[urq] early suspensions

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Yes.  Funny you mention this.  I was discussing the same recently.   
These are desirable updates IMO and parts availability should be  
much, much better.  And I think most of our beef is wrt suspensions, no?

You know, even GM doesn't make parts for most of it's cars that are  
20 years old or more.  Granted, due to the numbers produced and  
viable aftermarket, this is not such a problem.

I spoke with ACNA Chairman Craig Liechty over the weekend and he is  
well aware of our parts situation and is forwarding the info to Audi,  
but what will happen?  Who knows?   While I did not bring up the  
perceived deal with the Anderson Brothers, I very much doubt such a  
deal would/could exist.

Will report back when I have more (less speculative) information.

Ingo

On Aug 9, 2006, at 6:58 PM, Fluhr wrote:

>
> Martin provided a nice bit of info about using the RR ball joints.   
> I wish
> I had known that earlier.
>
> I did a suspension overhaul on my Urq, which uses the early ball  
> joints.
> Because of parts availability and cost, and the likely future of  
> both, I
> went with a conversion to a CQ/90q20v suspension.  I have a few non- 
> reversible
> changes from stock to make it easier for the Urq, but overall it  
> can work and
> updates the car to a 15 year newer suspension.  I expect that gives  
> us at
> least another decade grace period before Audi drops those parts, as
> well.
>
> I expect that as the future goes on, more cars will have to update to
> newer, more available parts to stay on the road.  In that respect, we
> are fortunate that enough of the Audi stable is similar so that we
> can cannibalize parts.
>
> Regards,
> Eric
> '82 urq
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