[urq] H&R vs '84 stock springs

[Ingo D. Rautenberg]

Brandon,

Good question.  I have an indirect answer.  My previous '83 had the Eibach
special Urq springs with correct Bilstein dampers in the front but 1" too
short ones in the rear.  She handled like a go-kart, which is to say she
stuck like glue, but was rather harsh (imagine that - hardly any compression
left in the rears.  Much better after I replaced the springs with '85 ones
and put the proper Bilsteins in all-around.  The '84 has stock springs and
Bilstein dampers and I think she handles good for all-around driving and
occasional track use.  Of course, our Michigan roads are much rougher than
in Colorado.  A few people drove my '83 with the (albeit wrong) original
setup as I had bought it and will confirm it's Go-kart like handling.  H&R
might be just the thing for you -- haven't heard much for our limited
application -- but stock springs and Bilstein's ain't bad :-)

-Ingo
'91 200q20v...Slightly modified
'84 Tornado Red Urquattro
'91 v8 quattro 5-Speed (not exactly stock) :-)
http://hometown.aol.com/quattringo/index.html

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 11:07 AM
Subject: [urq] H&R vs '84 stock springs


Hey guys-
Ok....more thoughts happening here.....

A couple Koni vs Bilstein replies got me thinking about springs, which I was
not intending to replace, but am having second thoughts...  I can definitely
see how H&R springs could be a nice upgrade from stock '83 springs, but what
about '84 or '85?  Because the later cars are already a little lower, and I
think a bit stiffer (not sure though) I'm wondering how much better H&Rs
would be.  How much, if any, would they lower an '84 or '85?  This car will
see an occasional track appearance (maybe once a year) but mostly just
street, including aggressively driven mountain roads.

again, TIA-

Brandon
'84 ur

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