bilstein Sports that all used to be amazingly compliant.  Changes...HRSB;
affected the ride a bit when put on last year, and going to stiff OZ SL
wheels with PZero Nero All Season's with an XL rating. Both affected the
ride, but why it's gotten brick like lately is a head scratcher.  Months of
hot Houston weather???  Even dropped the tire pressure a psi or two below
the recommended 36 psi to gauge that effect.  None.

Steve

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[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Michael Lardizabal
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 5:45 PM
To: Hap Maguire; brian bilotti
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Subject: Re: [s-cars] Front Suspension Noise

I've had 4 Ur S cars and none of them behaved the same.

Ran the gamut of kits from 2Bennett coilovers to plain jane H&R/Bils...and
each
had their own quirks.

Best so far is my current 95.5 S6 sedan w/ H&R/Bilstein Sports ( out of the
box-
no revalve ) >>> all OEM bushings /strut bearings+Igor mod plates. The car
just
goes down the road nice and smooth. No noises....knock on wood.

Worst is the Avant. Fairly fresh stock suspension,subframe
bushings,driveshaft,etc... but the thing rides like a late 80's Chevy Sonoma

truck w/ a few illegals in the bed. Go figure .

As far as your knock, I get that occasionally. Me thinks its the swaybar. I
used
to think it was the springs like you did, but man thats a lot of weight up
front
in these cars. Those springs are in there good.

Just crank up the Bose and roll down the windows.

These cars seem to exponentially get worse the more you dwell on the little
nagging issues.

________________________________
From: Hap Maguire <captmagu at gmail.com>
To: brian bilotti <vinnieb2 at yahoo.com>
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Sent: Tue, September 14, 2010 5:54:52 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Front Suspension Noise

Oh Great Billottsifier

We gots da same suspension and I'm just fine. I do get a bump just a I
approach
max deflaection backing up.

Hap. wit dakine Stoned suspension not from Evahboost, Maguire

On Sep 14, 2010, at 1:53 PM, brian bilotti wrote:

> Well well well, I thought it was just me.... My entire front end isn't OE
>anymore ie, cut down strut housings w/coilovers, solid subframe bushings,
Koni
>dual adjust race shocks, camber plates, spherical bearing control arms,
etc,
>etc. and I get the same squeeks.
>
> It sounds like sumthin needs to be looobed. maybe it's the swaybar
bushings cuz
>I can't think of much left....
>
> What say you s-car nut cases????
>
> --- On Tue, 9/14/10, HEALY, WILLIAM L (ATTOPS) <wh3518 at att.com> wrote:
>
> From: HEALY, WILLIAM L (ATTOPS) <wh3518 at att.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Front Suspension Noise
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 5:51 AM
>
> Hello all,
>
> After replacing my suspension components - S6 Plus (GP) springs,
> Blausport struts (bumpers, shock mounts, strut bearing, hardware), tie
> rods, control arms.  I'm getting an annoying squeaking/creaking, when
> going slowly over dips or bumps, when the springs decompress/compress. I
> also get some noise when turning the wheel left or right, it "knocks" a
> bit, when hits a certain spot.  This problem comes and goes, which makes
> it tricky. I pulled the strut assembly out disassembled it, and checked
> the strut bearing and made sure it was put back in the proper position,
> actually seemed to make it worse.  There was no issue with the struts
> fitting tightly into the housings.
>
> Could the new springs rubberized coating be binding against the rubber
> strut mount?  I'm out of ideas....
> No problems with the rear - quiet and tight.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bill
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