[urq] Strut bearings and sagging susupensions

[Wolff]

My 4kq, which I got from the original owner, had urq strut bearings in back
and "regular" 4k bearings in front. This certainly contributed to the
dragging butt look. H&R springs with Bilstein inserts and urq beaings all
around fixed it. Front dropped an inch and a half while the back stayed the
same. Has anyone else encountered mismatched strut bearings?
Wolff
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Roberts" <javadog at worldnet.att.net>
To: "urq list" <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 10:31 AM
Subject: [urq] Strut bearings and sagging susupensions


> A discussion of strut bearings a couple of weeks ago has brought to mind a
> question that I have never been able to answer.  Why does it seem that I
> have never seen an urq that sags in the rear suspension, yet most of the
> 4000 quattros I see, including mine, have sagged at least an inch in the
> back over the years?  I have looked through the microfiche and found that
> the part numbers for the rear springs on all three of my cars is the same,
> so I can't see the problem being caused by the spring.  I have always
> assumed the problem to be in the strut bearings but is there another
answer?
>
> Thanks,
> JR
>
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